I tried out the Wizards polishing cloth. It's kind of funky and it smells weird but it seems to work. Here are a couple before and some after photos (out of sequence). Lots and lots of black tarnish came off on my microfiber cloth.
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I used the black Fiebings for the first time.
Be careful not to wear white.
Clean with water and saddle soap and brush and wipe in sections.
CPR when almost dry.
I used the Shelton yesterday and got no residue off of it.
Use the yellow saddle for normal coloured bags.
Be careful not to wear white.
Clean with water and saddle soap and brush and wipe in sections.
CPR when almost dry.
I used the Shelton yesterday and got no residue off of it.
Use the yellow saddle for normal coloured bags.
Finishing up work on this red basic bag from NY City (glued on serial #). I LOVE how it's improved.
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I'm entertained by how most bags seem to be female "she," but this one is a "he."
VERY handsome!
When you dunk a red bag and the water turns red, in my experience, the bag doesn't end up faded as a result. It is just excess dye. There is still plenty of dye in the leather. The bath and conditioning bring out the color, usually much more vibrant than before the bath. Did you experience a bag ending up looking more faded after a dunk?
I’ve noticed little to no color on my cloths when doing the saddle soap cleaning. Saddle soap is good when the item doesn’t really need too much done, in my opinion. Honestly, I prefer the dunk method for reshaping, interior filth and odors.
I’ve done dunk and saddle soap on reds and of course the baths usually look like there was a bleeder in the house. Nothing really in the way of dye at all with the saddle soap method.
I’m new to the black saddle soap as of yesterday and good lord, it is messy. I had it all over my arms and clothes by the end but it was a large bag I used it on. I did do the hang tag as well with no problem. I’d second what @Narnanz said and don’t wear anything you really care about and definitely not white. If I used it on an SLG, especially one with the ticking cloth lining, I’d tape it off to prevent any transfer of the soap to the lining.
Hope that helps!
I've dunked more than one red cosmetic case, but one in particular bled like crazy. It's still very faded even after CPR conditioning. I have no idea if it can be "revived" or how to go about doing that. Thoughts?
Good tips - thanks!
I'd prefer to dunk bags for the same reason, but I recently bought black saddle soap to try on my large bag (flatpack). Should I sit in the bathtub and work on the bag because of the mess the saddle soap creates??
I dunked one red cosmetic case in particular that bled so much, I thought it might lose all the dye. It actually never did quit losing color and I'm concerned about color transfer if it comes in contact with clothing, etc. There was more dye on the cloth during the CPR process. I'm anxious to try saddle soap on other SLGs. And good point about ticking lining.
Done with this bag. Not because I couldn't improve it more but because I'm tired of working on it. I used the technique of white leather dye mixed with CPR in many layers to cover scrapes and dingy areas.
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Wow, what a difference!
Thanks! I got the bag really cheap ($20) and was thinking of dying it black. But I thought I'd give this a shot first, this being restoring to something more close to the original color.
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Restoring white vintage bags is a labor of love! I passed on a little white Shoulder Purse with the kisslock purse inside in rough shape. Maybe if I didn’t have a pile for rehab …
Will most of the older light bags need recolorant to be rehabbed? As a newbie, I learned my first lesson by experience not to buy a bone bag thinking I could just clean those “dirty” edges! After cleaning and conditioning and removal of stubborn verdigris on the leather under the hardware, she looks worse than when I started! Should I just wallow in regret and learn to love her anyway, or try recoloring next?