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#14,896
dgphoto said:
Has anyone tried food coloring or Easter egg coloring to refresh worn spots or "dye" a bag? I was trying to think of alternate ideas in place of acrylic paint, which I never have luck with in color matching. I also tried mixing some nail polish today to get the right color for corner touch ups on a cheapie non-leather bag I bought on Mercari. It worked pretty well but I don't think I'll try that for my leather bags. Just some ideas to toss around!
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I've never tried food coloring. I think I would be afraid to. I don't think it comes in as many colors as RIT and might be hard to get a good match. I've tried nail polish on patent leather and it didn't work at all!
Couturexec said:
I think someone uses RIT liquid dye with success.
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That was me! RIT works great. In the case of a suede bag, it worked much better than Fiebings suede dye, which just disappeared after brushing. You can paint it on to address only the spots that need it. I wouldn't recommend dunking in very hot water as they recommend since it melts edge coating, and don't add any salt if the instructions say so.
 
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#14,897
For the lavender Ergo I'm working on today, I was thinking of dipping it in a food coloring bath to just lightly refresh the color, which has faded considerably along the edges. I thought maybe an all over dip would be better than trying to just touch up by hand. Although, maybe it could be mixed with Leather CPR? Hmmm, choices... I've been looking through the RIT dye library of colors for a perfect lavender but the choices, even with mixing colors is pretty blah. If I decide to try it, I'll let you guys know how it goes. It's drying now and looks pretty good but I know the vibrancy will fade as it dries.

The good thing about food coloring would be you could do it in small batches for tiny jobs versus a whole package or bottle of RIT. That's also a plus with the nail polish; I bought a bunch of random colors at Dollar Tree to mix and match. For $1, I figured I couldn't go too wrong.

Patent leather is like nubuck-its the devil. Once a stain gets under that coating, it's a goner. :(
 
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#14,898
Here's before and after of a Willis I just finished rehabbing. I LOVE it! I've wanted one in BT forever and I was very happy to find this at GW. I don't know if all my pictures are coming in sideways but I also don't know how to fix it!

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And this medium backpack. So far I have only put on a coat of CPR and I think I can get out more of the scratches with some blackrocks and maybe even Obenaufs:

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#14,899
Belicious said:
Here's before and after of a Willis I just finished rehabbing. I LOVE it! I've wanted one in BT forever and I was very happy to find this at GW. I don't know if all my pictures are coming in sideways but I also don't know how to fix it!

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And this medium backpack. So far I have only put on a coat of CPR and I think I can get out more of the scratches with some blackrocks and maybe even Obenaufs:

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Awesome job on both! The Willis is so pretty!
 
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#14,900
Belicious said:
Here's before and after of a Willis I just finished rehabbing. I LOVE it! I've wanted one in BT forever and I was very happy to find this at GW. I don't know if all my pictures are coming in sideways but I also don't know how to fix it!

2hi8lqu.jpg

Before
anojmq.jpg

After

And this medium backpack. So far I have only put on a coat of CPR and I think I can get out more of the scratches with some blackrocks and maybe even Obenaufs:

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Before
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Very nice job on both! <3
 
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#14,901
Belicious said:
Here's before and after of a Willis I just finished rehabbing. I LOVE it! I've wanted one in BT forever and I was very happy to find this at GW. I don't know if all my pictures are coming in sideways but I also don't know how to fix it!
Before
After

And this medium backpack. So far I have only put on a coat of CPR and I think I can get out more of the scratches with some blackrocks and maybe even Obenaufs:
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After
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They are gorgeous, absolutely gleaming!
 
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#14,903
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The black on black jacquard had gotten brownish in spots on the outside. I assume it was dirt of getting in and out of zipper areas on the top. Put it in a large delicates bag and washed it with detergent and borax. Hoping it dries well and that spots are gone or less noticeable.
 
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#14,907
houseof999 said:
This looks like a good candidate for rehab but seller completely ignores the damages shows in the photo. Don't even bother reading the description. There isn't much.
Look at this on eBay http://www.ebay.com/itm/253159268320
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What do you think that white stuff is? I washed a bag and white stuff like that appeared, but I don't think it was mold. I think it was just really dry.
 
#14,908
Belicious said:
Here's before and after of a Willis I just finished rehabbing. I LOVE it! I've wanted one in BT forever and I was very happy to find this at GW. I don't know if all my pictures are coming in sideways but I also don't know how to fix it!

2hi8lqu.jpg

Before
anojmq.jpg

After

And this medium backpack. So far I have only put on a coat of CPR and I think I can get out more of the scratches with some blackrocks and maybe even Obenaufs:

2ldx1jq.jpg

Before
2qutf91.jpg

After
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Beautiful! I'm in the process of rehabbing a navy Willis i got dirt cheap. Its been washed and dryed, and while I thought i could get away with some touch up dye, there are many more faded spots etc. so I think i am going to end up doing it all with some dye. Worst case, I paid next to nothing for it, and I'll pay to have it professionally fixed if i screw it up.

Best case, i do ok and it looks good.
 
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#14,909
ern2965 said:
Beautiful! I'm in the process of rehabbing a navy Willis i got dirt cheap. Its been washed and dryed, and while I thought i could get away with some touch up dye, there are many more faded spots etc. so I think i am going to end up doing it all with some dye. Worst case, I paid next to nothing for it, and I'll pay to have it professionally fixed if i screw it up.

Best case, i do ok and it looks good.
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Condition it a lot before you resort to dye. You might be surprised at how well conditioner restores color if you use the right conditioners.
 
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