Pen marks on leather are hard to remove. You might search the Coach Rehab and Rescue thread for suggestions and lots of tips on rehabbing:
https://forum.purseblog.com/threads/coach-rehab-and-rescue-club.833400/
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Hello all! I was sitting here admiring my newest addition to my coach family, my british tan "willis"bag from 1996
, wishing i could find a way to get the one and only spot on the entire bag to come off, and it hit me!!..if i cant make it come off, and chance destroying this beauty, why not cover it up? So here it is, with a collection of coach hangtags that ive collected over the years from various bags.. and it hangs PERFECTLY over the spot!! 22 years of beauty! Gosh, i love coach!!
, wishing i could find a way to get the one and only spot on the entire bag to come off, and it hit me!!..if i cant make it come off, and chance destroying this beauty, why not cover it up? So here it is, with a collection of coach hangtags that ive collected over the years from various bags.. and it hangs PERFECTLY over the spot!! 22 years of beauty! Gosh, i love coach!!
I had the funniest idea earlier that i wanted to share with y'all..if i ever find a coach bag that is waaay beyond repair, like every measure has been taken to restore it with no luck, i may buy a bunch of coach hangtags and somehow adhere them to the bag, like all over it!! I just thought it would make for an interesting look
I have an equestrian bag from 98 and a city bag from pre 94(i think) coming in this week. I am soo excited!! I will share pics when they arrive.
Oh and i do have the original strap with my BT willis, btw!i just forgot to add to the pic! I was so happy, cuz its such a pain searching for those when they are missing
Ok, i know im posting alot right now, lol, but y'all get me! My fam is like, oh great a new coach bag.. but you here on TPF get it. I wanted to share another beauty i have.. a New York made red leather dinky thats still fairly new to my (ever growing)collection
. Love it!!
. Love it!!
So do i! Theyre perfect for when you have a bag with brass hardware, but no matching hangtag. I also like the little gold medallion ones that say coach est.1941
For light colored bags, I've found that zit cream (benzoyl peroxide) works pretty good by bleaching it out. You might end up with a white spot though but that is usually easier to fix than dark ink. The great thing about zit cream is that you can apply it in a thin line just on the ink. Then put it in the sun to help it bleach. I usually leave it on a day or so before cleaning it off. It doesn't always work so you might need to try it more than once.
Feel like I am seeing a lot of red, the Dinky’s, Station bag, my tote . . .
I saw a white willis..or maybe it was bone the other day on poshmark. Should have gotten it!
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Funny, I had the same idea. I thought of attaching a chain to the bag, in several places, and then attaching the tags to the chain and to the bag. As if they are hanging, but the image is fixed.
I guess ill just have to settle with my bone colored "murphy" for now. Made in 2000, so not quite vintage yet, but getting there...