Love grows where my Rosemary goes....
- Thread starter Slowhand
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Oh wow, what a beautiful bag!!! Almost impossible to think it's the same bag in the before and after photographs. Well done! xx
Wow, what a transformation - looking at those photos, it was perhaps worth it to have spent on the new handles, but to get them free (though it was their error) was a bonus!!
Wow Slowhand, what an amazing transformation! The handles have definitely given her a real lift! Such beautiful ginger leather 
if she is ever out of favour you know where to post her 
if she is ever out of favour you know where to post her 
Poppy - I tried everything inside and out.
Sheraton wipes & Waitrose organic fragrance free baby wipes to start with and then lots of goes with Woly gel . (I had several goes at the handles with the cornflour & baby shampoo poultice which removed loads of the 'darkness' on the handles although I haven't shown an after pic )
Followed by several goes with Jones the Bootmaker spa lotion & finally Woly Neutra cream and several sprayings in between.
The last coat is the Neutra.
Inside I used Jones the Bootmaker suede cleaner & several goes with very fine sandpaper on a couple of pen marks.
They quoted £70 + vat to replace the handles which in hind sight would have been money well spent.
Although I would still rather have bought one in better condition to start with for the same overall cost.
She's gorgeous! Clean handles certainly make a huge difference! So glad to hear you've fallen in love with your ginger beauty!
Wow - what a difference!! Well done you on all your hard work!! 
Nice one re Mulberry sorting that out for you .. even their boo-boo!!
Nice one re Mulberry sorting that out for you .. even their boo-boo!! 
Wow Slowhand, what a stunning ginger Rosemary! You must be very pleased that all your work payed off... She's a beauty. You have such a super collection, love them all.
Slowhand - WOW!
What a difference! Youve done an amazing clean up - little ginger looks really beautiful.
I am so pleased that Mulberry didnt charge you for their mistake - those handles look great & what a superb leather match.
It made me think how grubby handles can really downgrade a bag.........its my biggest "no-no" when looking at vintage.
Of course, this is also why I have the most desiccated hands in the world - too terrified to wear handcream lest they make Mulberry handles grimy...................perhaps I need to wear gloves like HM Queen Elizabeth!
What a difference! Youve done an amazing clean up - little ginger looks really beautiful.
I am so pleased that Mulberry didnt charge you for their mistake - those handles look great & what a superb leather match.
It made me think how grubby handles can really downgrade a bag.........its my biggest "no-no" when looking at vintage.
Of course, this is also why I have the most desiccated hands in the world - too terrified to wear handcream lest they make Mulberry handles grimy...................perhaps I need to wear gloves like HM Queen Elizabeth!