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#46
AManIntoFashion said:
I hate to sound like a fool, but what is edgecoat? I'm curious. Thank you!!
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It's the stuff along the edges of a piece that feel plasticky. On vintage items, they didn't use any. They either finished the leather edges by folding under or left them raw. Now it is common. You'll see it on the edges of straps, tops of bags, etc.

ETA: you can see examples in post #38 of this thread. It the black stuff along the edges of the top two purses.
 
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#47
AManIntoFashion said:
I hate to sound like a fool, but what is edgecoat? I'm curious. Thank you!!
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No, it's a good question. So leather bags used to be made where they would fold or roll the leather at the edges, so the edges would tend to wear out and get holes or extra dirt. The edges looked something like this:
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Edgecoat is where they apply some sort of plastic product (I think it is a liquid that hardens) to protect the edges. What I meant by edgecoat matching is that the color of it matches (or is close to) the leather like this:
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I think it looks sloppy when they use a generic brown or black color on light leather bags, or if the coating on the edge is uneven like this:

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It's something they do just because it's cheaper to use one type of edgecoat then buying a new batch for each color leather they make. But I think this practice is unacceptable when one is paying a lot of money for a bag. For example this outlet charm has three types of edgecoat and it was like $20 so it can't be that hard or expensive to match the edgecoat properly:
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I think I would rather they just leave the edges bare if they are going to do a poor edgecoat job, but it's a pet peeve of mine. Most of the new bags I've purchased recently have been black because the edgecoat naturally tends to match. Many of the rehabs on the Coach rehab thread have applied edgecoat to their own bags where it has chipped off or to fix an edge.
 
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Punkie said:
Oh my goodness! Yes. The Carly love was real and it was big here on the forum. Yes the top on the Carly had some tearing and fraying but I’m thinking it was because how it puddles together near the zipper on top. But it’s a beautiful bag. I’ve seen second hand Carly’s go now for under 50 dollars. I remember the Carly was so popular that this was the first bag I saw an influx of fakes of. I’m thinking I might also need to buy a Carly now too lol.
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As soon as I posted about Carly I went on Posh looking LOL!
 
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#49
whateve said:
It's the stuff along the edges of a piece that feel plasticky. On vintage items, they didn't use any. They either finished the leather edges by folding under or left them raw. Now it is common. You'll see it on the edges of straps, tops of bags, etc.

ETA: you can see examples in post #38 of this thread. It the black stuff along the edges of the top two purses.
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Thank you!! I really dislike the new glued on plastic edgecoats. I find it doesn't keep products durable for long and it always peels.

Thank you for answering my question!
 
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LaVisioneer said:
No, it's a good question. So leather bags used to be made where they would fold or roll the leather at the edges, so the edges would tend to wear out and get holes or extra dirt. The edges looked something like this:
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Edgecoat is where they apply some sort of plastic product (I think it is a liquid that hardens) to protect the edges. What I meant by edgecoat matching is that the color of it matches (or is close to) the leather like this:
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I think it looks sloppy when they use a generic brown or black color on light leather bags, or if the coating on the edge is uneven like this:

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It's something they do just because it's cheaper to use one type of edgecoat then buying a new batch for each color leather they make. But I think this practice is unacceptable when one is paying a lot of money for a bag. For example this outlet charm has three types of edgecoat and it was like $20 so it can't be that hard or expensive to match the edgecoat properly:
View attachment 4326013

I think I would rather they just leave the edges bare if they are going to do a poor edgecoat job, but it's a pet peeve of mine. Most of the new bags I've purchased recently have been black because the edgecoat naturally tends to match. Many of the rehabs on the Coach rehab thread have applied edgecoat to their own bags where it has chipped off or to fix an edge.
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Thank you! I dislike, very much this new style where the edgecoat is that plastic that's glued on. Some of my keychain wallets by Coach and Michael Kors have that. I had one of my Coach keychain wallets a.k.a. mini skinnies that had that plastic edgecoat on it. It would start to peel because of dried glue, and I used super glue to reattach it. This continued, so one day I peeled it all off the mini skinny. The edges were rough, so I super glued them. Even that made it slightly rough, so my Mom suggested using a nail filer to file down the bulkiness of the super glue. It's now smooth on the edges and I don't have to worry about that stupid plastic!! That was last April and I've had no problems with that wallet since!!

Just a story I thought I would share. Thank you again for answering my question!
 
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AManIntoFashion said:
Thank you! I dislike, very much this new style where the edgecoat is that plastic that's glued on. Some of my keychain wallets by Coach and Michael Kors have that. I had one of my Coach keychain wallets a.k.a. mini skinnies that had that plastic edgecoat on it. It would start to peel because of dried glue, and I used super glue to reattach it. This continued, so one day I peeled it all off the mini skinny. The edges were rough, so I super glued them. Even that made it slightly rough, so my Mom suggested using a nail filer to file down the bulkiness of the super glue. It's now smooth on the edges and I don't have to worry about that stupid plastic!! That was last April and I've had no problems with that wallet since!!

Just a story I thought I would share. Thank you again for answering my question!
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Lol! That's what I use for smoothing edges on a lot of things. A good metal fingernail file (or sometimes an Emory board) can smooth away 'snags' on a lot of things.
 
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Hobbsy said:
Oh, I love this and the charm is perfect on her! Gorgeous!
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Thanks! I took a bunch of bags to consign, her among them. She was the only one that didn’t sell so they called me to come and pick her up. She was all squished and forlorn looking. So sad. I brought her home and treated her to leather conditioner and a Coach charm. Lately she’s my star and I’m so happy that no one wanted her! :)
 
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