Rejuventating, Repairing or Restoring Your Balenciaga

[iluvmybags]

Ohh, Saphir is awesome and 100% made in France since 1920. They have a wide range of formulas for specific leather types and levels of conditioning, with and without oils and waxes. I've used many variations of their colored polishes and conditioners on Bals, Marc Jacobs, Chloe, Miu Miu, Prada and Alexander McQueen smooth leather bags.

The Crème Surfine in your screenshot (note the high Amazon.star rating) is geared more towards smooth shoe leather, but does come in a HUGE array of colors, helps resore fading, and adds shine... but I'd use sparingly...

Crème Surfine

The Crème Surfine made with beeswax and sweet almond oil, deeply moisturises and nourishes in depth the leather, leaving is smooth. Carefully selected mineral waxes have been incorporated to waterproof and protect the leather. These waxes are combined with a solvent to clean the leather, while...

saphir.com

The Canadian is formulated for softer, less rigid "garment" leathers, but sadly doesn't come in as wide of a range of colors...

Canadian

This beeswax-based restorative cream offers a complete care solution for your leather. It nourishes the material while effectively cleaning it. The cream also restores the leather's original colour and suppleness, bringing it back to life. It’s ideal for use on leather jackets, coats, and shoes...

saphir.com

Crème Rénovatrice (in yellow) worked great on a few spots on the back of my 07 Jaune GSH City where the color wore off from rubbing...

Crème Rénovatrice

With its replenishing, recoloring and renovating resin-based pigments the Crème Rénovatrice restores leather grain in the event of scratches, snags, cigarette burns, discoloration and wear. To be applied on a specific dammaged area, not to use on the whole shoe or leather goods. Colours can be...

saphir.com

The D'elicate neutral cream is terrific for regular conditioning and is recommended for lamb...

Crème Delicate

This cream is formulated with wheat proteins and jojoba oil. It is a non-greasy formula designed to gently clean leather while nourishing it and preserving its original colour. Ideal for all unprotected smooth leathers (such as nappa, box calf, and more), as well as bags, shoes, boots, and...

saphir.com

(No, I don't work for Saphir 🤣😂🤣, I just love it)

Thanks for that response!
I’ve used their Renovator, which is more along the lines of a neutral conditioner that I’ve used faithfully for years (Cadillac). I’m just wondering if the tinted polishes are worth trying to reinvigorate the color. My cornflower Day is pretty faded and I was hoping maybe a tinted cream would brighten it up more than the neutral creams/conditioner did

Are you saying you have used the tinted polishes with success?

 

[Sick4Marc]

Thanks for that response!
I’ve used their Renovator, which is more along the lines of a neutral conditioner that I’ve used faithfully for years (Cadillac). I’m just wondering if the tinted polishes are worth trying to reinvigorate the color. My cornflower Day is pretty faded and I was hoping maybe a tinted cream would brighten it up more than the neutral creams/conditioner did

Are you saying you have used the tinted polishes with success?

Yes, I've used the tinted blue on the faded upper corners of my 07 NM LE GSH City, but I mixed it with the Renovator creme you just posted as a safety measure because I was terrified it would oversaturate...it came out really nicely.

here's before...



And after...



Easy does it is the ticket, you can always do a second coat later. The "after" was right after, it lightened up a wee bit a few days later.

 

[iluvmybags]

Yes, I've used the tinted blue on the faded upper corners of my 07 NM LE GSH City, but I mixed it with the Renovator creme you just posted as a safety measure because I was terrified it would oversaturate...it came out really nicely.

here's before...

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And after...

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Easy does it is the ticket, you can always do a second coat later. The "after" was right after, it lightened up a wee bit a few days later.

Wow! That looks amazing!
You should post those results in this thread

BEFORE & AFTER treatment/ restoration/ repair (pics ONLY)

Please post any "before" and "after" pics with a quick explanation of what was done and who did it :tup: The thread for comments about the transformations is here: https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/before-after-treatment-restoration-repair-chat-here.1062835/

forum.purseblog.com

This is the bag I’m wanting to use it on
If you look at the bottom and the back, you can see how faded the front is
I’m pretty sure the Blue Jean shade is the perfect shade for this bag

 

[protein_]

Has anyone ever tried this product (not this specific color, it comes in many)
I was considering using this on the Cornflower Day I recently received
I’ve ordered the Blue Jean 2x and both times they sent me Navy instead. I’ve returned both of them & found it at another website. Before I go to all the time & trouble of ordering it for a THIRD time, I was just wondering if anyone’s tried it and/or whether or not its really worth the trouble or if maybe the mistakes are an omen to just give it up & accept the bag in its current color/condition

@haisley, @kerryisntreal — I know you’ve tried some of these products. Is this one of them?

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Hahaha, I was JUST thinking about doing something like this as well, with the Saphir shoe shine.

The reviews on Amazon showed images of bags (no before photos, sadly) that looked amazing with it!

... but, on the H subforum, the resident restoring expert, Doc said not to use it on an entire bag - kinda like what @Sick4Marc just said, lol.

 

[Sick4Marc]

@iluvmybags I've been totally swamped lately, but will do as soon as I can... at least I took lots of photos when I did my last round of conditioning and restoring. It's sooooo satisfying to bring these older beauties back to life!!!

 

[iluvmybags]

@iluvmybags I've been totally swamped lately, but will do as soon as I can... at least I took lots of photos when I did my last round of conditioning and restoring. It's sooooo satisfying to bring these older beauties back to life!!!

Can't wait to see your results!!

 

[Deco]

Ohh, Saphir is awesome and 100% made in France since 1920. They have a wide range of formulas for specific leather types and levels of conditioning, with and without oils and waxes. I've used many variations of their colored polishes and conditioners on Bals, Marc Jacobs, Chloe, Miu Miu, Prada and Alexander McQueen smooth leather bags.

The Crème Surfine in your screenshot (note the high Amazon.star rating) is geared more towards smooth shoe leather, but does come in a HUGE array of colors, helps resore fading, and adds shine... but I'd use sparingly...

Crème Surfine

The Crème Surfine made with beeswax and sweet almond oil, deeply moisturises and nourishes in depth the leather, leaving is smooth. Carefully selected mineral waxes have been incorporated to waterproof and protect the leather. These waxes are combined with a solvent to clean the leather, while...

saphir.com

The Canadian is formulated for softer, less rigid "garment" leathers, but sadly doesn't come in as wide of a range of colors...

Canadian

This beeswax-based restorative cream offers a complete care solution for your leather. It nourishes the material while effectively cleaning it. The cream also restores the leather's original colour and suppleness, bringing it back to life. It’s ideal for use on leather jackets, coats, and shoes...

saphir.com

Crème Rénovatrice (in yellow) worked great on a few spots on the back of my 07 Jaune GSH City where the color wore off from rubbing...

Crème Rénovatrice

With its replenishing, recoloring and renovating resin-based pigments the Crème Rénovatrice restores leather grain in the event of scratches, snags, cigarette burns, discoloration and wear. To be applied on a specific dammaged area, not to use on the whole shoe or leather goods. Colours can be...

saphir.com

The D'elicate neutral cream is terrific for regular conditioning and is recommended for lamb...

Crème Delicate

This cream is formulated with wheat proteins and jojoba oil. It is a non-greasy formula designed to gently clean leather while nourishing it and preserving its original colour. Ideal for all unprotected smooth leathers (such as nappa, box calf, and more), as well as bags, shoes, boots, and...

saphir.com

(No, I don't work for Saphir 🤣😂🤣, I just love it)

Fabulous post. Thank you.

 

[Deco]

Hahaha, I was JUST thinking about doing something like this as well, with the Saphir shoe shine.

The reviews on Amazon showed images of bags (no before photos, sadly) that looked amazing with it!

... but, on the H subforum, the resident restoring expert, Doc said not to use it on an entire bag - kinda like what @Sick4Marc just said, lol.

This thread is inspiring me. I have some “throw away” bags (little to no resale value) that I can sacrifice to testing tinted creams. I’ve used the Fiebing dye on a PS1 and the leather was still as soft and flowy after, but I feel i need something with less pigment and more conditioning for a Bal.

 

[A1aGypsy]

Yes, I've used the tinted blue on the faded upper corners of my 07 NM LE GSH City, but I mixed it with the Renovator creme you just posted as a safety measure because I was terrified it would oversaturate...it came out really nicely.

here's before...

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And after...

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Easy does it is the ticket, you can always do a second coat later. The "after" was right after, it lightened up a wee bit a few days later.

Can you break this down for a dummy, please? Are the tinted polishes different than what was posted on the last page? I tried to google but have come up blank.

Thank you!!!

 

[A1aGypsy]

Dp

 

[Sick4Marc]

Can you break this down for a dummy, please? Are the tinted polishes different than what was posted on the last page? I tried to google but have come up blank.

Thank you!!!

Hi, the tinted polish I used in the example pictures is this:

Crème Surfine

The Crème Surfine made with beeswax and sweet almond oil, deeply moisturises and nourishes in depth the leather, leaving is smooth. Carefully selected mineral waxes have been incorporated to waterproof and protect the leather. These waxes are combined with a solvent to clean the leather, while...

saphir.com

Which I mixed (out of caution) with this neutral conditioner:

Renovateur

Exclusive formula based on beeswax and apricot oil. It cleans, nourishes in depth, protects and shines. Particularly suited for smooth, fine leather, box, calf…This product that established the reputation of the Saphir brand, obtained the Médaille d’Or in Paris in 1925 and became a must-item...

saphir.com

The Saphir website has lots of helpful information in the description sections for each of their various creams and recoloring products. Different colors can also be mixed for more precise color matching.

Hope this helps answer your question! When time permits I'm planning to post some of my restoration projects in the thread iluvmybags mentioned.

Hi to the cute kitty in your profile picture from my cute kitty. 😺

 

[LoveForPreLoved]

Sorry if this is the wrong forum for this. Hoping to get some advice/opinions from others who’ve had project bags before. Does this look like there is true potential to get decent color restoration or is it not worth the time/effort/money? I haven’t had quite a fixer-upper before.

 

[cate22]

Thanks for that response!
I’ve used their Renovator, which is more along the lines of a neutral conditioner that I’ve used faithfully for years (Cadillac). I’m just wondering if the tinted polishes are worth trying to reinvigorate the color. My cornflower Day is pretty faded and I was hoping maybe a tinted cream would brighten it up more than the neutral creams/conditioner did

Are you saying you have used the tinted polishes with success?

I’ve also used the Renovateur for years to condition my bags, but recently tried the shoe polish to revive my swampy black first. It was turning an unsightly green, but I didn’t want to dye it. After reading success stories here about using shoe polish, I gave it a try and bought the Saphir one.
The comparison pics are not great (different lighting and taken at different times of the day), but immediately after applying a coat, I could see a big improvement. The first time, I applied two light coats. After about a month of constant use, it looked like it was turning again (maybe the first applications were too light?) so I applied another thin layer. It’s been a few weeks since the last refresh, and it still looks okay. I don’t anticipate to use the polish again for a while. Good luck if you decide to give it a go!

 

[baggiebagbag]

Hello pf people! I’m not sure if you guys ever had a discussion about this before, but I’ve been wondering if anybody knows how to fix the fraying on the side of the bal straps near the ring? I attached the pictures below!

 

[Sick4Marc]

Hello pf people! I’m not sure if you guys ever had a discussion about this before, but I’ve been wondering if anybody knows how to fix the fraying on the side of the bal straps near the ring? I attached the pictures below!

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Hiii. Giardini makes some nice edge coat that comes in a variety of mixable colors...

Edge Paint

Innovative eco-sustainable paints and solutions for leather edge finishing on leather and other materials

shop.leatheredgepaint.com

You can apply it with a mini edge roller or tiny paintbrush... they have tools on their site.

Amazon also has Fiebings, which also works well and has been around a long time...

Fiebing's Edge Kote (4oz, Brown) - Leather Edge Paint for Shoes, Furniture, Purses, Couches, Belts - Flexible, Water Resistant, Semi Gloss Color Coating Leather Dye to Protect Natural Edges https://a.co/d/a9Qfc7E

Key is to take your time and do thin coats till it builds up and seals. I also condition first the day before to smooth the threads. If you get any thick spots, you can gently sand with a nail file after it dries and lightly go over with a final coat.