Coach Rehab and Rescue Club

[bigal]

I want to go home to my rehab project! I hope it's dry enough to start conditioning!

 

[vintageb1]

A cigarette lighter works better...just gotta be careful with light color leather. Smells bad too LOL. Maybe I should invest in a sweater de fuzzer too!

Yes I think you should! 😉

 

[soozlz]

Yes, I think so too. I just used Blackrock's for the first time on my little canteen bag and it turned out beautifully. At first, I was unsure because it left the surface a little tacky. But after letting it soak in and buffing a lot it is lovely.
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Very nice!!

 

[AggieK]

Yes, I think so too. I just used Blackrock's for the first time on my little canteen bag and it turned out beautifully. At first, I was unsure because it left the surface a little tacky. But after letting it soak in and buffing a lot it is lovely.
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Gorgeous!

 

[AggieK]

ooh, I don't think I would trust myself with that method!

I used this and it was easy. The little "hairs" burned off before the leather even warmed up. YMMV, though.

 

[EGBDF]

Yes, I think so too. I just used Blackrock's for the first time on my little canteen bag and it turned out beautifully. At first, I was unsure because it left the surface a little tacky. But after letting it soak in and buffing a lot it is lovely.
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Gorgeous!

 

[Two.time.bags]

Yes, I think so too. I just used Blackrock's for the first time on my little canteen bag and it turned out beautifully. At first, I was unsure because it left the surface a little tacky. But after letting it soak in and buffing a lot it is lovely.
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Great job. Love a red Coach bag and I really want one of those!

 

[vintageb1]

Looks great!

Thanks--it looks pretty bright there in the sunshine. It's not really THAT red.

 

[vintageb1]

Very nice!!

Gorgeous!

Gorgeous!

Thank you all! As I said to bigal, it isn't THAT bright. I took that photo out on a sunny porch.

Great job. Love a red Coach bag and I really want one of those!

Thanks, Two.time--that was my very first Coach bag, that I got new as a gift from my mom. I still am so fond of it. And it was my ONLY Coach bag until I picked up this addicting thrift store/rehab hobby a a few months ago!

I used this and it was easy. The little "hairs" burned off before the leather even warmed up. YMMV, though.

Aggie: I still am not sure I could do it!

 

[vintageb1]

Yes, I've dunked a few including this Saddle Pouch

http://forum.purseblog.com/coach-clubhouse/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club-833400-76.html

Yes, now I remember this! Gorgeous color, more golden than mine appears to be, but that is what I hope for! Thanks.

 

[JOODLZ]

Yes, I think so too. I just used Blackrock's for the first time on my little canteen bag and it turned out beautifully. At first, I was unsure because it left the surface a little tacky. But after letting it soak in and buffing a lot it is lovely.
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Gorgeous...great job...and so RED!

 

[catthecurious]

Please let us know what you decided to do and how it worked out. I have a bag I'm going to work on soon that has a bit of this all over. The frayed parts are so short though it might be hard to cut them off. I only really notice because the bag is dark navy and the frayed parts are lighter colored.

Perfect timing for this discussion - I just inherited a well used bag (still need to authenticate it), and it was all fuzzy along the top and bottom edge trim. After reading different opinions, I trimmed as much as I could with the smallest manicure scissors and then used the lighter to finish it off. The defuzzer wouldn't work for these areas. I adjusted the lighter to the shortest flame I could without burning my thumb and figured out gradually that you can actually hold the lighter really close to the edge of the trim; the secret is you have to move your hand constantly back and forth to avoid burning the leather. Worked pretty well and gave the trim a cleaner look. The color is pretty forgiving though - navy, almost black.

 

[TBL2]

Perfect timing for this discussion - I just inherited a well used bag (still need to authenticate it), and it was all fuzzy along the top and bottom edge trim. After reading different opinions, I trimmed as much as I could with the smallest manicure scissors and then used the lighter to finish it off. The defuzzer wouldn't work for these areas. I adjusted the lighter to the shortest flame I could without burning my thumb and figured out gradually that you can actually hold the lighter really close to the edge of the trim; the secret is you have to move your hand constantly back and forth to avoid burning the leather. Worked pretty well and gave the trim a cleaner look. The color is pretty forgiving though - navy, almost black.

Yay! You got brave & used the 'fire'! LOL. Actually, burning loose threads off not only makes the bag look so much tidier it seems to 'cauterize' them & keeps more from unraveling. There IS a method to this madness after all!

 

[catthecurious]

Yay! You got brave & used the 'fire'! LOL. Actually, burning loose threads off not only makes the bag look so much tidier it seems to 'cauterize' them & keeps more from unraveling. There IS a method to this madness after all!

Thanks TBL2! This was the easy part - after I authenticate the bag, I'm going to post a picture of the zipper here... this is where the real mess is... I don't think it's possible to fix it without replacing, but I'll listen to you experts first.

 

[EGBDF]

Here is the bag I gave a bath this past weekend…(before pic)
The bath really helped overall, and I'm pleased with how the flap's shape improved. I wasn't able to get all the spots/discoloration off the flap though.