Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[ConnieinSeattle]

What to do about this bag which just arrived? This bag is perfect, but the strap!! Shredded and mangled. Chewed on by animals? I guess I'll try to repair the strap. The damage was not shown in the sales images, but I got such a good price I want to keep the bag!

 

[whateve]

whateve, do you know if it is possible to authenticate a new outlet product where the hardware is mostly wrapped? Really, I just have the creed and there is less detail on the creeds now vs legacy bags ... esp for outlet.

I've decided I want to pick up one of those Charlie Brown Christmas Coach collab bags and there are TONS of those, new, on every selling site which usually means mass produced fakes. But the products are recent and the creeds unique, not standard Coach creeds.

I see you already got your answer on the AT thread. The special collab bags are counterfeited a lot.

 

[ConnieinSeattle]

What to do about this bag which just arrived? This bag is perfect, but the strap!! Shredded and mangled. Chewed on by animals? I guess I'll try to repair the strap. The damage was not shown in the sales images, but I got such a good price I want to keep the bag!

Step 1. Glue!

 

[ConnieinSeattle]

Step 2. Puff paint layer 1.

 

[kmmkatey]

What can I do about these marks where the leather and color are rubbed off? I’ve already used leather conditioner on the whole purse.

 

[dgphoto]

Step 2. Puff paint layer 1.

I need to get some puff paint for some edge coat work. Thanks for the reminder!

 

[Michelle1x]

I see you already got your answer on the AT thread. The special collab bags are counterfeited a lot.

sorry I posted this on the wrong thread
I never liked those Outlet collab bags like the Disney ones.... but I had a change of heart on the Charlie Brown Christmas - I regret not getting one when they were available.

 

[Michelle1x]

What to do about this bag which just arrived? This bag is perfect, but the strap!! Shredded and mangled. Chewed on by animals? I guess I'll try to repair the strap. The damage was not shown in the sales images, but I got such a good price I want to keep the bag!

I've been repairing cracking straps with leather cement (suggested here) - which has a rubbery texture and works great on straps... but unfortunately the cement gets gummy if it gets wet again.

So you are trying the glue... I wonder if it works better. I have a few cracking straps- I used to buy any cheap bag no matter how damaged... now I don't.

 

[Michelle1x]

What to do about this bag which just arrived? This bag is perfect, but the strap!! Shredded and mangled. Chewed on by animals? I guess I'll try to repair the strap. The damage was not shown in the sales images, but I got such a good price I want to keep the bag!

is that the Sonoma 2-handle bucket 4923?

 

[ConnieinSeattle]

is that the Sonoma 2-handle bucket 4923?

Yes! I really don't know what other kind of strap I could improvise for it.

 

[ConnieinSeattle]

I remember when the Caroline bags came out in 2012. I really loved the raspberry croc embossed Caroline but I passed because it was too expensive. It breaks my heart to see what was done to this poor bag; why would anyone treat such a lovely, valuable, object so badly?!

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Same bag is for sale now on shopgoodwill.com https://shopgoodwill.com/item/189017588

 

[Michelle1x]

Yes! I really don't know what other kind of strap I could improvise for it.

ordinarily you could look for a super beat up Sonoma pebbled leather bag somewhere. There are a lot of Sonoma bucket bags around. But the problem with the 2-handle is the straps are thinner.

As expected, prices are coming down **a little** on some basic style vintage coach that nobody wants, so picking up some junk bags is possible again - but not useful for that bag.

 

[Lake Effect]

Step 2. Puff paint layer 1.

I am wondering if you could build it up with a few more layer of glue with light sanding in between … it already looks better than what I could do and looks functional. Just throwing out ideas.

 

[ConnieinSeattle]

I am wondering if you could build it up with a few more layer of glue with light sanding in between … it already looks better than what I could do and looks functional. Just throwing out ideas.

Thanks! Next layer was an experiment. Glue mixed with puff paint. Still working it. I took a toenail scissors and cut off some of the worst unevenness.

 

[Lake Effect]

Thanks! Next layer was an experiment. Glue mixed with puff paint. Still working it. I took a toenail scissors and cut off some of the worst unevenness.

Go! #teamprojectbag 😆