Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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It may take a little longer than that for the bag to dry. It usually takes even a small, simple bag (so not a lot of pockets) a full day and that's in a room with a ceiling fan.
I dunked my bag really quick. It wasn't that dirty but just a dunk took off the residual dirt. I just rubbed it with my hands. The corners I used a soft tooth brush on.
My only problem is the strap. It has a foamy piece in the center and I guess it sucked up the dye. When I went to dry it, there was residue on the towel. I pressed to kind of squeeze it out but beyond that I don't know what to do. I'm just going to let it dry and hope for no transfer.
I'm hoping the conditioner cleans up the raw spots on the corners.
My only problem is the strap. It has a foamy piece in the center and I guess it sucked up the dye. When I went to dry it, there was residue on the towel. I pressed to kind of squeeze it out but beyond that I don't know what to do. I'm just going to let it dry and hope for no transfer.
I'm hoping the conditioner cleans up the raw spots on the corners.
Your best bet is to just keep doing what you're doing. Let it dry on its own a little bit, and if you can press the strap to dry it every couple of hours. Just let gravity, evaporation and time do its thing.
Patience is your best tool with rehabbing. I'd love for it to take a full day to do from beginning to end, but it can take as long as a week in the simplest rehabs. (At least it can for me, and a lot of it is just waiting.)
The bag feels dry on the outside. Of course the inside is still damp.
I've done canvas (or whatever that material is) but not leather. I conditioned leather but I never dunked it.
I'm happy because I was going through my closet and found 2 vintage coach bags that I've been hiding onto for years. I bought them to rehab but I never got around to it. One is a daypack and one is the bag that looks like the mini station bag. Sorry don't know the name. Haha.
PS-the bag is stiff. I hope conditioning it makes it somewhat smooshy again.
I've done canvas (or whatever that material is) but not leather. I conditioned leather but I never dunked it.
I'm happy because I was going through my closet and found 2 vintage coach bags that I've been hiding onto for years. I bought them to rehab but I never got around to it. One is a daypack and one is the bag that looks like the mini station bag. Sorry don't know the name. Haha.
PS-the bag is stiff. I hope conditioning it makes it somewhat smooshy again.
Conditioning should make it nice and smooshy again
I'm not sure what it is, but dunking it always makes it the leather a little stiff until you put more conditioner on it.
Hi everyone-- I am still working on the bag I asked about back on page 451. The color has been restored beautifully thanks to the fabric dye bath. Now I'm looking for advice on buffing after rubbing it down with Blackrocks. What kind of cloth should I use so as not to get little fibers from the cloth sticking to the bag (particularly on the piping)?
I usually use a paper towel. I don't usually get any fiber residue. At the end, I use a brush.
Ok I'll give that a try. Here is a pic of that same bag without the stripes :happy dance: Thanks so much for the advice on the dye. I am pretty tickled with how well it turned out.
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They all turned out beautifully! The color on the basic bag is gorgeous. I like that satchel--I tried getting one similar to that, but found a better one that has a shoulder strap that I use every once in awhile. I just started on a pocket purse today. Originally it looked like a BT bag, but once again it darkened up so much after its bath I'm not so sure anymore.