Exactly! I was concerned that one small case I dunked was going to bleed out. A couple of other red bags I dunked lost virtually no color.
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Start conditioning as soon as possible. It is best to start conditioning before the dunked bag is completely dry. Dunking opens up the pores, making the leather more receptive to soaking up the conditioner. Most of the time on the thicker leather vintage bags, dunking and conditioning are all you need to bring back the color. If after several coats of conditioner, you still think it needs some color refreshing, I suggest using just a bit of acrylic paint added to conditioner. It's best in terms of preserving the leather texture.
It's the 70s and 80s bags that bleed the worst. Sometime in the 90s the dyes they used were more colorfast.Exactly! I was concerned that one small case I dunked was going to bleed out. A couple of other red bags I dunked lost virtually no color.
That's really good intel, thanks. I never thought of that. Generally I would never think someone would dye a 9085 duffle, just too big. But that one definitely looks wonky.
Note to thread - Japan sometimes thinks the Coach duffle color "olive" is faded black. Olive is a pretty rare color, and if it is listed as black - good to buy,
The most selection is in regular acrylic craft paint, but usually they are less shiny than Coach leather. If you only use a little, it won't matter, but if you use a lot, you'll see the difference in the sheen. You can either had some acrylic varnish to the paint to add back the shine or use a shinier paint. Fabric puff paint is usually shinier but sometimes too shiny and doesn't come in as many colors. Artist acrylic is similar to sheen to craft paint but is thicker.
Coach made a line of bags in the mid, late called the Lightweights and in the 90’s renamed it the SoHo collection. They are made from noticeably thinner leather. Opinions here are mixed on them. I have several of them and I refurbished them with no issues and like them as much as the original weight leather. It doesn’t surprise me they came up with a light weight line. Filling up a full grain leather bag, or any shoulder bag, isn’t good for neck or shoulder problems.
I bring it up because if you found a light weight bag, it might be source of leather. I really admire all kinds of leather work! There are catalogs in the Reference Subforum. Below is one of mine.
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Good morning all! My search didn't bring any results here, but I was thinking someone had posted their journey of dunking a cosmetic case/bag or a toiletry bag with the blue and white striped ticking lining. Can anyone point me to the link or have some tips to share about the process and (hopefully) success? In particular, how would you remove lipstick (?) or a settled in foundation type stain? Thanks!
I had some good success with a bar of soap and a toothbrush on a mini toiletry bag.
It was more dirt than lipstick, though. I'm not sure if something more would be needed for that! Here are some pics of my bag before/after.Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
Does anyone have any tips on working with old and very dry British Tan (I think) items? I've got a "practice" piece, a briefcase, that has retained some of it's original finish protected spots but is very dry and almost velvety to the touch in more exposed areas. The different areas have...
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My first attempt at rehabbing some Coach Skinny belts (280x - British Tan and Black) that I recently purchased on Ebay. The Burgundy belt, I have not yet rehabbed and will post pictures later for that one. Before rehab (pictures from Ebay listing): After rehab: For the Black one, I may...
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I dunked one but didn't document it. I think a lot more makeup stains came out easier than you would have expected.
I have used the Dawn Platinum Powerwash and a toothbrush on cleaning lining stains & it worked like a charm .
That must have been the ticking lining I was thinking of but couldn't find it when I searched here. Your bag looks great! Thanks for sharing again.I had some good success with a bar of soap and a toothbrush on a mini toiletry bag.
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Does anyone have any tips on working with old and very dry British Tan (I think) items? I've got a "practice" piece, a briefcase, that has retained some of it's original finish protected spots but is very dry and almost velvety to the touch in more exposed areas. The different areas have...Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
My first attempt at rehabbing some Coach Skinny belts (280x - British Tan and Black) that I recently purchased on Ebay. The Burgundy belt, I have not yet rehabbed and will post pictures later for that one. Before rehab (pictures from Ebay listing): After rehab: For the Black one, I may...
Did you find that the ticking lining had any shrinkage since it is probably 100% cotton vs the fabric content of other Coach linings when they are dunked?
TY. As with any rehab, I guess it depends on how long the bag is dunked and how long the makeup stain may have set in the fabric.
I've used the regular blue Dawn but will check into the Platinum. If Dawn can clean duck feathers, then it should work for most anything I guess. TY