How to remove stains from dirt, mostly from rubbing against blue jeans on a “Marc Jacobs” bag?

Most of these very soft pebble grain leathers are from the cattle hide.

Aniline dyed pebble grain has to be thick, most often thicker than 2.5mm to achieve these characteristic.

These are naturally more expensive leather as special leather chemistry and technique is needed to help to create it.

The rubbing against blue jeans causes three problems.

First, the topcoat weakens and abraded through the rubbing effect.

Second, the dyes get transfer to the exposed grain surface.

Third, other soiling easily absorbed into these abraded areas too.

So, this is a “restoration cleaning” undertaking.

Restorative cleaning is performed when soiling has become severe and damages may have taken place and may not return to its original condition.

Unless further work is done - in this cases is the grain repair with impregnator26™ and replacement of the lost of the topcoat with anilineTop54M™.

And thereafter preventive measure is taken on a routine basis to condition the surface against future abrasion with leatherScent’B™.

The products you need are as follows:

1. d’Oil4.4™
2. clean3.8™
3. rinse3.0™
4. fatliquor5.0™
5. impregnator26™
6. anilineTop54M™
7. leatherScent’B™

Tools
1. leatherBrush1™
2. anilineEraser4™
3. stake70™
4. Cotton-swab
5. Towel-rag
6. foamBrush3”

Assuming we are going to work on the entire article then the sequence of steps is as follows:

#1: Apply d’Oil4.4™ either using foamBrush3” or cotton-swab and let dwell 30 minutes or before it dries up, extract with towel-rag (repeat until rag shows clean).
#2: Apply d’Oil4.4™ to the entire bag using foamBrush3” and repeat as #1 above.
#3: Clean off sticky residue using clean3.8™ with agitation from leatherBrush1™ and extraction from towel-rag (repeat until towel shows clean).
#4: Rinse off all residues using rinse3.0™ with the help of leatherBrush1™ and towel-rag (repeat until towel shows clean).
#5: While still damp spray fatliquor5.0™ and even out with cleaned foamBrush3”.
#6: Leave to dry naturally overnight or until the leather is dry.
#7: Use anilineEreaser4™ and erase wick-up foreign residue from all those worn areas to a clean satisfaction.
#8: Use stake70™ and stake-stretch the worn areas to a lightening effect, otherwise these unsatisfactory localize stain has to work over as above.
#9: impregnator26™ is lightly coated over these worn areas, stretch it when dry to reduce darkening effect (test first on a hidden worn area prior to direct application).
#10: anilineTop54M™ (matte, “S” for satin “HG” for high gloss is available too) is lightly coated on the worn area first then the entire bag.
#11: When the overall appearance looks pleasing, then leatherScent’B™ is spray over and wipe with the cleaned foamBrush3”.

Further product description and instruction can be found in this link:

http://www.leathercleaningrestoratio...read.php?t=360

Note:
It is good practice to test on a hidden corner or similar sample first before using the impregnator26™ or anilineTop54M™ direct.

Without a proven system even professional cannot produce the desired result to its leather original characteristics.

With a little practice you would be better than most professional.

Are you confidence enough to handle this problem then?

And if this bag is too precious to be ruin by doubts and unsteady hands

You can send the bag out and leave the worry to me!

Roger Koh
Institute of Inspection, Cleaning and Restoration Certification #942
Leather Care Technician
Master Textile Cleaner
Master Fire & Smoke Restorer
Journeyman Water Restorer
Since 1973

How to remove stains from dirt, mostly from rubbing against blue jeans on a “Marc Jacobs” bag? - Question by KN