I attempted to try my hand at restoring these TWO bags but I feel like I completely ruined them. Do y’all suggest I take them to a cobbler to see if they can do anything to help? 😞 (I sprayed with vinegar bc of those spots and let it sit for a bit, then I cleaned with Saddle Soap and then conditioned with the Leather CPR Cleaner & Conditoner)
Hi there - found this beauty in the goodwill bins a few weeks ago. I tried leather cpr and it didn’t really do anything. I wanted to pick this groups brain on if this is just a stain or if it is perhaps mold.
I don’t know what is safe to put on this area please help lol
Hello! I just bought a duffle sac coach bag in a tan color. I've seen videos of restorations for a while and saved for a while to afford it, got it online. It arrived today and I was so happy! I tried my hand at cleaning it with local supplies (you can look up jabón de calabaza if you are interested) and although I was careful, some of the color from when I tried to remove pen stains (with rubbing alcohol, please don't shoot me) lifted, and some of the dark marks? That where on the front are still there. I was very mindful and I do believe the jabón de calabaza helped clean most of the kind of, dirt? the bag used to have. I did notice that I did lift a bit of the color with my white microfiber cloth if I rubbed too hard. Now I stuffed it and I'm letting it rest. I did notice the bag was a little dry afterwards (it feels less supple than it was when I took it out of the box). I'm not opposed to painting, and I'm already looking for some matching colors to match the discoloration I caused BUT here's the thing: I'm mexican, born and raised and I live here, in Mexico lol. I have here wages so every product recommended is quite expensive. I will save to be able to buy them, but I just don't want my inexperience to lead me to blow money on things that won't help solve the issues I have. I just want to have a nice bag that makes me feel pretty :) and I figured this was the right place to ask. I've pretty much accepted that I will probably pay more for the products that I did for the bag (amazon here can suck when selling foreign brand products lol) but I just want to have something that will last. So, any help in what products to buy to fix this details would be greatly appreciated! The full pictures are here (Sorry for the bad camerawoman job, I don't have great lighting and just got out of work).
Picture one is what I believe to be lipgloss? Lipstick? Marks, they look oily and deeper so I assume some kind of moisture colored product was involved, also because of the placement. Picture two is those grey things that are in the front and don't know how to fix or what they even are. They look like dirt but they did not come out with the soap and the natural bristle shoe brush I was using (it is softer because they are meant for "bolear", buff shoes). And lastly, proof of my crimes with 70% rubbing alcohol.
Thank you to anyone who has read this far. I bow to your leather knowledge and patience for dumb ramblings 🙂↕️
Hey y’all, this is my first vintage Coach, a brown Casey bag from 1994 I think. She’s in pretty good shape minus some stains, dusty inner suede, and that white discoloration on the edges of the suede on the inside, and the chain for the tag which is an easy replace.
Two questions:
The little splotches on the front, what’s the path of least resistance in getting rid of those? She’s still pretty soft and not very dry or misshapen, so I dunno if conditioning is necessary or even appropriate with this type of leather.
Side note, and I’ve already googled, but how would one go about dyeing this bag red?
I came across this post from a few months ago & am dealing with a similar situation. I dropped off a 9870 crossbody purse at a local shoe repair place because part of the strap needed to be restitched. The purse also looked pretty worn, so I asked them to clean it up. Every time I tried to pick the purse up, it was not ready. I guess I forced the issue, telling them I'd just pick it up with no cleaning. They promised to get it done in an hour. When I picked the purse up, it was shiny and sticky/tacky. I'm guessing they just did a rush job & used shoe polish.
I took it home & immediately dunked it in dawn & warm water. I don't know if there's any coming back from this. The stickiness is mostly gone, but the purse is now extremely dried out. I've applied at least 4 coats of Leather CPR to the strap but it's still dry. I"m assuming I need a better moisturizer and then maybe something to restore the texture? What products should I use? Thanks in advance!
Bought second hand. Cleaned and conditioned but this wrinkly spot is still there.