Thanks! I've read that before about aquarium charcoal. I need to remember it for next time.
Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
- Thread starter greenpixie
- Start date
TPF may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, and others
Finished a rehab on a vintage toiletry bag. 0526. What's cool about this bag is how light it is. Somehow, when I photograph on this table, the lint goes wild. Those white specks are nothing wrong, just lint that needs to be brushed away...
City bag. A couple before. And some after rehab photos.
Remember that one ergo I tried to send to you that ended up in Germany when COVID started? I I never got it back and it was never delivered to you. International shipping is a mess sometimes.
I decided it's not done. Doing more work on the bag. Touching up the edges with brown leather dye.
The difference in the before and after (even without the dye) is such a big change! I recently did a rehab of a City Bag in a similar colour.. But couldn't get the colour back like yours.. mine has some extensive fading at the bottom that won't go away with CPR. I use it personally so I don't mind, but I was wondering if I should try dying it to even out the colour.
before:
After:
I just used a little of this along the piping on mine. Made a big difference. They're calling it "scuff cover" but it has the same ingredients as what they call "leather dye." Kiwi makes a lot of waxy polish products in round tins which I do not want to use on a purse, I believe these are dye, and not polish.
Last edited:
That looks great!! Another idea which I read here is use leather dye lightly mixed in with leather CPR, and apply it that way. Goes on smoother and more evenly dispersed.
Thanks for sharing! I'll have to see if we have these where I'm from.. I've only seen the solid shoe polish in round tins, will see if I can find these. Also thanks for the idea to mix the dye with leather CPR!
And doesn't change the texture of the leather as much.