Experience with Chanel refurbishing/repair

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#211
I clean my black Chanel flap bag with a soft white cotton cloth and organic avocado oil. It looks so beautiful and shines like brand new without any waxy build-up. Buffing the oil out with two fingers very gently removes the excess oil. The leather looks so rich from the oil sheen. I am selling my Chanel items with gold hardware to replace them with ones which have silver hardware. Problem is, the bag I "oiled" today looks so good that I'm having second thoughts about selling it. I really want silver hardware bags since I wear a lot of Native American cotton clothing with silver jewelry.

For hardware which no longer shines or looses it's yellow color: In Manhattan, there is a shop called Superior Leather. They will replate the metal. I had mine replated and it looks brand new. I would call and ask about having it shipped back and forth if one does not live in New York.
 
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#212
^doesn't organic olive oil leave an odor? I'm curious about this.

I sent my vintage bag to be refurbished by LovinMyBags, a bit pricey but they did a great job with it. At first I could feel there was this stiff glaze-like feel to it but after some handling, the leather started to look/feel nice and patina-ed. (I have some before and after pics of my Chanel double faced flap in my album)
 
#213
Hi ladies, I hope you can help. My Chanel could really do with the lining being replaced as its seen better days now. I'm in the UK so is this something that they would be able to do. do you think? Has anyone any idea what the cost of it would be? Thankyou:D
 
#214
I have an old chanel tote that I purchased over a year ago. It needs some tlc, so I want to send it to Chanel for a complete overhaul. The person I bought the bag from said it was black. Once I received the bag I found it wasn't black at all, but navy blue.
Here's my question: I know that Chanel will not change colour of a bags hardwear, they will only give the bag its original colour hardware. But would they be willing to redye a blue bag black? TIA for letting me know!
 
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coachlover1000 said:
I have an old chanel tote that I purchased over a year ago. It needs some tlc, so I want to send it to Chanel for a complete overhaul. The person I bought the bag from said it was black. Once I received the bag I found it wasn't black at all, but navy blue.
Here's my question: I know that Chanel will not change colour of a bags hardwear, they will only give the bag its original colour hardware. But would they be willing to redye a blue bag black? TIA for letting me know!
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That's interesting.

Vintage Chanel bags can be black, but a very indeterminate color, somewhere between blue and black. I have noticed this a lot with my vintage lambskin bags. I have seen this with a lambskin wallet of mine, which I had the box and serial and original label, so I could see that the color was definitely the correct code for black. But when it was next to a black caviar wallet, it looked a slightly different color.

I actually like it because I wear either navy or black a lot, and the bag goes with either.

Leather treatments will make your bag look darker and glossier anyway. Hope it can be sorted out for you.
 
#216
I am interested in purchasing a vintage 2.55 classic flap bag for a reasonable price but there is some plating loss on the gold chain. The seller said I could go to any Chanel boutique to have the chain replaced for a price. Does anyone know if this is true and how much it would cost? Thank you!
 
#222
I checked their website and it seems that they mostly work with Balenciaga. I'm curious if anyone has send their Chanel bag in to receive "spa treatment" and how did it go. :) Does the lambskin come back just ask soft?

Has anyone tried their products? Or can anyone suggest better care products for lambskin/another maintenance service? :)

Thanks!

<3

Stef
 
#224
Chanieish,

I will apologize in advance because I hate it when I ask a question and someone replies without providing an answer...frustrating, I know! But I had to add to your question, because I am considering Lovinmybags for my LV Stephen bag. I often use it as a carry-on, and the vachetta got filthy on my trip to Paris (shouldn't have brought it, I know, but I couldn't help myself).

I'd like to know if anyone has used Lovinmybags for LV or any bag with light, untreated leather.

The only contribution to a possible answer I have is this: My theory is that they probably do as good a job on Chanel & LV as they do for other brands. I have a feeling they don't/can't advertise it because Chanel & LV are SUPER testy about even the smallest use of their names and images. Case-in-point, a TPFer had a birthday cake made in the shape of a Chanel flap and posted it on TPF. Chanel told her the cake was copyright infringement! If Chanel went after a girl's birthday cake, I bet they might have similar issues with Lovinmybags. ;)
 
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