I never thougt this would work - Vintage Gucci diy refurbish - first try :D

[Sferics]

Hi there!
My best friend found this dark green vintage gucci-bag online. She couldn´t resist althougt it was in a horrific scratched condition but the style of the bag was unique and the price very, very low.
I am the tinkerer in our frindship so I promised a little bit too loud that I would try to soften the scratches - without any experience *eyeroll* .
I researched online for a matching colour with a lot of pigments and some leatherwax and...just startet.
It was a lot of work because i used a gel-eyeliner-brush around the light embroidery/sewing, but apart from that it was pretty easy to do.

I´m so happy and a little bit proud too

What I used:
Some layers "TRG the One" and some "Protexol Bufalo" for finish.
Splitted straps etc. I glued with the professional leather glue "kövufix".

 

[Amazona]

Whoa! Amazing work, it looks brand new

 

[Wentworth-Roth]

A job well done! I hope your friend appreciates.

 

[Evia]

Wow, it's hard to believe its the same bag! From the first pictures I'd've said there was no hope for that poor bag, but you've done an amazing job and it looks absolutely fantastic

 

[19flowers]

looks great - amazing refurbish!!

 

[Sparkletastic]

WOW! Amazing job!! What did you do with the edges and seams that were worn?

 

[coolmelondew]

wow amazing work! how long did this take you?

 

[Sferics]

Thank you all !!!

WOW! Amazing job!! What did you do with the edges and seams that were worn?

I inserted the köfufix with a needle, squeezed it with some pegs and smoothed it out and coloured it.
The Köfufix stays flexible when dried. It´s used by shoemakers. If this would not have looked ok enough I would have tried a product called liqid leather. That´s something to bring the big guns in - it´s used to fill massive holes and deep scratches in leatherseats etc. and I think it´s more complicated to do because one has to go step by step throug tasks in set form.

wow amazing work! how long did this take you?

Overall perhaps 3 hours. I left it dry over night from time to time.

 

[SomethingGoodCanWork]

Hi there!
My best friend found this dark green vintage gucci-bag online. She couldn´t resist althougt it was in a horrific scratched condition but the style of the bag was unique and the price very, very low.
I am the tinkerer in our frindship so I promised a little bit too loud that I would try to soften the scratches - without any experience *eyeroll* .
I researched online for a matching colour with a lot of pigments and some leatherwax and...just startet.
It was a lot of work because i used a gel-eyeliner-brush around the light embroidery/sewing, but apart from that it was pretty easy to do.

I´m so happy and a little bit proud too

What I used:
Some layers "TRG the One" and some "Protexol Bufalo" for finish.
Splitted straps etc. I glued with the professional leather glue "kövufix".

Magic! It is incredible that a bag can be revived like this. Beautiful work and bag!

Also when I see pics like these here, I so regret selling my old Mulberry (so old I don't think it had a real name but was referred to as the trout bag?) just because the corners were slightly worn. Slightly! I had no idea bags could be revived like this until I started reading on tPF in earnest.

 

[Stripes115]

Incredible!!!

 

[Annabel Lee]

Wow! I would have never believed that was the same bag!

 

[papertiger]

Impressive job! Better than most leather restorers can do, you are a wonderful friend, they're very lucky indeed. Love the bag btw.

 

[snibor]

Fantastic!!

 

[JazzyMac]

Very nice!

 

[Sferics]

Impressive job! Better than most leather restorers can do, you are a wonderful friend, they're very lucky indeed. Love the bag btw.

* blushing *