My favorite vintage bag for my lifestyle which is carry everything AND the kitchen sink is the stewardess! That's my bag and I've got many.
Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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I pulled out this bag today which has been sitting around for about a year. I started the rehab and never finished. Was in really rough condition. The strap was shredded (before pics below) and I reglued it. Still doesn't look great. Bag has lots of dark marks as well (color loss). Question for the hive mind. Do I want to use a filler product on the strap and then also re-dye the whole bag red again? Or sell it cheap as is and call it a day?
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Ideally the edging should be replaced rather than filled. If you have a donor bag, you can pull off the edging and attach it to this bag. Then dye it to match. It really depends on how energetic you feel.
Would it be kosher to use a counterfeit coach bag edging as donor? I have this in my "fake" pile. And I don't mind cutting it up!
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I don't see why not! Leather is leather. If you had a cobbler replace the piping, it likely wouldn't be done with Coach leather.
Thing is, I'm not 100% sure the fake is 100% real leather. It's got a suede interior, so some of it is leather.
Update. I've decided to go for it. Here's the corroded piping stripped ergo flap. And the donor leather. Color looks pretty good to me. I was thinking leather cement rather than sewing. Other idea. If I don't like how it looks, keep the strap without piping and add red edge kote to seal the edges.
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Hey all! Anyone have tips for protecting vintage coach?
I just got this bag and its a very matte finish, if any water touches it gets very dark temporarily.
Not sure if standard leather oils or protective sprays would work with this.. I want to protect it while keeping the finish of the bag.
Also theres some damage to the hardware, it looks more like the plating has scratched off. Any tips on protecting any further damage?
I just got this bag and its a very matte finish, if any water touches it gets very dark temporarily.
Not sure if standard leather oils or protective sprays would work with this.. I want to protect it while keeping the finish of the bag.
Also theres some damage to the hardware, it looks more like the plating has scratched off. Any tips on protecting any further damage?
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did you get it authenticated? What year is it from? If it is absorbing water, it probably needs conditioning, probably a lot of it. The hardware should shine up with brass polish. I believe some people have put clear fingernail polish on it.
I posted in authentication thread and it was ok, this one is from 94! Do you have recommendations for conditioning products? Not famiar with this kind of leather/finish, hesitant that I'll apply something that changes the colour
Ah ok so it should just be tarnish on the outside and not some plating that is coming off?
Thank you!
I don't think the plating is coming off. You should try polishing first. Some polishes work better than others and with less elbow grease. I like Mother's and Cape Cod Polishing cloths. Mother's is heavier duty but you have to be careful to keep it off the leather. Cape Cod is easier to use but may not work as well if the tarnish is bad.I posted in authentication thread and it was ok, this one is from 94! Do you have recommendations for conditioning products? Not famiar with this kind of leather/finish, hesitant that I'll apply something that changes the colour
Ah ok so it should just be tarnish on the outside and not some plating that is coming off?
Thank you!
My favorite conditioners are Leather CPR and Blackrock leather n rich. Blackrock might darken though so you could use just the CPR. Actually at this point, if it is super dry, anything you use might darken it a bit, but if it does, that is the color it is supposed to be. Once I had an orange bag turn red from conditioning. Turned out, red was the original color. Generally it will lighten back up as the conditioner soaks in. I think it is important to condition to keep the leather in decent shape. If the leather continued to dry out, eventually it could rot.
That's a lot of work you are putting into this bag. The piping is continuous from the bag, so I do not know how an edge-coated strap would look. Also interested in what you decide to do with this bag.
The bags that are in the worst shape that require the most TLC are usually bags that I keep for myself. No one else would love them as much as I do.