Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[dstalksalot]

When painting on pebbled leather (and all colored leathers really)there is an art to getting the right color and depth. I dilute my color significantly and do a pointilism dappled effect with many light layers. I mix slightly darker and lighter colors. It gives it dimension and depth. I've been able to cover pen marks on light leather with this technique.

 

[dstalksalot]

Ok guys, I need all hands on deck for my next project. The bag is structurally sound but there are some issues with oil or water spots. (Listing says water, but who knows.)

Ok so first is soak/bath then a thorough conditioning. Then I can choose to use black rocks to even out color or redye? What about vinegar rinse to brighten? Would this leather benefit from a vinegar rinse?

Would you all attempt acylic on this one? It is the bigger spot on the face of the bag that I am most concerned with.
I am an artist, but maybe this bag would be better served with a redye. It is ivory.

I hope I did not make a mistake with this project. What was I thinking? Vintage ivory?

 

[BlondieToHell]

Ok guys, I need all hands on deck for my next project. The bag is structurally sound but there are some issues with oil or water spots. (Listing says water, but who knows.)

Ok so first is soak/bath then a thorough conditioning. Then I can choose to use black rocks to even out color or redye? What about vinegar rinse to brighten? Would this leather benefit from a vinegar rinse?

Would you all attempt acylic on this one? It is the bigger spot on the face of the bag that I am most concerned with.
I am an artist, but maybe this bag would be better served with a redye. It is ivory.

I hope I did not make a mistake with this project. What was I thinking? Vintage ivory?

Did you get the bag yet? First, try to figure out what the stains are. Start with the mildest form of cleaning, then work your way up. I would add vinegar to the bathwater. I will always soak my vintage bags in vinegar water (plus Dawn) when they need a cleaning. I only had to learn that the hard way once lol. Dye should be that last resort, because when it comes to white, the dye is paint.

Edit: it wouldn't be the end of the world to re dye it. It would just feel different lol. I'm curious to see what a good cleaning does for it.

 

[AggieK]

Ok guys, I need all hands on deck for my next project. The bag is structurally sound but there are some issues with oil or water spots. (Listing says water, but who knows.)

Ok so first is soak/bath then a thorough conditioning. Then I can choose to use black rocks to even out color or redye? What about vinegar rinse to brighten? Would this leather benefit from a vinegar rinse?

Would you all attempt acylic on this one? It is the bigger spot on the face of the bag that I am most concerned with.
I am an artist, but maybe this bag would be better served with a redye. It is ivory.

I hope I did not make a mistake with this project. What was I thinking? Vintage ivory?

If the stains are water spots they should come out easily with a bath.

 

[Ravvie99]

Hello ladies, long time no post always in a hurry, but today I had to share this with all of you that so kindly have posted your ideas, products and techniques to help each other.
I just came up with this, if someone did before me sorry I missed it.

We all have used a bit of the acrylic paint and conditioner to improve the look of the rubbed or slightly worn corners, it really helps a lot but when the rest of the purse is pebbled or textured leather, the result is less "natural" looking.

This is what I did, after applying the mixture of paint/conditioner and let it dry for a bit, I used a toothpick to draw lines on that part, to match more or less the rest of the corner, (the pink tone is not quite right, but before they were like grayish), this is just to show the difference.

Before

After

When painting on pebbled leather (and all colored leathers really)there is an art to getting the right color and depth. I dilute my color significantly and do a pointilism dappled effect with many light layers. I mix slightly darker and lighter colors. It gives it dimension and depth. I've been able to cover pen marks on light leather with this technique.

Ok, with these two great tips, I believe any corner touch-up is possible! Dstalksalot, you really put the 'art' in the art form in color mixing. Thanks, ladies!

 

[mrk2014]

When painting on pebbled leather (and all colored leathers really)there is an art to getting the right color and depth. I dilute my color significantly and do a pointilism dappled effect with many light layers. I mix slightly darker and lighter colors. It gives it dimension and depth. I've been able to cover pen marks on light leather with this technique.

Before reading your next post, I was thinking you had to be an artist of some sort, to use that language that sounded like foreign to me, LOL

Thanks for the tip. My problem is that I am very impatient person and I try to avoid the the "many layers" techniques, like applying the Edge Kote. I should be more patient and I most likely get better results, I know....

 

[MichelleNYC]

Hi! I have an older Coach wristlet that I absolutely love, and I just noticed how dirty the bow is. How can I clean it? Here's a pic

 

[dstalksalot]

Michelle,
For bag linings, I usually start with a tooth brush and mix a tiny bit of dawn and oxi clean fabric soap with water. Pull out the lining and scrub gently. I rinse by gently "flopping" water from a cupped hand onto the lining while the bag is wrapped in a towel as to not get the leather wet. Hopefully that helps you.

 

[dstalksalot]

Dishwashing soap helps the oil based dirt and makeup come clean.

 

[Ravvie99]

ok I need an opinion on this wallet i just bought.

http://www.ebay.com/itm/131801175646?_trksid=p2060353.m1438.l2649&ssPageName=STRK:MEBIDX:IT

Has anyone "dunked" a wallet??? otherwise what should i clean it with??

Just got a bunch of thrifted (i.e. disgustingly dirty!) wallets and was re-reading recent wallet advice when I realized the inside of your wallet might be vachetta. Do my eyes deceive me?? If it is, the white vinegar + Magic Eraser trick will probably remove most if not all of the gunk. Just thought I'd throw that out there...

ETA: Now that I think of it, I had the signature version of your wallet and mine was vachetta inside. Cleaned it right up and my Mom loved it!

 

[Ravvie99]

Is it my imagination, or do reds hang onto dark spots even worse than lighter colors? I've given a red Legacy zip and Prairie bag the usual treatments with extra scrubbing to the darker areas, and not had great results. I even tried extra coats of BR but it didn't help much. I've been nervous to scrub too much on the dark areas when dunking b/c I didn't want to lose color. 99% of my bags are thrifted so I never have any idea what caused the dark spots.

Am I being too timid, is there a stain removal trick I should be using, or maybe my expectations are too high? Any insight would be appreciated!

 

[ZSP]

Is it my imagination, or do reds hang onto dark spots even worse than lighter colors? I've given a red Legacy zip and Prairie bag the usual treatments with extra scrubbing to the darker areas, and not had great results. I even tried extra coats of BR but it didn't help much. I've been nervous to scrub too much on the dark areas when dunking b/c I didn't want to lose color. 99% of my bags are thrifted so I never have any idea what caused the dark spots.

Am I being too timid, is there a stain removal trick I should be using, or maybe my expectations are too high? Any insight would be appreciated!

I don't think it's your imagination. I have beautiful red NYC basic bag and there's a dark spot on the bottom that I've not been able to remove. It makes me wonder just what caused it and why it's impossible to remove. Like you, I refrain from scrubbing too hard so I just live with it. I've never tried using paint and conditioner to cover it.

 

[Ravvie99]

I don't think it's your imagination. I have beautiful red NYC basic bag and there's a dark spot on the bottom that I've not been able to remove. It makes me wonder just what caused it and why it's impossible to remove. Like you, I refrain from scrubbing too hard so I just live with it. I've never tried using paint and conditioner to cover it.

Thanks for chiming in - this question has been driving me nuts! I really don't want to use paint either, but I am torn since I love that Legacy zip and it still looks looks almost too dirty to use...

 

[Catbird9]

Is it my imagination, or do reds hang onto dark spots even worse than lighter colors? I've given a red Legacy zip and Prairie bag the usual treatments with extra scrubbing to the darker areas, and not had great results. I even tried extra coats of BR but it didn't help much. I've been nervous to scrub too much on the dark areas when dunking b/c I didn't want to lose color. 99% of my bags are thrifted so I never have any idea what caused the dark spots.

Am I being too timid, is there a stain removal trick I should be using, or maybe my expectations are too high? Any insight would be appreciated!

That seems true about reds in my limited experience. I think this tendency is why they seem to develop such nice patinas.

Leather CPR or Blackrock might help if you massage the conditioner into the dark spot using strong strokes with a paper towel or absorbent sponge.

 

[Ravvie99]

That seems true about reds in my limited experience. I think this tendency is why they seem to develop such nice patinas.

Leather CPR or Blackrock might help if you massage the conditioner into the dark spot using strong strokes with a paper towel or absorbent sponge.

Thank you - I will try that! Forgot to mention I also tried Leather therapy and Honey to camouflage, which helped only a little. I will redunk the Legacy zip since it needs reshaping anyway, and see if I can improve the dark areas.

BTW, here's a shaping tip: Be careful how long you dry medium/large unlined bags upside down. It seems like it can stretch the leather too much, causing sagging toward the bag's bottom, especially on the side with the extra weight of a pocket flap.

ETA: Noticed you changed your avatar (cute!) and got a chuckle from your Lebowski pun