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@wonderboii, depending on your risk tolerance, you could try stripping the leather yourself. It might remove both the paint and any finishing underneath, though I would think your cobbler already tried that and failed, and then defaulted to painting.
If you're feeling ambitious and gutsy, take a look at this thread, where I dyed over a heavily water-stained and painted PS1. There was glazing left in a few places, and whatever still remained, I rubbed off with a deglazer. I dyed the leather and loved the results, but I paid very little for this bag and wasn't nervous about trashing the whole thing and having to give or throw it away.
You could try testing this method first, perhaps on a hidden part of the leather, like somewhere on the weight distributor on the strap or inside pocket.
Good luck.
Dyed a PS1 XL
i mentioned here that I’d purchase the PS1 XL in Military and found it to be the ideal bag for work and hauling my laptop. I love the Military color. But I’m more of a non-neutral color gal, purple being my favorite. I’d been searching for an xl in purple, but not suede. Not finding a good one...
I'm glad you're not a noob at this. I think one bottle of Angelus Deglazer is plenty. It was easy to work with. It's designed for leather, so I didn't feel I had to be super gentle or worry about degrading the leather. I did apply more pressure over the dollop of paint I was trying to remove from the PS1, and it worked well. I would not dilute with water, though I haven't tried it.Thank you for your input!
When I purchased this bag, it was relatively cheap so I'm not too worried about that. I am also someone who used an iron to correct my vintage chanel classic flap's structure so I'm pretty brave
The bag was basically an extremely uneven faded gray color upon me owning it (how I miss this look lol)
So far, rubbing alcohol and saddle soap seems to only be removing the paint the cobbler did but it's not evenly coming off and I'm worried about going over areas so many times that I weaken the leather to the point of ripping holes.
I thought about purchasing the Angelus Deglazer but I wasn't sure one bottle would be enough for an entire bag or how strong/harsh the chemical is. Would you say that using pressure or going over areas multiple times makes a difference in it's effectiveness? Do you think it could be diluted with water?
Keep in mind that’s not an authentication, just saying the loose white threads are normal.
I was reading through this thread hoping for some inspiration when I came across these posts.For sure! I like Tarrago and Saphir creams. Both brands’ black will have some pigment in them that can help deepen a faded black (creams are like using tinted moisturizer; dyes are like tattooing; leather paint / acrylic “dyes” can be like anything from concealer to face paint).
The creams also contain a lighter wax that helps restore a light sheen once buffed, and is my favorite for a whole-bag kind of treatment. After applying it, let it dry for 10+ mins then just buff with a rag to pick up any excess and restore the shine.
I don’t have a ton of great “project” pics on my phone but this is an old before/after of using a cream (pretty sure this color was a tarrago) in 2016 on my faded rouge cardinal. The last pic is the same bag just a couple months ago
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That rouge cardinal bag was pretty dry, but it seems like a different kind of dry than you might be describing. Only the first photo in that series was a before pic. I let go of that bag several years ago but I might be able to find some more pics.
