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#11,956
coach943 said:
Did you buy it? The strap and binding along the edges and bottom appear to have some serious issues. It also looks like there might be splits in the binding at the bottom. If so, those are not easy repairs. I'm not sure what you can do for all the cracking. It may be beyond trying to fix.
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My twin to Catbird9's Dinky has a similar cracking strap problem. I've put umpteen coats of Leather Therapy & Leather Honey on without much success. Like you, I think it might be beyond help - 'Once it cracks, you can never go back!'
I considered trying to carefully sand it but chickened out...?
 
#11,957
Ravvie99 said:
My twin to Catbird9's Dinky has a similar cracking strap problem. I've put umpteen coats of Leather Therapy & Leather Honey on without much success. Like you, I think it might be beyond help - 'Once it cracks, you can never go back!'
I considered trying to carefully sand it but chickened out...?
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Do the cracks at least soften? I imagine the whole thing snapping into a big dust cloud!
 
#11,959
Ravvie99 said:
My twin to Catbird9's Dinky has a similar cracking strap problem. I've put umpteen coats of Leather Therapy & Leather Honey on without much success. Like you, I think it might be beyond help - 'Once it cracks, you can never go back!'
I considered trying to carefully sand it but chickened out...?
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Couturexec said:
Do the cracks at least soften? I imagine the whole thing snapping into a big dust cloud!
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In another rehab forum, someone used Sno Seal to repair cracks on a strap. Sno Seal is a beeswax product. She said she applied it then used a hairdryer to melt it into the leather. I think she then recolored over the top of it with Meltonian. The pictures of the bag after the repair looked amazing.

I bookmarked this post Hermes Vintage Bag Nightmares & Hermes Leather Care from docride on how to get Meltonian colorfast. (I think the ice water is key - I've heard that from someone who as tried docride's process.)

The Sno Seal/Meltonian application might be a way to repair the cracks.
 
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coach943 said:
In another rehab forum, someone use Sno Seal to repair cracks on a strap. Sno Seal is a beeswax product. She said she applied it then used a hairdryer to melt it into the leather. I think she then recolored over the top of it with Meltonian. The pictures of the bag after the repair looked amazing.

I bookmarked this post Hermes Vintage Bag Nightmares & Hermes Leather Care from docride on how to get Meltonian colorfast. (I think the ice water is key - I've heard that from someone who as tried docride's process.)

The Sno Seal/Meltonian application might be a way to repair the cracks.
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I would think the beeswax would probably be okay on the color bag I bought. I have a product from Holland Bowl Mill called Bees oil. I've used it for probably 15+ years on cutting boards and wood bowls. I called them when I first started rehabbing on my own. They said it was common for their customers to use it on leather goods as well. I haven't tried it, but this may be the application to experiment on.
 
#11,961
This is the British tan Court bag I'm rehabbing. The top photo is after 2-3 treatments with Lexol Leather Conditioner. The bottom is after 1 treatment of Fiebings Aussie Leather Condition. As you can see, the leather darkened quite a bit, which I actually love, but I was hoping it would hide the spots a little better than it did. Any advice or is this as good as it's likely to get? (Btw, I started the process by dunking the bag in water and Dawn dish liquid and scrubbing with toothbrush to try and get the spots out.)
 

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itscindylou said:
This is the British tan Court bag I'm rehabbing. The top photo is after 2-3 treatments with Lexol Leather Conditioner. The bottom is after 1 treatment of Fiebings Aussie Leather Condition. As you can see, the leather darkened quite a bit, which I actually love, but I was hoping it would hide the spots a little better than it did. Any advice or is this as good as it's likely to get? (Btw, I started the process by dunking the bag in water and Dawn dish liquid and scrubbing with toothbrush to try and get the spots out.)
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I like it. It's hard to remember that the bags have history. They will never be perfect and new like they were out of the case. I like seeing the transformation from neglected to loved. Sometimes that means they have a few scars from being dedicated workhorses.
Now, can we start a national campaign to rid all purses of ink pens?!?!
 
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#11,963
coach943 said:
In another rehab forum, someone use Sno Seal to repair cracks on a strap. Sno Seal is a beeswax product. She said she applied it then used a hairdryer to melt it into the leather. I think she then recolored over the top of it with Meltonian. The pictures of the bag after the repair looked amazing.

I bookmarked this post Hermes Vintage Bag Nightmares & Hermes Leather Care from docride on how to get Meltonian colorfast. (I think the ice water is key - I've heard that from someone who as tried docride's process.)

The Sno Seal/Meltonian application might be a way to repair the cracks.
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My little Ergo key fob coin purse had cracking and color loss on the handle part. It improved with an application of Howard Leather Conditioner colored with a bit of brown Fiebings Edge Kote, then multiple applications of Leather CPR and finally BlackRock, and buffing.

I might test some Skidmore's Leather Cream on it next, which is also a beeswax formula.
http://www.skidmores.com/proddetail.asp?prod=lc
 

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#11,964
itscindylou said:
This is the British tan Court bag I'm rehabbing. The top photo is after 2-3 treatments with Lexol Leather Conditioner. The bottom is after 1 treatment of Fiebings Aussie Leather Condition. As you can see, the leather darkened quite a bit, which I actually love, but I was hoping it would hide the spots a little better than it did. Any advice or is this as good as it's likely to get? (Btw, I started the process by dunking the bag in water and Dawn dish liquid and scrubbing with toothbrush to try and get the spots out.)
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I love the darker color too!
 
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Catbird9 said:
My little Ergo key fob coin purse had cracking and color loss on the handle part. It improved with an application of Howard Leather Conditioner colored with a bit of brown Fiebings Edge Kote, then multiple applications of Leather CPR and finally BlackRock, and buffing.

I might test some Skidmore's Leather Cream on it next, which is also a beeswax formula.
http://www.skidmores.com/proddetail.asp?prod=lc
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That is such a cute fob! I love Skidmore's. It is great stuff.
 
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#11,968
Couturexec said:
Maybe not...
https://www.ebay.com/itm/122087863445
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That fob isn't quite as rare as catbird9's. It came in at least 3 colors. I've only seen 4 like catbird9's since I've been shopping on ebay, and many of the Legacy ergo in that listing. Too bad she doesn't show a picture of the inside - it is adorable with colorful striped lining. As far as I know, none of the Legacy versions have ever sold for that much. I would expect to pay $50-$75 for one in good condition. For the rarer ergo like catbird9's, I saw one sell for $100 and it was in a fantastic color.

There are quite a few other styles that look like miniature purses or backpacks Coach has made over the years.
 
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Couturexec said:
I like it. It's hard to remember that the bags have history. They will never be perfect and new like they were out of the case. I like seeing the transformation from neglected to loved. Sometimes that means they have a few scars from being dedicated workhorses.
Now, can we start a national campaign to rid all purses of ink pens?!?!
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I was considering reselling this one which is why I was hoping to get rid of the spots, otherwise I'd be ok with how it looks now. I agree about the ink pens, but I did have great success getting an ink mark off this one with Angelus Dry Cleaner. I'll post pics in a little while.
 
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