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I used "Mellerud's Gold, Silver, Brass and Copper polishing paste" and a Cutip. I was confused at first, I always thought there had to be something abrasive in a polishing paste, but it's actually just smooth, and it'll take a few minutes of rubbing to get it shiny and clean. Was my first time polishing as well!
 
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#33,347
angelo.mariano said:
View attachment 4526785 View attachment 4526786 So today i purchase my first Hermès item and it is a calvi in the color Abricot. I was very lucky that they had it in the color and in Epsom leather because thats the exact one i wanted.

Since they ignored me in the LV store i went to Hermès and it was the best decision. And I love how they treated me in the store .
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Funny! In my city it's the other way around.
 
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Anthropolo said:
I found this treasure on a private online auction. There weren't many bidders and I eventually got it for "only" 1150usd. Can you believe it? A Crocodile Kelly 28 from before 1945 (as there is no date code)

This was the sellers main picture:
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It arrived a day later at my doorstep, and the first surprise was that the bag was still in its original dustbag. And the seller just packed it in a used Birkin 35 Box, which i was looking for anyway to store the Birkin I recently bought in. And people pay hundreds of dollars for just for a box like that online!

So I started off by conditioning the bag with some leather wax conditioner, and let it sit for a few hours:
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It had uniformly smoothened the leather a bit. I proceeded to polish the hardware. I'm including a before and after image of the hardware so you can see what difference it made:
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Also some scales were basically falling off the sides, so I gently glued them back into place with a special leather glue (That can be removed with induced heat if needed at a later point). I did the same for seperated leather pieces, that probably had deteriorated glue residue inside and were once sewn together. But since some threading was lose, there were gaps and that was an easy fix to just glue them back closed. It can be sewn back together at a later point anyway if desired. But for now this is a totally sufficient solution. I tried to be as gentle as possible and not to leave and visible marks of touch-up all around.
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The final results speak for themselves. I think it still has the same "untouched" vintage feel to it but arranging it properly. Instead of leaving it to slouch like the previous owner did, I fulfilled the purpose of what a sellier Kelly is supposed to look like, and am now forcing it back into the original shape. If it was a retourne I would not have minded whatsoever, but this just looked wrong on a sellier. So these are the final shots of the almost 100 year old piece:
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I hope you enjoyed this quick post of my very special find.
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What a fun and informational story to read about! Thank you for sharing, and the bag looks great :)
 
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Anthropolo said:
I found this treasure on a private online auction. There weren't many bidders and I eventually got it for "only" 1150usd. Can you believe it? A Crocodile Kelly 28 from before 1945 (as there is no date code)

This was the sellers main picture:
View attachment 4526942
It arrived a day later at my doorstep, and the first surprise was that the bag was still in its original dustbag. And the seller just packed it in a used Birkin 35 Box, which i was looking for anyway to store the Birkin I recently bought in. And people pay hundreds of dollars for just for a box like that online!

So I started off by conditioning the bag with some leather wax conditioner, and let it sit for a few hours:
View attachment 4526944
It had uniformly smoothened the leather a bit. I proceeded to polish the hardware. I'm including a before and after image of the hardware so you can see what difference it made:
View attachment 4526945
View attachment 4526946
Also some scales were basically falling off the sides, so I gently glued them back into place with a special leather glue (That can be removed with induced heat if needed at a later point). I did the same for seperated leather pieces, that probably had deteriorated glue residue inside and were once sewn together. But since some threading was lose, there were gaps and that was an easy fix to just glue them back closed. It can be sewn back together at a later point anyway if desired. But for now this is a totally sufficient solution. I tried to be as gentle as possible and not to leave and visible marks of touch-up all around.
View attachment 4526951
The final results speak for themselves. I think it still has the same "untouched" vintage feel to it but arranging it properly. Instead of leaving it to slouch like the previous owner did, I fulfilled the purpose of what a sellier Kelly is supposed to look like, and am now forcing it back into the original shape. If it was a retourne I would not have minded whatsoever, but this just looked wrong on a sellier. So these are the final shots of the almost 100 year old piece:
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I hope you enjoyed this quick post of my very special find.
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I cannot believe the difference you made for this beauty- a total conversion and well worth the time and effort you put into her. She's an absolute gem and you should be incredibly proud.
 
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