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I don't think Meguiars is suitable for bags. Auto leather is very different to purse leather. The modern leather seats, I believe, are coated with vinyl.
That bid has been retracted.Somebody bid on it last nightI've already messaged the seller about it once already...they don't seem entirely "with it" and I had to walk them through attaching a photo of the creed via the eBay app. Somebody else suggested it might have dry rot as well, and the seller doesn't accept returns. Maybe I should just hang back and see what happens with the auction. That would also explain why the handle's gone now that I think about it.
Yeah I saw that too. Still kind of tempted since I'm going to be creating an account for selling relatively soon so one negative feedback isn't going to hurt me or my rehab business.
It was this bag. It's the 8th beat up carrier that I've bid on and by far the one in the worst condition. And I still lost it in the last 5 seconds.
I figured it was either a carrier or musette. That is in horrible condition! I think you might be lucky you lost!
Possibly. I had already figured out a plan of attack and have a lot of great products for bags in this kind of condition. I'm also near a leatherworker who has a lot of big clients like US Park Police and the Smithsonian so I was going to see if he could make a new handle.
I have never worked on this type of bag, but I bet water wouldn't hurt it. If you got it wet, you could stuff it so it dried smooth. You'd have to soak it enough to make a difference and get the entire thing wet so you don't end up with a water ring. I've washed several fabric bags without a problem.
pull the lining out when the bag is drying. Try to keep the leather and fabric from touching each other in order to prevent bleeding.
