The LV Rescue Club
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I bought and used the Cape Cod Cloth and it really did brighten up the zipper better than the Brasso did! I gave it a good buffing with the microfiber cloth afterward, as you did and it really brought out the shine. A tip for anyone that uses a Cape Cod Cloth... I cut the cloth into a smaller 1" strip to make it easier to use.
Hi PF-ers,
I recently fell in love with vintage lv bags and finally got my hands on a bordeaux GM at a good price but she arrived with much more damage than i thought on the canvas. As you can see in the photos, the canvas- both front and back are warped, bubbly and when i press on those areas, it kinda "clicks". I have never seen anything like it to even begin to fix this
Does anyone of you have any idea or suggestion? I would ideally like to fix it as returns would be such a pain and I would lose probably around 50USD to taxes and shipping alone. Any thoughts are appreciated!
I recently fell in love with vintage lv bags and finally got my hands on a bordeaux GM at a good price but she arrived with much more damage than i thought on the canvas. As you can see in the photos, the canvas- both front and back are warped, bubbly and when i press on those areas, it kinda "clicks". I have never seen anything like it to even begin to fix this
Does anyone of you have any idea or suggestion? I would ideally like to fix it as returns would be such a pain and I would lose probably around 50USD to taxes and shipping alone. Any thoughts are appreciated!
Inspired by this thread I picked up some brasso today and polished up my Amazone!
I think I still want to have all the vachetta and metal pieces replaced on this bad boy but this fix will tie me over for a bit
I think I still want to have all the vachetta and metal pieces replaced on this bad boy but this fix will tie me over for a bit
This club is seriously the best, so much inspiration! Did the magic eraser + cadillac on my old groom keychain and am happy with the result! I use it as an actual keychain so it gets very beat up.
I also just won a very dirty looking antigua cabas on ebay for a steal that I couldn't resist that I plan on rehabbing...photos to come!
I also just won a very dirty looking antigua cabas on ebay for a steal that I couldn't resist that I plan on rehabbing...photos to come!
Love seeing your in action posts, your smile and happiness really shines through! This thread is amazing, I’ve learned so much and had similar results using brasso and magic eraser too.
I notice what looks like a crack/repair in the canvas on the strap, is it?
Hi PF-ers,
I recently fell in love with vintage lv bags and finally got my hands on a bordeaux GM at a good price but she arrived with much more damage than i thought on the canvas. As you can see in the photos, the canvas- both front and back are warped, bubbly and when i press on those areas, it kinda "clicks". I have never seen anything like it to even begin to fix this
Does anyone of you have any idea or suggestion? I would ideally like to fix it as returns would be such a pain and I would lose probably around 50USD to taxes and shipping alone. Any thoughts are appreciated!View attachment 5767023View attachment 5767024
I'm a little late to this one, do you still have it? Try leaving it in the sun but fill it up so it's got a curvature when the canvas has softened but monitor it though
I had a monogram cles and it had bumps due to having coins in it, I filled the inside with folded paper then put a cloth over it and hairdryed it and did it over and over and now it's 100% back to straight now
Careful if you plan on hairdrying though cause I think I dried out a tiny spot on my bag so I reckon sun is safer
Hello, ladies,
I would like to ask for advice: can this corrosion on the Alma handbag be polished? The handbag is about 10 years old. If I use Brasso - do I have to remove the top layer from absolutely all hardware surfaces on the entire bag? Because of the unification of colors? And the metal underneath is gold colored?
I would like to ask for advice: can this corrosion on the Alma handbag be polished? The handbag is about 10 years old. If I use Brasso - do I have to remove the top layer from absolutely all hardware surfaces on the entire bag? Because of the unification of colors? And the metal underneath is gold colored?
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I used a Cape Cod cloth on my almost 28 year old Deauville and it came out so much nicer than I was anticipating (there are pics a page or two back in this thread) It was easy to use. The only thing I'd do differently is wear gloves when doing it. They have a very strong vanilla scent. Like VERY strong and it took awhile to get rid of the scent from my hands. Still totally worth it though!And here the same question: as you can see, the metal under the surface looks silver. If I use Brasso, will I get a "golden" nice finish? And again - for all the hardware on the bag?
Thank you in advance for your advices and opinions!
I have a very old, vintage noe with cracks on the canvas so i experimented and transformed it to nano noe. I made a mistake on the bottom part because i used a treated vachetta leather instead of canvas. Here's the finished product. I'm so happy with my work!
I used a replacement strap i bought from amazon and used a strap extender because I'm plus size
I used a replacement strap i bought from amazon and used a strap extender because I'm plus size
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So happy to find this group and club. I have long enjoyed restoring cars, furniture, rifles, etc, but never thought about bags. Most of our marriage Coach was about as expensive of a purse as my wife would buy. Unfortunately, this year my wife was diagnosed with breast cancer and during a random conversation I discovered she always wanted a LV bag. The timing was perfect because to celebrate her finishing 12 rounds of chemo I wanted to giv her a surprise.
As I started to look around at LV I became overwhelmed by all of the fakes and scores of websites claiming their's are authentic. Fortunately my niece is an LV connoisseur and owns many bags, most of which she bought new but also a few pre-loved. To keep this somewhat short, with my nieces help, I was able to purchase her a near new pre-loved LV bag from a site recommended on this forum.
And that is what sent me down the rabbit hole. I saw so many beautiful bags that were flawed by leather cracking, water spots, creases, etc. that I knew could be brought back to life. I am currently in the research phase and reading through this thread has really helped me learn and gives me confidence many of these bags can come back to life. I have no interest in refurbishing to resell and plan to find some bags that interest my wife and niece and get to work on them.
Apologies for the long introduction, but I wanted to let everyone know how much I appreciate the information and pictures of the bags you have transformed. I hope to have as much success as many of you and will post pics of my work along the way. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!
As I started to look around at LV I became overwhelmed by all of the fakes and scores of websites claiming their's are authentic. Fortunately my niece is an LV connoisseur and owns many bags, most of which she bought new but also a few pre-loved. To keep this somewhat short, with my nieces help, I was able to purchase her a near new pre-loved LV bag from a site recommended on this forum.
And that is what sent me down the rabbit hole. I saw so many beautiful bags that were flawed by leather cracking, water spots, creases, etc. that I knew could be brought back to life. I am currently in the research phase and reading through this thread has really helped me learn and gives me confidence many of these bags can come back to life. I have no interest in refurbishing to resell and plan to find some bags that interest my wife and niece and get to work on them.
Apologies for the long introduction, but I wanted to let everyone know how much I appreciate the information and pictures of the bags you have transformed. I hope to have as much success as many of you and will post pics of my work along the way. Thanks again for sharing your knowledge!
I hope your wife is well. I am a breast cancer survivor and was lucky enough to have a wonderful supportive husband as it sounds like you have been to your wife. Wishing you both the best and wishing your wife a cancer free future!
Thank you for the kind words and congratulations on wining the fight! Im sure it was a long and hard road, but you did it, and I believe my wife will too! She had her lumpectomy last month and they found no evidence of (residual) disease. Those words literally brought me to tears.
We have never been through anything like this but I truly did my best to support her. I made a "rule" that said if there are any chores that I can do, then she wasn't allowed to do it. She has had one job since her diagnoses and that is to fight cancer! She is in radiation now, and will still have almost a year of antibody infusions, but I think we are staring to see light at the end of the tunnel. She is an amazing woman and I am so grateful to have her as my partner in life!
While I mainly buys designer items for years from second hand market, I always, always tell my family and friends, please buy new from the boutique, don’t buy from secondary market, unless you are going to make it as a business, or buys very frequently like over 10 times a year, or really can’t afford the item you are eyeing on. Secondary market is extremely dangerous, I’m not talking about authenticity here, assuming you buy from trusted sources. And repair is expensive if you are thinking of buy cheap worn out items bring to LV to repair. With the down market as we are now, those repair cost could even exceed resale value even after repaired.
I say these words because I just feel I should let you know the other side of buying second hand especially you are buying as gift