BAGHAGS: maintainance, storage and repair

[sweetviolet]

mga sis, some of my bags suddenly nag pi peel off yung leather skin !!!
na stock kase sa closet for a long time without a dust bag.
help ! 

[$ale... seeker!]

thanks kime! will bring it na nga lang sa besa's... sana may solution pa sila 

[kimebies]

^^ Same thing happened to my bag. It stayed inside the box for more than a year and when I saw it, it's peeling na.

[clueless]

leather has to be aired-out. they tend to get brittle when not stored or treated properly. same thing happens to shoes, sometimes the leather peels off.

siguro treat your leather bags with leather condition (like apple garde) and store them well. shoe boxes normally have dessicants. is it ok kaya to put dessicants inside dust bags also?

[Bag_Snob]

^ Bags also usually come with silica gel dessicant.  It should be okay to put silica gel dessicant inside the dust bag or even inside the bag itself.

^^Try treating your bags with leather conditioner like Apple Leather Care or any other good brand of leather conditioner (like Lovin My Bags, Coach, etc.).

[wastedchiq]

How do I clean Coach bags? Yung leather part niya mejo blue na, sa jeans ko yata nakuha?! Pati yung tela mismo, mejo blue na sha 1month ko palang nagagamit

[zxiver]

sis ok ba talaga sa besa's? yun sa may san juan na branch?mas malapit kasi ako dun eh..papacleaning ko lang sana yung balenciaga ko kasi white siya and super prang off white na sa dumi hehe..yung ibang part pa parang nagiging light black na..nun tumawag ako sabi pacolor ko nalang daw..hindi ba masisira yung quality ng bag kung papacolor ko lalo na yung pagkaleather ng balenciaga yung soft lang hindi kaya lalaong masira aty pumanget? any advice?tnx!

[greenpease05]

I store my bags in a silk dust bags then I put tissue inside pra di ma deform.

I have a small dehumidifier sa loob ng closet para di magka molds ang mga bags ko. =)

[cat]

How much sa Besa's ipa-repair ang bag kapag nag-peel [textspeak!] skin?

Pwede rin gamitin ang Apple Leather Care?

[jarjarbinks]

^^^scary ata if ipapakulay pa. just have it cleaned na lang

[Pretty Gorgeous]

How do I clean Coach bags? Yung leather part niya mejo blue na, sa jeans ko yata nakuha?! Pati yung tela mismo, mejo blue na sha 1month ko palang nagagamit

sis kaya ng Apple Leather Cleaner yan just rub it with a piece of clean cloth 

[zxiver]

i went to besas in shang a while ago kasi desperate na talaga ako sa balenciaga ko..went to balenciaga in gbelt din kanina to ask if nagclean sila hindi daw..kaya nagdecide na ako kanina to have it dye nalang kaso nun andun ako sabi nila ang magiging prob yung part ng zipper since cloth yun not leather may tendency titigas siya pati zipper mahirap na izipper..pero kung papacolor ko ng same color hindi na daw gagalawin yung sa zipper..pero isip ko naman kung gagastos na ako ng dye like ko na talaga black sana kasi lam ko dudumi nanaman siya if white parin papacolor ko..pero in the end hindi ko parin siya iniwan sa besas hehe nag second thought ako eh..sabi pa nila palitan nalang daw nila ng zipper para wala prob pero abi ko naku ayaw ko..lalo ng nawalan ng value pag ganun..

mas ok kaya sa vintage restore?try ko sana pumunta tom to ask kung may magagawa sila..hindi na kasi talaga kaya ng cleaning e..yung back part ng bag mejo black na talaga gawa ng dumi and parang nawawala na yung color ng white niya yun yung sabi sa besas kaya ang solution lang daw dye..meron akong nakitang site na ginagawa nilang diy ang pag dye here's the site..pero parnag hindi ko ata kayang gawin ng ako lang hehe


http://forum.purseblog.com/balenciaga-care-and-maintenance/dying-my-ivory-work-to-black-384807.html

[Bag_Snob]

^  I suggest you try Vintage Restore.  They seem to have more expertise when it comes to designer bags.

[Bag_Snob]

To all Balenciaga bag lovers...  I've always covered the giant hardware of my B-bags with plastic tied with rubber bands before spraying Apple Garde Rain and Stain Repellent on them.  I could get too OC sometimes.  It's quite a taxing and time-consuming task, though, especially for someone with such a toxic work schedule like me.  Even my weekends are really busy (with both my family and work).  I never got to asking anyone before whether or not the water and stain repellent would ruin the hardware or cause any fading or discoloration.  (Stupid me; it crossed my mind just a while ago while I was spraying.)  Anyways, would the water and stain repellent cause any fading / discoloration?

[zxiver]

^  I suggest you try Vintage Restore.  They seem to have more expertise when it comes to designer bags.

yep sis I brought it to vintage restore yesterday and they are not really recommending me to have it dyed..clean nalang daw and some retouches on some areas..mas ok narin yun atleast may remedy pa without dyeing it hehe..kaso lang tagal talaga 3 weeks pa daw e..they charged me 2800 for that..ms baby was very nice..she explianed everything to me..hindi siya yung unlike sa besas na go lang ng go..pag alam niyang hindi advisable sasabihin talaga niya

[*dream*]

You can use Apple Leather Cleaner.  Then, there's also the Apple Garde Rain and Stain Repellent and the Apple Leather Care (conditioner). 

is this available in the market??

[Bag_Snob]

^  You can buy Apple leather care products through here => http://bagcentral.multiply.com/.

[prisma]

mga sis, some of my bags suddenly nag pi peel off yung leather skin !!!
na stock kase sa closet for a long time without a dust bag.
help ! 

Naku sis...wala na ata solution yan

[clueless]

for those who use shining monkey on their bags:

how often do you spray? whenever you use?

thanks.

[fabbkr2]

nagparepair ako strap ng Kenneth Cole watch ko sa Besa's 300 ang singil tas yung Lacoste bag ko pinagawa ko din yung buttons yung may magnet, nasira kasi yung pinakatela ba yun basta yung pinaglalagyan nung magnet buttons 800 naman yun ipapa cleaning ko sana the whole bag kaso naman 1500 daw. I asked nalang kung ano gamit nilang pangclean, saddle soap daw? lam niyo ba yun?