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I need some help with water spots!!

I purchased a pre loved turenne pm but it has some water spots on the leather (I’ll post pictures), and some wrinkles on one of the side tab.

What should I do to remove or lighten it? What can I do with the wrinkles?The leather is still light.

There some scratches on the hardware how can I clean it?

Pictures belong to original owner I purchased from.

Thank you in advance

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xoJoannexo said:
I need some help with water spots!!

I purchased a pre loved turenne pm but it has some water spots on the leather (I’ll post pictures), and some wrinkles on one of the side tab.

What should I do to remove or lighten it? What can I do with the wrinkles?The leather is still light.

There some scratches on the hardware how can I clean it?

Pictures belong to original owner I purchased from.

Thank you in advance

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what year is this from? The vachetta looks on the newer side. I would leave it alone. It will fade with time as it darkens. You can't get scratches out of the hardware, but you can polish it - using a dry cloth. Wouldn't use any chemical on it either since it looks like gold colored metallic hardware. You risk peeling the color right off.
I wrote a post a while ago (below) on cleaning vachetta, but I only recommend it on older pieces.

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/cleaning-vachetta-leather-101.959462/
 
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chinchin7 said:
what year is this from? The vachetta looks on the newer side. I would leave it alone. It will fade with time as it darkens. You can't get scratches out of the hardware, but you can polish it - using a dry cloth. Wouldn't use any chemical on it either since it looks like gold colored metallic hardware. You risk peeling the color right off.
I wrote a post a while ago (below) on cleaning vachetta, but I only recommend it on older pieces.

https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/cleaning-vachetta-leather-101.959462/
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This is made in 2017 so it’s very new. I think I will just leave it alone for now. Don’t want to ruin the leather.

Thank you.
 
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Hello, this is my first time posting here. I was wondering if anybody had any idea to what a handle/vachetta replacement would be for my vintage briefcase. Its over 30-40 years old, bought pre-loved. I would like to restore it. I haven't sent it in to a LV store yet, the closest one to me is over 2 hours away and I work too much so I don't have the time to travel. The Rago Bros. in New Jersey gave me an estimate for $500 for a new handle from scratch. IMG_9430.JPG IMG_9432.JPG
 
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ruequasi said:
Hello, this is my first time posting here. I was wondering if anybody had any idea to what a handle/vachetta replacement would be for my vintage briefcase. Its over 30-40 years old, bought pre-loved. I would like to restore it. I haven't sent it in to a LV store yet, the closest one to me is over 2 hours away and I work too much so I don't have the time to travel. The Rago Bros. in New Jersey gave me an estimate for $500 for a new handle from scratch. View attachment 3962006 View attachment 3962008
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You can always ship the briefcase to your closest store for an estimate. I would request an estimate to replace all the vachette leather so it all matches.
 
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Hi everyone [emoji4] I just got Petit Bucket for a great price - it is in very nice condition outside, leather has nice patina, only some tiny cracks around holes on handles, but worse is, as usually with these bags, that it is sticky inside. It came with pochette as well and I tried to clean that - i peeled all the sticky vuittonette from inside and I like the outcome. I think about doing the same with bag, but at first would like to know if this is ok, or it would be considered as altering the bag on my own, and if I decide to send it to LV for relining in the future, they will not do it?
Also is there someone from Europe that could give me € prices for mono speedy handles and zipper pull exchange? I have seen some in usd, but since even in States the prices vary, would like to know if European prices are higher/lower/same. Thank you so much for any info [emoji4]IMG_3947.jpgIMG_3952.jpg
 
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Helllo all!
I love my sac plat so much but she’s pretty old & used on the inside. I used Rustoleom to cover the peeled lining (very little peeling just sticky) hoping it would conceal it. If work great however the paint rubs off my stuff whenever I used the bag :( is there any type of leather paint top coat you guys can recommend me? Any help would be great here’s a few pictures.
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tweeety said:
Helllo all!
I love my sac plat so much but she’s pretty old & used on the inside. I used Rustoleom to cover the peeled lining (very little peeling just sticky) hoping it would conceal it. If work great however the paint rubs off my stuff whenever I used the bag :( is there any type of leather paint top coat you guys can recommend me? Any help would be great here’s a few pictures.
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I would require about getting a new lining. My mother got that for her Bucket.
 
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tweeety said:
Helllo all!
I love my sac plat so much but she’s pretty old & used on the inside. I used Rustoleom to cover the peeled lining (very little peeling just sticky) hoping it would conceal it. If work great however the paint rubs off my stuff whenever I used the bag :sad: is there any type of leather paint top coat you guys can recommend me? Any help would be great here’s a few pictures.
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Take it to Louis Vuitton and inquire about replacing the lining. If the bag is in otherwise good condition (mostly no cracks in the canvas), they will give you an estimate. If you agree, they will send it to repair and it will come back as new. I believe that Sacs Plats are now given the textile lining (the bag was upgraded with textile lining a few seasons before being discontinued).
 
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Majka87 said:
Hi everyone [emoji4] I just got Petit Bucket for a great price - it is in very nice condition outside, leather has nice patina, only some tiny cracks around holes on handles, but worse is, as usually with these bags, that it is sticky inside. It came with pochette as well and I tried to clean that - i peeled all the sticky vuittonette from inside and I like the outcome. I think about doing the same with bag, but at first would like to know if this is ok, or it would be considered as altering the bag on my own, and if I decide to send it to LV for relining in the future, they will not do it?
Also is there someone from Europe that could give me € prices for mono speedy handles and zipper pull exchange? I have seen some in usd, but since even in States the prices vary, would like to know if European prices are higher/lower/same. Thank you so much for any info [emoji4]View attachment 3963217View attachment 3963218
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Hi there! I recently sent my speedy in to get the leather replaced and to change the 2 straps along with the chaps came to €250. The zipper pull was free and the 2 tabs on either side came to €50 each. Hope this helps!
 
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