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Two.time.bags said:
Thanks Joodlz. The Willis is tempting, but I know I'd never use him. The Megan came with him as a lot so I see her as a bonus and she doesn't take up as much space!

I've missed your posts, Joodlz. Hope you get your rehabbing groove back on soon. Best wishes for the holiday season.
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Thanks! I'm slowly getting back into rehabbing and still a glutton for punishment it seems. I started with a dark brown Hamptons Suede Gallery Tote that was a hot mess inside and out! Lots of ground-in dirt & grease on the outside and make-up and ink on the inside. The straps were so dirty they looked like smooth leather! Still a work-in-progress. Who knows, she may end up in the washing machine...stay tuned!
 
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So I'm STILL working on that saddlery bag that I found almost a full month ago. It spent nearly 3 weeks in a rubbermaid with fresh baking soda, then in a room with an overhead fan on low for almost a week. I just dunked it again in about 3 gallons of warm water with 3 tbsp of vinegar and a tsp of dish soap. Dried it off really well, and the smell is STILL there. It's now stuffed with towels to reshape in a room with the overhead fan on medium speed, stinking up my craft room. Any other ideas on how to remove the musty smell? I tried looking into unscented febreeze for allergies, but it didn't say if it was okay with leather so I decided against it. Is there a product I can dunk it in to get rid of the smell since its basically permeated the bag?
 
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Febreeze will be fine. I've saturated leather and nubuc bags inside and out with it with no problems. Probably a good idea to dunk it again after the smell has gone. If that doesn't work, your last option would be bleach/ammonia. Pretty drastic but unless you want to use a musty bag it could be the only thing that works.
 
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frenchieRU said:
So I'm STILL working on that saddlery bag that I found almost a full month ago. It spent nearly 3 weeks in a rubbermaid with fresh baking soda, then in a room with an overhead fan on low for almost a week. I just dunked it again in about 3 gallons of warm water with 3 tbsp of vinegar and a tsp of dish soap. Dried it off really well, and the smell is STILL there. It's now stuffed with towels to reshape in a room with the overhead fan on medium speed, stinking up my craft room. Any other ideas on how to remove the musty smell? I tried looking into unscented febreeze for allergies, but it didn't say if it was okay with leather so I decided against it. Is there a product I can dunk it in to get rid of the smell since its basically permeated the bag?
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My mother used some kind of smell sucking rocks to get cigarette smoke out of a bag once. I'll ask her what kind they were.
 
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Hoalatha said:
http://www.ebay.com/itm/320437711101?_trksid=p2055119.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK%3AMEBIDX%3AIT

So she said that she left these in the purse for a while, and it didn't smell like cigarettes anymore. She said they sell them at a bunch of places, so you wouldn't necessarily have to buy these, and there are also ways to make your own.

Also, I use dry tea bags in my gym locker to keep things from getting smelly in there. Maybe that would work too?
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I've used bath salts. It works well. I put them inside, put the purse inside a plastic bag then put more bath salts in the bag.

I think activated charcoal made for aquariums works the same way.
 
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whateve said:
I've used bath salts. It works well. I put them inside, put the purse inside a plastic bag then put more bath salts in the bag.

I think activated charcoal made for aquariums works the same way.
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I think I might try this first. I have some bath salts that are lavender scented. After that maybe some tea bags then the febreeze. I checked on it a few minutes ago and I FINALLY got the bag shaped perfectly. (Before it still had some dents in the side, so now it's a nice curve on each size--it's kind of shaped similar to the prairie bag, just with a strap that's adjustable on either side.) I can also tell that this bag is going to be super thirsty whenever I get to conditioning it. Good thing I just bought more leather CPR!
 
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Alrighty!

It high time I stop lurking here and get started on my pile. ;)

My first project is a grey puffy nylon tote with silk lining and patent trim. There is very light dirt all over and on the bottom. I know not to throw it in the wash due to the patent, so debating between soaking in the sink, but I don't know if I can soak patent in the sink either. Common sense is telling me no! This brings me to pulling the lining out (not attached at the bottom) at spraying with some sort of spray upholstery/fabric cleaner.

Does this sound like the best plan, and if so, are there any spray cleaners you recommend or stay away from? Thanks so much!

Here is a link to a picture of the same style. I WILL learn how to load pics so I can share before/afters, that's half the fun!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Tote-...053?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item2eda95b1ad

Excited to be starting my projects. I am aiming for a more productive 2015!
 
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sanibelle said:
Alrighty!

It high time I stop lurking here and get started on my pile. ;)

My first project is a grey puffy nylon tote with silk lining and patent trim. There is very light dirt all over and on the bottom. I know not to throw it in the wash due to the patent, so debating between soaking in the sink, but I don't know if I can soak patent in the sink either. Common sense is telling me no! This brings me to pulling the lining out (not attached at the bottom) at spraying with some sort of spray upholstery/fabric cleaner.

Does this sound like the best plan, and if so, are there any spray cleaners you recommend or stay away from? Thanks so much!

Here is a link to a picture of the same style. I WILL learn how to load pics so I can share before/afters, that's half the fun!

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Coach-Tote-...053?pt=US_CSA_WH_Handbags&hash=item2eda95b1ad

Excited to be starting my projects. I am aiming for a more productive 2015!
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I've dunked bags with patent leather handles with no problems. With a tote like that it would be easy to keep the handles out of the water as much as possible. Any laundry spray should be fine, but best to avoid anything with bleach. Coach lining material and nylon are tough and can put up with more scrubbing that leather IMO. So, I'd pull the lining out and spray it first, give it a scrub with a nail brush then dunk the whole bag, then rinse really thoroughly. I think you'll be really pleased with the result.

To post pics, click 'go advanced', then 'manage attachments'. I find I can't upload more than one pic at a time from the ipad but I can from the PC.
 
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