Hermes Vintage Bag Nightmares & Hermes Leather Care
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You did not need Lexol PH.
In this case would be the better choice, Blackrock Leather N Rich would clean off the old polish,clean the leather and condtion the leather.
A stain wax polish is a "Polish" with high pigment that will "stain" the color loss areas.
Some good staining wax polishes are made by the Brands; Woly and Lincoln
Fiebings has many dye types
Institutional
Professional
and Acrylic leather paint type
If you really want to use some Acrylic dye for your corners you can.
Fiebings acrylic is not my favorite choice... in your case I would recommend the stain wax and see if you can just use that and not start dying or coating an already dry bag.
IMO
1) Clean with Blackrocks Leather N Rich
2)Condition with BlackRocks Leather N Rich
3) Polish with a Staining wax polish Lincoln or Woly
Thanks for your help. I'm trying to get this Blackrock Leather N Rich. As I have already ordered the Lexol PH...can I use it for any of my other Hermès bags? I didnt get it in what case to use the Lexol PH...?
Which type of leather are you enquiring about?
generally if the spa is going add polish and buff the bag then the answer is no,it will not soften the noticably.
Thanks for your help. I'm trying to get this Blackrock Leather N Rich. As I have already ordered the Lexol PH...can I use it for any of my other Hermès bags? I didnt get it in what case to use the Lexol PH...?
I would prefer you state your leather types and let me give answers .. rather than show me 4 photos so I have to figure each leather type out and give you four answers OK?
Lexol PH can be used to clean many leather types however I do NOT recommend it for all leathers nor all projects.
The easiest is the Lexol PH wipes which will pre-dose the amount and keep folks from getting into problems.
The reason I mentioned Blackrock so often is becasue it's pretty easy to work with and is generally fool proof if used as directed sparlingly and after a small hidden test area has been done.
For removing old polish (and that's what your project requires as it's first step) Lexol PH will not work even half as well as Blackrock Leather N Rich
The main problem happening here is you read some old posts from other people 's projects and got it in your mind that you needed the very same products you read about (this quite common, its a good get er done attitude). It's better though to be starting your project with a fresh slate and a treatment plan specifically tailored to your bag...
And no worries you'll find uses for the the Lexol PH ...
In this case regarding the first bag you mentioned Lexol PH is not the best choice for the first step.
With very old or very dry bags I would not want you to in anyway shape or form to add water (especially true when folks use the Lexol PH liquid) or anyother product which may stress the leather with having to dry from being wet..See?
I do not want get into every specific detail here about why and how the interior leather fibers can get stressed or weaken; but they can and we don't want that possiblity in the mix so lets just move along now OK? ..
If you can not find Blackrocks Leather N Rich then go and find which ever Cleaner Conditioner Combination product (it should be a single product) you can made by Meltonian, or Saphir, Woly, Kelly's, Griffen... (can you find any of these brands in your country?)
**** The take home message is " LIKE DISOLVES LIKE"
So, if you want to disolve or remove old polish which is wax a light waxy cleaner like blackrock or will disolve it (the polish) and remove it most easily.
So, let us just stay focused on your first project and then when you have completed it, we can move on to your other projects OK?
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Doc, sorry to be a pest. I bought the gold courcheval Kelly on eBay that I posted about a few days ago. What products should I buy to be ready to rehab when it arrives? Many thanks!
Hello,
Congratulations! Tarrago Color Cream Polish and Dye kit (about $9 each) you will need to mix colors for a perfect match try Amber, Natural and anything else which looks close
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You will also want a Polishing Brush and some Lexol PH leather wipes (you can buy them at shoe tree marketplace also) some soft old towels .
Let me know when you are ready.
Doc, I purchased amber, natural and brown sugar, as well as the Lexol ph wipes and a small polish brush. I'll let you know when the bag arrives! Thanks again.
Great color choices. Did you get a Polishing brush or polish applicator brush? You want the polishing brush..OK?
Welcome,looking forward to getting you and your beautiful bag sorted out.
Hi Doc,
I have been looking for a restoration project for a while and thought I had found one but I fear this Drag may be a step too far. The cleaning and the polishing I can do but when it comes to repairs and stitching which is needed on the sides then it has to go to the experts. I have not bought it yet and have only ever used Hermes Spa for cleaning - nothing major. Do you think Drag this is restorable? I don't know the leather but guessing some kind of natural leather. It is a 28 drag.Oh, and the seller is asking for £500 so I need to factor in spa costs too.
Many thanks,
Gill
I have been looking for a restoration project for a while and thought I had found one but I fear this Drag may be a step too far. The cleaning and the polishing I can do but when it comes to repairs and stitching which is needed on the sides then it has to go to the experts. I have not bought it yet and have only ever used Hermes Spa for cleaning - nothing major. Do you think Drag this is restorable? I don't know the leather but guessing some kind of natural leather. It is a 28 drag.Oh, and the seller is asking for £500 so I need to factor in spa costs too.
Many thanks,
Gill
Great color choices. Did you get a Polishing brush or polish applicator brush? You want the polishing brush..OK?
Welcome,looking forward to getting you and your beautiful bag sorted out.
I didn't see polishing brush specifically on the Shoe Tree site. Is it the same as shine brush?
Yes shine brush would be correct. Super it sounds like you got the right kind. Now we'll just wait for everything to arrive
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