Red hot in NYC! Three bag rehab reveal!

[katev]

Amazing!!! You truly are "The Bag Whisperer". Great Job!!

Loving your rehabs. Great job making these bags stunning again!!

Stunning as usual!! I would love to see all you rehabbed bags in one big family shot!!

Wow gorgeous, they came out amazing!!!

Amazing!! I can't believe all the red that came out and STILL the bag ended up looking so fabulous!! What a great job as always....you are the queen of rehab!! Congrats on a job well done!!

Once again awesome job. Congrats on all your hard work.

Thank you! But I am too much of a coward to pull them all out for a group photo!

 

[katev]

Kate, that second bag, the red one, you posted cleaned up AMAZINGLY AWESOME! I want that bag, LOL! You are the rehab guru!

I know, I was nervous! It is pretty rare to find a large red vintage bag in good shape and at a decent price. I am glad that she survived her ordeal and kept her beautiful color. thanks!

 

[katev]

Great finds! You did an amazing job as always on the bags! The vase looks great all polished up too!

Thanks! I was really pleased to find that pretty vase so cheap. I have admired Nambe in the past but never bought any. I'm glad that it cleaned up so well; it is a really HEAVY vase!

 

[katev]

love love LOVE everything!!! The Katarina in the Parprika color is amazing too! So I know you've recommended Wenol polish for your hardware but are there any special tools or process you use when polishing your hardware?? I notice yours has come out so well!! I feel like mine don't come at as well as yours!!

Congratulations on all your goodies again!

Thanks! To polish the hardware on these bags I just used: wenol, a soft rag, and q-tips, and a lot of manual labor!

I tried soaking the turnlock hardware in a vinegar/water solution to remove the verdigris but that didn't help.

I sometimes use wenol along with felt polishing tips and my Dremel power tool to work on the hardware, but I didn't do that were these items. The vase has a few scratches so I may try the Dremel on them but I am not sure.

Removing the turnlock hardware really made it easier to give the hardware a thorough polish. It also made it easier to clean and condition the leather.

 

[katev]

As usual, you've done a fabulous job on these beauties!!!

Has anyone told you or do you know what causes that white powdery appearance on the first purse you showed?
I noticed that some of my Legacy bags and older vintage bags have that look when I take them out of their dustbags/storage cases.....I am always so worried of losing color by washing them, so when I see it I just use the Apple Cleaner, then re-condition w/ Apple conditioner, but it doesn't seem like doing this really gets out the 'powder' look, just covers it up a little...
Just wondering, other than giving them a bath, if there's anything I can to do to get rid of it?

Thank you. I don't know what caused that powder residue. It could have been dust but it didn't feel grimy. I know that over-conditioning can leave a residue but I didn't think it would be a powdery residue? I am just glad that it disappeared so easily!

 

[nursie]

amazing! i really love the look of the eggplant.

when you soak the brass in vinegar water, how long do you soak before you start scrubbing/picking?

 

[katev]

amazing! i really love the look of the eggplant.

when you soak the brass in vinegar water, how long do you soak before you start scrubbing/picking?

Thanks, the eggplant color was a surprise!

I soaked the hardware for at least an hour but the verdigris didn't budge. I have found that physicially removing the crud is the thing that works best with verdigris.

 

[nursie]

Thanks, the eggplant color was a surprise!

I soaked the hardware for at least an hour but the verdigris didn't budge. I have found that physicially removing the crud is the thing that works best with verdigris.

thank you..i've got a few items with verdigris and i tried the vinegar/water/salt solution and for me too it did not budge. great job on all three rehabs kate

 

[madisonave5011]

Thanks! To polish the hardware on these bags I just used: wenol, a soft rag, and q-tips, and a lot of manual labor!

I tried soaking the turnlock hardware in a vinegar/water solution to remove the verdigris but that didn't help.

I sometimes use wenol along with felt polishing tips and my Dremel power tool to work on the hardware, but I didn't do that were these items. The vase has a few scratches so I may try the Dremel on them but I am not sure.

Removing the turnlock hardware really made it easier to give the hardware a thorough polish. It also made it easier to clean and condition the leather.

Great!! Thanks for the wonderful tip!! I should try to find some Wenol. So far I've only used Brasso.

 

[katev]

Great!! Thanks for the wonderful tip!! I should try to find some Wenol. So far I've only used Brasso.

I've tried to find it at hardware stores and auto parts stores without luck so I order on ebay like at the link below (NMA)
http://www.ebay.com/itm/Red-Wenol-M...133?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item5ae74bad6d

It works well on other metals too, not just brass.

 

[coachgirl555]

Just amazing!!!!
Love the washing pics!!

 

[katev]

Just amazing!!!!
Love the washing pics!!

Thanks! I got scared when the water turned blood red, but I am relieved that they all came out okay!

 

[Harley57]

Katev - you do amazing work! Beautiful bags

 

[grannytoabbi]

WOW katev, you never cease to amaze. All 3 came out beautiful!

 

[katev]

Katev - you do amazing work! Beautiful bags

WOW katev, you never cease to amaze. All 3 came out beautiful!

Awww thanks! But I didn't do anything special. I just gave them a bath, dried them, rubbed in some conditioner, and polished the hardware! It's simple and anyone can do it!