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I have only used CPR and havent tried Leather Honey so cant give an opinion on the difference between them.
Is it a Bal City or Coach City?...alll these brands with the same style name get me confused sometimes. If its coach , visit the Coach Rescue thread for more wonderful advice.
If its a Bal Im only just getting my first Bal bag so will see for myself how the CPR does on the leather.
Is that actually on the bottle? I’ll have to look when I get home. Seems a bit odd to me.
Sorry for the emojis, I’m on my phone and weird things happen.
I’ve used both CPR and Leather Honey on my Bals. Depends on what you’re trying to do and the colour of your bag.
I will soon find out...the bag left Hong Kong on the 28th and arrived in Auckland on the 29th...such a difference getting a bag from a Japanese seller...ebay takes over three weeks to get to NZ.
@shesnochill no water. It says on the bottle that a little goes a long way, I think some people overuse it which is why you get complaints that the leather feels like it's been over-conditioned.
You can slather the heck out of a bag with CPR but Leather Honey is a different animal altogether. People have said that they've ruined light colour bags with Leather Honey, and the product does tend to make any imperfections more apparent on light coloured leather. But used properly it can help a lot on dry leather. Just my two cents worth.
No water! It helps to use it in a warm area as it softens up better with heat. It is extremely messy.
I use CPR on nearly everything. Leather Honey I only use when the leather is extremely dry. It is safer on dark colors. I've had bags come out looking streaked from leather honey.
I haven't used CPR but I do use Leather Honey for my Bag bags (and others) upon recommendation from other Bal buyers. It restores bags beautifully. Start with a small amount though as it can darken lighter colors (this usually lifts after several hours when it dries, but I have noticed that it has darkened my rouge theatre Day bag). Also, start with a small amount initially and do another coat if your bag needs it because I've noticed that my bags can feel sticky if I use too much of it at once. In general, thought this stuff is great. I had one bag that was so dry I thought it was beyond repair; it took several applications but it brought it back to life.
I just CPRed an older Bal of mine, and I love the way it is looking. I ended up using CPR on the bag I had treated with Leather Honey. The leather didn't feel very soft after the Honey, and still felt dry. The poupre club is looking wonderful but on the anthracite, the heavier leather trim is coming out darker than the softer parts of the bag. I hope it evens out.
Thank you everyone for your experience and comments! I ordered both CPR and Leather Honey, scheduled to arrive from Amazon this upcoming week. The bag I am looking to fix up is a 2010 City so when I was reading your comments on the Leather Honey, I didn't think the darkening issue would be an issue; considering my City is black. I'm going to continue doing research and see which product I'll go with.
My main concern was stickiness. God I hope I don't mess up.
My main concern was stickiness. God I hope I don't mess up.