I haven't seen those - are they as big as those gigantic teddy bears? I try to avoid the store for fear of coming home with something western rivets...
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I haven't seen those - are they as big as those gigantic teddy bears? I try to avoid the store for fear of coming home with something western rivets...
Some are bigger than the teddy bears! Here is one: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/dino-clubhouse.942343/page-2#post-30241221
Look through that thread to see how big some of them are!
There is another mini ergo fob on ebay - in red!
That red one is TDF and looks in good shape. I bet it goes for $$$.
I've been SO GOOD at staying off eBay lately, then I saw the post about the Red mini Ergo fob. I did the BIN. I've wanted one for ages. And RED. I HAD TO DO IT!
Glad I could enable! And I won't tell!
Good morning, hello, etc! I've been lurking here for ages, and rehabbed my first bag thanks to the advice given here. I don't have before photos, but my beloved vintage Willis (2001, if I understand the id number properly) has been my daily bag for about a year now, and other than a little bit of wear on the piping looks as good as new. So thank you for the pages and pages of advice that have set me on what is no doubt a long road to ruination. 
I have a question regarding ink stain removal and whether it's worth trying. I have the chance to grab a really cute little Julia purse from a local seller, for a ridiculously low price, but it appears to have some kind of staining on the top. [updated; see below] I've emailed to find out what the stain is, but until she answers I'm going to assume it's ink. Is it possible to get old ink out of the gunmetal leather, and is it even worth trying?
The bag is cheap enough that it seems like a good tester for technique, but if there's no hope that it will end up usable then there's not much point.
Here's the picture she provided:
Update from the seller:
"Hi there, the darker spots are not stains, they are where the metallic rubbed off the bag. I've touched up the darker areas with a metallic pen and it helps. The metallic leather can't be cleaned only wiped down with a soft, damp cloth."
Is this something that can be repaired?
I have a question regarding ink stain removal and whether it's worth trying. I have the chance to grab a really cute little Julia purse from a local seller, for a ridiculously low price, but it appears to have some kind of staining on the top. [updated; see below] I've emailed to find out what the stain is, but until she answers I'm going to assume it's ink. Is it possible to get old ink out of the gunmetal leather, and is it even worth trying?
The bag is cheap enough that it seems like a good tester for technique, but if there's no hope that it will end up usable then there's not much point.
Here's the picture she provided:
Update from the seller:
"Hi there, the darker spots are not stains, they are where the metallic rubbed off the bag. I've touched up the darker areas with a metallic pen and it helps. The metallic leather can't be cleaned only wiped down with a soft, damp cloth."
Is this something that can be repaired?
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It sounds like she knows what she's talking about. The color has rubbed off and most likely will continue to do so if the bag is used. Personally I would pass on it.Good morning, hello, etc! I've been lurking here for ages, and rehabbed my first bag thanks to the advice given here. I don't have before photos, but my beloved vintage Willis (2001, if I understand the id number properly) has been my daily bag for about a year now, and other than a little bit of wear on the piping looks as good as new. So thank you for the pages and pages of advice that have set me on what is no doubt a long road to ruination.
I have a question regarding ink stain removal and whether it's worth trying. I have the chance to grab a really cute little Julia purse from a local seller, for a ridiculously low price, but it appears to have some kind of staining on the top. [updated; see below] I've emailed to find out what the stain is, but until she answers I'm going to assume it's ink. Is it possible to get old ink out of the gunmetal leather, and is it even worth trying?
The bag is cheap enough that it seems like a good tester for technique, but if there's no hope that it will end up usable then there's not much point.
Here's the picture she provided:
Update from the seller:
"Hi there, the darker spots are not stains, they are where the metallic rubbed off the bag. I've touched up the darker areas with a metallic pen and it helps. The metallic leather can't be cleaned only wiped down with a soft, damp cloth."
Is this something that can be repaired?
I finished my refurbishment and I feel like lately I've been picking up bags that I should have just probably left alone. I'm not sure what my goals are typically when I refurbish, I feel sometimes disappointed if I can't get them perfect. This should probably be a lesson for me somehow in dealing with my perfectionism. I could never really reach perfection, but somehow I still try and inevitably I wind up disappointed. I should learn discernment on what bags to choose to begin with. If a bag is too far gone maybe I should just leave it, or have reasonable expectations.
This particular bag needed edge repair badly, it was missing in several places. I did okay with reapplying with dura edge, but still see some of the lumps and bumps. I suppose I could have sanded down once again and tried another few more coats, but this was probably 10 hours in to the rehab and I just did not feel like trying again.
I did the usual cleaning vinegar rinse, saddle soap on the bottom, leather CPR and black rocks applications. I cleaned the verdigris off and use the light application of wenal just to clean it but I didn't use a lot of pressure so it didn't take the antique finish off.
I cleaned the inside with a mix of alcohol for the ink stains, spray and wash and dish soap for the makeup stains. Toothbrush on the inner flap. Inside looks remarkable but I didn't wrap the bag with enough towels and got a water spot on the bottom of the bag that has not been removed. This is irritating because I have never had this happen before in 10 years of rerefurbishing. Please tell me I'm not the only one who has potentially made a bag worse after working on it. I seem to be on a losing streak.......
Ok. So there were before photos a few pages back. Here is an after of the edging.
Not horrible, but not gift worthy I don't think.
Rub and buff or a metallic acrylic paint in a matching color should help with this issue.Good morning, hello, etc! I've been lurking here for ages, and rehabbed my first bag thanks to the advice given here. I don't have before photos, but my beloved vintage Willis (2001, if I understand the id number properly) has been my daily bag for about a year now, and other than a little bit of wear on the piping looks as good as new. So thank you for the pages and pages of advice that have set me on what is no doubt a long road to ruination.
I have a question regarding ink stain removal and whether it's worth trying. I have the chance to grab a really cute little Julia purse from a local seller, for a ridiculously low price, but it appears to have some kind of staining on the top. [updated; see below] I've emailed to find out what the stain is, but until she answers I'm going to assume it's ink. Is it possible to get old ink out of the gunmetal leather, and is it even worth trying?
The bag is cheap enough that it seems like a good tester for technique, but if there's no hope that it will end up usable then there's not much point.
Here's the picture she provided:
Update from the seller:
"Hi there, the darker spots are not stains, they are where the metallic rubbed off the bag. I've touched up the darker areas with a metallic pen and it helps. The metallic leather can't be cleaned only wiped down with a soft, damp cloth."
Is this something that can be repaired?
If you can get an exact match, a metallic pen should work great. I've used a metallic pen on a silver metallic bag that had similar discoloration and it looked great. Mine didn't match exactly so I worked it over part of the rest of the bag to blend it.Good morning, hello, etc! I've been lurking here for ages, and rehabbed my first bag thanks to the advice given here. I don't have before photos, but my beloved vintage Willis (2001, if I understand the id number properly) has been my daily bag for about a year now, and other than a little bit of wear on the piping looks as good as new. So thank you for the pages and pages of advice that have set me on what is no doubt a long road to ruination.
I have a question regarding ink stain removal and whether it's worth trying. I have the chance to grab a really cute little Julia purse from a local seller, for a ridiculously low price, but it appears to have some kind of staining on the top. [updated; see below] I've emailed to find out what the stain is, but until she answers I'm going to assume it's ink. Is it possible to get old ink out of the gunmetal leather, and is it even worth trying?
The bag is cheap enough that it seems like a good tester for technique, but if there's no hope that it will end up usable then there's not much point.
Here's the picture she provided:
Update from the seller:
"Hi there, the darker spots are not stains, they are where the metallic rubbed off the bag. I've touched up the darker areas with a metallic pen and it helps. The metallic leather can't be cleaned only wiped down with a soft, damp cloth."
Is this something that can be repaired?
You are being pretty hard on yourself - I think the edging looks a whole lot better than when you got it! Re-edging tops my list of Most Painful Repairs so kudos to you for taking it on.
And no, you aren't the only one who has made a bag look worse by working on it! I haven't been at it nearly as long as you have, but I bet I've already ruined far more bags
Let's see there are Fossil bags & wallets with glue stains that emerged when I cleaned them, the Dooney bucket I over-sanded, the Dooney wallet whose card slots I stretched out, the Scribble print that bled from Soilove...I could go on!I also KWYM about picking up too-far-gone bags. I'm learning I have an upper limit on # hrs I spend on a bag and then I'm done, even if the bag isn't. And yet I still want them all to look new when I'm done.
I've made bags worse from rehabbing, so don't feel bad. My mistakes are much worse than yours! Some of my repaired edging looks bumpy like that. I think I might have gotten smoother results with puff paint.
I used to have a metallic leather bag. The spots are probably from rubbing up against clothing from the way she carried the bag. If the bag rubs against anything at all, it will take off the shine of the metallic and then the metallic itself. If you bump up against something, it can make a funny spot. I wouldn't try to rehab that bag. You'll never get it to look right, and if you carry it, you'll just end up with more worn spots.Good morning, hello, etc! I've been lurking here for ages, and rehabbed my first bag thanks to the advice given here. I don't have before photos, but my beloved vintage Willis (2001, if I understand the id number properly) has been my daily bag for about a year now, and other than a little bit of wear on the piping looks as good as new. So thank you for the pages and pages of advice that have set me on what is no doubt a long road to ruination.
I have a question regarding ink stain removal and whether it's worth trying. I have the chance to grab a really cute little Julia purse from a local seller, for a ridiculously low price, but it appears to have some kind of staining on the top. [updated; see below] I've emailed to find out what the stain is, but until she answers I'm going to assume it's ink. Is it possible to get old ink out of the gunmetal leather, and is it even worth trying?
The bag is cheap enough that it seems like a good tester for technique, but if there's no hope that it will end up usable then there's not much point.
Here's the picture she provided:
Update from the seller:
"Hi there, the darker spots are not stains, they are where the metallic rubbed off the bag. I've touched up the darker areas with a metallic pen and it helps. The metallic leather can't be cleaned only wiped down with a soft, damp cloth."
Is this something that can be repaired?
Some people use Meltonian on purses. It is a cream polish, which is different than some shoe polishes that contain wax or silicone, which might not be the best for your purse. I bought some Meltonian for a rehab, but I've been knitting lately instead of purse rehabbing, so I haven't used it yet. If you don't want to remove it (and if your bag looks good, I wouldn't bother), you should make sure it is colorfast. You don't want to get polish on your clothes while wearing your bag.
I recommend you take a look at docride's post in the Hermes forum. She has a trick using ice water to ensure the polish is colorfast. https://forum.purseblog.com/threads...es-leather-care.295160/page-388#post-22565174 (this post and the one after it). I'm planning to use her process when I get back to my project bag.