It is good to put a number to the picture as #1, #2 and #3 for reference.
#2 picture have shown that the stain is moveable and the grain tightness have relaxed.
Remember the stain is soaked by the thickness of the leather.
To have the stain completely move to the surface will require the Hydrator-3.3 to do so.
The whole idea is to redistribute the stain to the entire leather structure and let it wick out to the surface to be erased away.
It will be safer to do it on the suede side.
Technique is to reverse the suede so that it becomes the outside of the bag.
Apply Prep-4.4 to the stain area only, agitate and extract as much as possible - see towel if you can transfer any stain to it.
Wet out the entire bag with Hydrator-3.3 from the suede side; making sure that the hydrator reaches the other side of the smooth leather.
Press in between your thumb and finger to check for some moisture oozing out of the leather - that's the optimum level of moisture you want to maintain, for the stain to "swim".
Put the bag into a clear plastic bag and let it dwell for up to 72 hours.
Check the moisture level at regular 8 hrs interval; while extracting the stain at the same time with fresh application, until the towel shows clean.
This technique is to move the stains out of the leather naturally with the help of hydration.
Only when the stain is completely gone that fatliquor replenishing begins.
Hope you understand this concept - the stains needs lots of hydration to bring it all out.
Roger Koh
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