Coach Rehab and Rescue Club
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Rehabbed: Vintage Lightweight Medium Drawstring Sac #4015
After some old-thread research & great advice from Whateve (Thank you!), there was dunking, stuffing, a strange rig-up in the kitchen to dry, Leather CPR x2, paint/conditioner mix on strap edges & a coat of Blackrock. As a replacement hangtag, I added a Coach medallion & a tassel crafted from leather scraps. I included a photo of it but don't look too closely... it's was a quick throw-together of what I had on hand.
I think the bag cleaned up nicely.
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after:
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Super nice job! I love it!
Congrats on your great vintage find!
Do you already have leather conditioners to use on it? Lately, I've had good luck using Leather CPR & Blackrock.
Good luck! Can't wait to see your finished work!
Thank you! Here are some of the pictures
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That sure didn't hold up well. I had a bag from this collection but ended up returning it. First I would try polishing it gently with something like Brasso. If that doesn't work, then you might have to cover it up. I've never done it so I can't say how well it will work or what to use. Like I said, someone did it earlier in this thread, within the last month or two.
Not another Legacy bag getting a bath! "Rehab rehab!"
I can see that bag cowering in fear! I just noticed that my Bridgit has corner wear. I never carry it; how could it get corner wear?
Personally I like the two tone. For some reason I've had trouble with this style darkening around the pocket edges. I wouldn't use very warm water, just in case.
Thanks whateve, I like the two-tone too!
I think I got lucky with the easiest rehab ever for my first try. Bag seems to be in excellent condition!
Here's what I've done so far:
1. Wiped down outside with a baby wipe.
2. Vacuumed inside.
3. Cleaned with wet sponge and glycerin soap all over outside.
4. Dunked in tepid water, rinsed well.
5. Stuffed lightly with towels.
6. Seemed to be drying fast! While still damp, gave light application of conditioner (Howard's) and left overnight.
6. Still damp. Removed towels, photographed (under different lighting than pics I posted above).
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Thank you!
I've been using Howard's Leather Conditioner on my vintage Dooneys and have been very happy with it, so I decided to use it on this (my very first Coach!) too.
Oh good! It's nice to have a product you are comfortable with especially when working on new things.
Do you think the dark piping was a previous repair/replacement? It might be the repair work Coach used to do & I am thinking this could be the reason that specific piping is darker. It's a very neat look!
It looks good. I'm not sure you dunked it enough to get it soaked. Usually we like to let bags sit in the water until they are saturated. It opens up the pores so they will suck in the conditioner later. That is probably why it is drying so fast. It looks like you've reshaped it perfectly. One of my favorite things about these bags is how they hold their shape.
Two new thrifted items that are also on the authentication thread:
What I think is a big old Soho tote:
And a Patricia's Legacy with piping issues.
The Soho was $13 and the Patty was $15, so it's no biggy if they don't amount to much, but I have hopes they will clean up nice.
What I think is a big old Soho tote:
And a Patricia's Legacy with piping issues.
The Soho was $13 and the Patty was $15, so it's no biggy if they don't amount to much, but I have hopes they will clean up nice.