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I wash everything, Coach and non-Coach, vintage and contemporary. Can you pull the lining out? If so you can hang it up by the lining until it stops dripping then stuff it with towels to re-shape. If not, it will dry eventually with towels inside, probably quicker than unlined because the leather is thinner. It shouldn't bleed. Vintage red bags do, a lot, but one from 2002 should be OK. Don't have the water too hot.
I've washed some lined bags. Sometimes the creeds swell up and become harder to read. I use a hairdryer on them after the bath, rather than waiting for them to dry naturally; otherwise sometimes they become difficult to read. After the bag, keep the lining pulled out until it is mostly dry, then put it back in and stuff the bag to the shape you want. It is possible that the lining might end up pink tinted if you can't pull it out.
I have dunked number of Sonoma Nubuc bags with good results and used dye to touch up small areas. I believe whateve has used RIT dye with good outcomes.
I think I would use RIT. I've used Fiebings suede dye once on a suede, not a nubuc, bag. It looked perfect until I brushed the suede. Then it seemed like it brushed right off. I used the entire bottle, giving it three coats, and it happened after every coat, even when I let it dry for a week before brushing. So I switched to painting it with RIT dye, which worked much better. You can either dunk or paint it on. I don't know which method will give you more even results.
Hi, I just bought this same bag from Ebay and it's filthy. Could you detail what you did to clean it up so well? It's beautiful!This is my 2nd bag of the 6 rehabs I am working on. Denim Blue suede and leather Soho #1421 bought off Ebay for $17.05 plus S&H. It needed to be cleaned, had some tarnish on hardware, and was missing hang tag (which Coach nicely replaced with matching metal one). If there is anything else you think I need to fix please let me know.
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I would be very worried that it is mold. Does it smell?I may have to get y'all's help later on. Just noticed a little while ago that my NYC British Tan Madison satchel that I bought in mint condition somehow got something black on one side. No idea what it is. There are also some white speckles at the bottom. Clueless as to how they got there.
Guess I'll have to do some rehabbing whether I want to or not!
You haven't done anything to the bag to get it dirty and you live in a humid environment, so mold was the first thing to come to mind. One time I washed a bag, then we had a power failure. It was the middle of the summer with 100+ temperatures. I left the bag stuffed with a towel and we stayed at a hotel for the night. When I returned the following day, the bag was covered with mold.
I don't know what you mean by grainy leather. Do you mean pebbled? Do you mean the current cross-grain?
