GUCCI care/cleaning FAQs and Help

#16
I have a light beige Gucci wallet that has been around many bags and continents :smile:, and while I can't do anything about the scratches, I'd like to make it less grimy and 'feed' it. Still, putting a conditioner, even Apple, seems terrifying. Has anyone treated light-colored lambskin with Apple? Will it darken the leather?
 
#17
papertiger said:
A list of safe products for cleaning is #1 of this thread.

Regularly cleaning and feeding your bag will protect your bag without the drying out of the skin that most water repellents do ;)

Only extra needed ingredient is elbow-power :ninja:
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I have the vintage web boston bag from the 80s. It's in good condition, but I'd like to clean the web which has becomed soiled after many years of usage. I asked my SA at Gucci, but they could not offer any advice. I understand that it is made of wool and therefore should not be wet. Any suggestions? TIA!
 
#18
Hi everyone,

Attached is what I have purchased from the Gucci outlet a couple of years ago. Except the handles are green. I want to know how I can take care of this purse because the material isn't canvas... The handles are green & glossy it has a few creases.

I have another tote that is canvas material... I bought it almost 6 years ago... I probably only used it about less than 25 times because I'm afraid I'll ruin the material. Should I spray it with apple garde & condition the handles???
 

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#21
Hi everyone. I recently bought a lovely dark green suede bag with a bamboo handle. Can anyone suggest the best way to store it? I have seen lots of suede bags where the bamboo handle has left imprints in the suede over time and I really don't want that to happen to mine! I currently have it stuffed with cloth and stored in a pillow case with part of the pillow case wrapped around the handle. Any suggestions for dealing with the bamboo to keep it away from the bag? I wondered if bubble wrap might help, but am unsure if it will damage the bag, being plastic.
 
#22
Hello! I have some bags in beige/ebony GG Canvas with brown leather details. The suture on the brown leather has a contrast suture in white/nature. If I use a neutral conditioner cream on the brown leather regulary, will the white suture get darker with time?
 
#24
Everyone, some tips on cleaning the interior of a 90's bag where the lining has become 'sticky':

I recently bought a bag with a superb exterior but the interior was awful! The coating on the lining was cracked and tacky and came off on your hands like printers ink.

I brushed the worst of it off with a little wire suede brush and then rubbed it with liberal amounts of methylated spirits on a cloth to dissolve the residue. It took a lot of method and cloths and I used several pairs of disposable gloves, but the inside is now tidy and clean! I had to go over it a few times before it was good enough, and also clean the zipper pulls and zipper teeth, but I'm thrilled with the result. It's a stunning bag now, all that for $128 plus meths! 😊

Hope this can be helpful to other Gucciphiles...

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#25
WendyH said:
Hi everyone. I recently bought a lovely dark green suede bag with a bamboo handle. Can anyone suggest the best way to store it? I have seen lots of suede bags where the bamboo handle has left imprints in the suede over time and I really don't want that to happen to mine! I currently have it stuffed with cloth and stored in a pillow case with part of the pillow case wrapped around the handle. Any suggestions for dealing with the bamboo to keep it away from the bag? I wondered if bubble wrap might help, but am unsure if it will damage the bag, being plastic.
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I have similar in a basket shape. I tie mine with a ribbon in an up-right position *as though carrying it. It;s vaguely how gucci store BTH and BTH totes for storage in transit. This also ensures less stress on the handles and joins.
 
#26
Dorf said:
Hello! I have some bags in beige/ebony GG Canvas with brown leather details. The suture on the brown leather has a contrast suture in white/nature. If I use a neutral conditioner cream on the brown leather regulary, will the white suture get darker with time?
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It will, but it tends to darken over time naturally anyway, more important is that the cream has no ingredients that can gradually actually weaken the stitches.
 
#27
WendyH said:
Everyone, some tips on cleaning the interior of a 90's bag where the lining has become 'sticky':

I recently bought a bag with a superb exterior but the interior was awful! The coating on the lining was cracked and tacky and came off on your hands like printers ink.

I brushed the worst of it off with a little wire suede brush and then rubbed it with liberal amounts of methylated spirits on a cloth to dissolve the residue. It took a lot of method and cloths and I used several pairs of disposable gloves, but the inside is now tidy and clean! I had to go over it a few times before it was good enough, and also clean the zipper pulls and zipper teeth, but I'm thrilled with the result. It's a stunning bag now, all that for $128 plus meths! ��

Hope this can be helpful to other Gucciphiles...

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Good job! Even without meths, the insides will clean up if the inside isn't too sticky.
 
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