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#922
I think that Alma would clean up nicely!

Ok, update on my smelly petit noe.

I *think* I got the smell out. I put the bag in a garbage bag with a sock filled with baking soda that had drops of frankinsense oil and lavender oil. After 24 hours I took the bag out and just let it hang on my back porch (it's cold back there) to let it kind of air out. The musty smell is mostly gone. I mean it's gone enough to where I think I can comfortably carry the bag and it won't bother me.

The vachetta darkened a bit..but I honestly forget from what. I tried so many things to get the smell out. I think it was the leather CPR. I conditioned this bag to the max while I was trying to get the smell out. Pretty much every time I got it damp, when it dried, I would condition it. After leaving it in the garbage bag, I went to town on it with a magic eraser. The vachetta on the side was so filthy, I couldn't get the towel/magic sponge to come out clean. Like I don't know WTF was on there....I guess it was just dirt build up since the bag is almost 30 years old. It cracked in a few spots on the side where there was a wrinkle in the bag. I conditioned it again with some blackrock and I filled it with my stuff just to bulk it up so it wouldn't wrinkle anymore.

I think it'll be okay and honestly I don't want to mess with it anymore. I need to buy some brasso but in the meantime, I did polish up the brass with a mixture of baking soda and vinegar. It worked really well but was really messy and I didn't want to get it on the vachetta trim.

The drawstring is pretty dry but I think with a little more conditioning, I might be able to salvage it. If not, then oh well. I might just pick up some leather from the hobby store.
 
#923
nursie said:
Here is my rescue and I could use some advice on what to clean the fabric off white canvas trim. There aren't actual stains, just overall dingyness from dirt.View attachment 3247436View attachment 3247437
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Super cute!

On my rescues I have cleaned the fabric around the zippers with a few drops of dawn dish detergent diluted in a small amount of warm water. I dip a nail brush into the diluted detergent and gently scrub the fabric. If the scrubbing causes the soap to become sudsy on the fabric just wipe with a damp cloth. I always hold the item with a dry cloth while I clean. I try to be careful about any drips on the vachetta. HTH good luck.
 
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#927
mmcgurgan said:
Here's my story: After searching for a Graffiti Speedy for two years, I was unable to find one in my price range in the condition I desired. So I looked into vachetta replacement and decided that was the way to revitalize a well loved bag. After finding him on eBay, I dropped him off at my boutique. Three weeks later, he was back and stunning. Here are the before and after pics.
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Hopefully this Graffiti Speedy's story can inspire others to breath some life back into a forgotten LV.
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If you don't mind me asking, how much did you end up for all the work and replacement? I can not get over how beautiful your bag is now. I have always dreamt about owning one of these but I too find them a little too out of my range...

So lovely! [emoji173]️[emoji16][emoji162][emoji16][emoji173]️
 
#928
Despite compulsively conditioning, my strap is cracking right where it goes through the loop. I don't know if I can fix this.
I think I'm going to buy a leather strap that uses clasps instead of one that feeds through the loop then buckles. I just want to carry this bag already!!
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I'm afraid the weight of my crap in the bag will make it snap out of nowhere. I don't plan on selling this bag any time soon, if ever but just in case I would want an intact strap to go along with it.

This bag is my baby now. I just want to be able to carry it.

Do you guys think just a basic leather strap with clips would look okay?
 
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#929
sparksfly said:
Thanks! I did a bit of looking on eBay and some Japanese sellers have sold some for $130 so I'm debating on which route to go. I'm not sure about the duties from Japan.
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You should check that out to be sure. I live in Europe and when I ship to the US I declare the full price but I write USED BAG and GIFT so my buyers never had to pay Custom Duties. I know this is very hard. If I buy from the US though even as Gift I have to pay huge duties so I could not buy from the US. But I once bought an item from Japan and the seller declared a very low value of about $20 and I didn't pay anything on duties.
 
#930
Ivan4 said:
If you don't mind me asking, how much did you end up for all the work and replacement? I can not get over how beautiful your bag is now. I have always dreamt about owning one of these but I too find them a little too out of my range...

So lovely! [emoji173]️[emoji16][emoji162][emoji16][emoji173]️
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I think the consensus is 2/3 of the current retail is what the whole replacement costs.
 
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