Curious if your Wood and Stuff samples had any that would match burnt cedar trim? I have an AWL vintage bag that needs its trim touched up.
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Curious if your Wood and Stuff samples had any that would match burnt cedar trim? I have an AWL vintage bag that needs its trim touched up.
I don’t own any burnt cedar trimmed bags to practice on but their colors in the website seem to be really true to color. Hope that helps a tiny bit!
This is a vintage dark brown AWL with burnt cedar trim carrier bag I bought from Poshmark. It needs some TLC so I thought I would update as I progressed
Big problem: heavy perfume smell with hints of smoke
1. She had 36 hours in my garage. No change
2. I sealed her up with newspaper based in an internet tip. Little to no change
3. Sealed her in with a box of baking soda inside and outside for three days. Noticeable improvement but not gone.
I flipped the bag over so the exterior box of baking soda was sitting on her other side and will leave until weekend. Then I will leave her air.
Big problem: heavy perfume smell with hints of smoke
1. She had 36 hours in my garage. No change
2. I sealed her up with newspaper based in an internet tip. Little to no change
3. Sealed her in with a box of baking soda inside and outside for three days. Noticeable improvement but not gone.
I flipped the bag over so the exterior box of baking soda was sitting on her other side and will leave until weekend. Then I will leave her air.
I hear aquarium charcoal works well. I haven't tried it myself.
Unboxed Ms Stinky and the perfume smell is gone so for those with a frangranced bag a week in a box with two boxes of Arm and Hammer works BUT it unmasked the smoke smell and that remains. Grrr! This is my third not quite as nice as described and second with an unadvertised smell Poshmark bag...I have only had three purchases with them vs eBay where in 20 years I had two bad buys. No more Posh for me.
I went a bit feral cat faced with the smoke and attached the bag with Lexol wipes giving me wet smoke. Yuck. And then went after the icky brass with ketchup. You read that right. Ketchup. It did a good if sticky job. Before going feral my plan had been to put painters’ tape on the leather surrounding the brass and apply with a qtip BUT today I just slathered it in with a paper towel and no tape so now the bag has a Smokey ketchup scent.
I saved a peel open ketchup pack from take out and applied a light coating to the brass. Let it stand for two minutes then wiped with a damp paper towel.
Here she is sauced up
Should have used the tape.
Before of turn lock
After
Nose of lock before
Nose after
Top nub thing before
After
Nothing to be done about the abrasions that took off the top layer of brass but the ketchup shined it up unlike the baby wipe suggestion I also tried. Possibly the wipe would clean green off brass but mine had no green and the wipe did nothing to shine it up.
I went a bit feral cat faced with the smoke and attached the bag with Lexol wipes giving me wet smoke. Yuck. And then went after the icky brass with ketchup. You read that right. Ketchup. It did a good if sticky job. Before going feral my plan had been to put painters’ tape on the leather surrounding the brass and apply with a qtip BUT today I just slathered it in with a paper towel and no tape so now the bag has a Smokey ketchup scent.
I saved a peel open ketchup pack from take out and applied a light coating to the brass. Let it stand for two minutes then wiped with a damp paper towel.
Here she is sauced up
Should have used the tape.
Before of turn lock
After
Nose of lock before
Nose after
Top nub thing before
After
Nothing to be done about the abrasions that took off the top layer of brass but the ketchup shined it up unlike the baby wipe suggestion I also tried. Possibly the wipe would clean green off brass but mine had no green and the wipe did nothing to shine it up.
Grrrr is right. I hope you can get the smells out. I've heard ketchup is a good brass cleaner. Glad it helped on your handbag. As for future purchases of used handbags.... I don't know if one site has better quality or more truthful sellers or better return policies. I guess with your experience now you will ask very specifically about odors and smells and if the home was smoke free and pet free. Those would be concerns for me. I've seen too many videos with animals rubbing up against handbags. I guess if it's your pet and your handbag, it's your choice. But if I were buying the bag,
I'd want to know who or what it was cozy with in it's prior life.
I'd want to know who or what it was cozy with in it's prior life.
Grrrr is right. I hope you can get the smells out. I've heard ketchup is a good brass cleaner. Glad it helped on your handbag. As for future purchases of used handbags.... I don't know if one site has better quality or more truthful sellers or better return policies. I guess with your experience now you will ask very specifically about odors and smells and if the home was smoke free and pet free. Those would be concerns for me. I've seen too many videos with animals rubbing up against handbags. I guess if it's your pet and your handbag, it's your choice. But if I were buying the bag,
I'd want to know who or what it was cozy with in it's prior life.
The first smelly bag cost way more than this one and I used their return policy to send it back, but it takes forever because they have to decide you are justified in a return. For what I paid for this one I figured it wasn’t worth the hassle but it was listed as odor free and in good condition. Then it arrived smelly with more rubs than what was pictured.
Hi, ladies! I need your help I just purchased a preloaded Vanessa bag and it is filthy. I haven’t recieved it yet, but was wondering if you guys had any suggestions on what I can use to clean it. I want to be ready for when it comes. I paid only a few bucks for it so if I can’t get it clean I won’t lose much. I’ve done both Dooney and Coach rehabs but never coated cotton. I’d appreciate any ideas you guys have.
For the leather trim, I would try Apple brand leather cleaner. Perhaps for the coated cotton, try wiping it down with mild soap and water on a washcloth.
Hi everyone,
Is it ok to soak a pebble leather Dooney? I bought it for less than $10 on ebay, but the lining smells and is dirty. I need to clean it up!
Is it ok to soak a pebble leather Dooney? I bought it for less than $10 on ebay, but the lining smells and is dirty. I need to clean it up!
I just received a vintage all weather leather bag from shopgoodwill. It is in great shape except that the previous owner was obviously a heavy smoker. Any suggestions on how to get rid of the smoke and tobacco smell would be appreciated.
Did you end up soaking it?
I have washed in the washing machine a variety of different Dooney materials including Florentine, coated cotton, vachetta trim, and some sort of mildly pebbled, very obviously treated/weatherproofed leather (secondhand bag of unknown vintage--possibly early 2000s).
I'm sorry to say that the only one that turned out not great was the last one. I slathered it with Leather CPR while it was still damp, to trap the moisture. When it dried, the leather was dry and somewhat crisp, so I applied more CPR to the dry surface. No progress.
Contrary to the highly absorbent and adaptable Florentine, nothing appears to absorb and nourish this leather. I think its treatment/processing for water repellancy is the reason why it can't absorb moisture-laden products, even when damp to aid penetration.
Now, maybe a newer and softer pebbled leather such as Patterson or Dillen or Belvedere collection would take better to hydrating products. But I wouldn't try again with All Weather Leather or standard Pebbled.
