I spilled a diet coke inside my red DE neverfull at work. I never put liquids in my bag I have no idea why I did so today [emoji24] it figures the one time I ever put a drink in my bag and the top was not screwed on all the way. I get to my meeting and open my bag and the entire bottom is wet with soda ♀️♀️♀️ A room full of people watch me dump everything out of my bag and mop up what I could with paper towels frantically. Needless to say I spent the rest of my day counting down the time to get home.
As soon as I get home (approximately 4 hours after the incident) I turn my bag inside out so the red interior is on the outside. I tuck all straps inside.
I sprayed Shout spray directly on the areas soaked with soda.
I put a few drops of dawn dish soap in a large plastic bin and filled it with lukewarm water. I dip the bottom of the bag into the soapy water and use a brand new soft tooth brush to gently scrub the area. I rinsed the entire area with cold water until there are no suds left.
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Using a large clean white towel I dry any leather trim that has gotten wet immediately. Also make sure to dry the canvas if it has gotten wet.
Press the towel against the cloth to remove excess water. I made sure to throughly dry the zippered pocket. I pulled the pocket lining out and used the cool air setting on my hair dryer to dry it further.
Once everything is dried thoroughly I put a new clean white towel in the inside of the bag to keep its shape. I will leave it to air dry completely before flipping it back to the canvas on the exterior.
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As of right now, while still being damp, the bag looks good. I will post pics when its completely dry.
Honestly I was not very gentle doing this, I was just so worried about it becoming sticky and gross I wasnt too concerned if the fabric bled (which it didnt at all). I recommend using cool to cold water only and minimum amount of soap and only scrubbing where needed.
Hope this helps!
