Chanel – Python Skin Bag – Starting to Dry Out!

>>> a python bag thats starting to get dry

It is the original fatliquor content that evaporates as the skin ages.
The original fatliquor is an emulsion of ionic charged fat and oil.
Typically an anionic or ionic negative (-ve) charged oil is used.
So that it will have an ionic attraction with the cationic or ionic positive (+ve) charged protein fiber.
Thus fatliquoring in the tanning process softens the leather for practical use.
But since it is a volatile organic compound or VOC it will continue to diminish – so the leather gets dried out as it ages naturally.

>>> what do you recommend to treat that?

By simply replenishing or topping up the percentage of fatliquor to the optimum 14% or original percentage that matches its suppleness with softness and strength during flexing– just like the topping up of our car engine oil allows the piston to move smoothly.
Prior to replenish the leather with fatliquor, the leather stiffness and shrinkage need to be relaxed with Hydrator-3.3.
Hydrator-3.3 is the preconditioner that helps to return the shrinkage back to its original position, thus relaxing the upturn scale to original position.
This is the most important process and until the leather is back to original dimension that fatliquoring begins with repeat application in a non-immersion process with dwelling time up to 72hours within delicate stretching thereafter.

You may want to consider sending the bag to me for professional service for the needed higher level of skill to return the skin to original dimension prior to the straight forward fatliquoring process.

The holistic system is found in this Kit-A6.tc and we can go into their usage and purpose.

Roger Koh
Leather Care Consultant / Practitioner
[email protected]

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http://www.leatherdoctor.com/leather...finishing-kit/
AnilineTop-21G is upsized from 60ml to 120ml.
Leather Doctor® Kit A6.tc, aniline leather topcoat refinishing kit is designed for topcoat repairs from friction wear, accidental scratch, scuff and abrasion to deteriorating greasy sweat stains. These topcoat damages are identified as white, dull or darkening stain from bare body contacts. Accidental whitish damages in most cases are free of soiling and direct AnilineTop-21G application with in between dry sanding rectifies most damages. Repairs to topcoat from daily wears that dulls will require a degreasing to remove penetrated rub-in soiling prior to topcoat application in a sequence process including Degreaser-2.2 follows with Rinse-3.0; Hydrator-3.3 follows with Fatliquor-5.0 prior to topcoat application. In a greasy and sweaty topcoat damaged areas especially to the headrest and armrest, a deep degreasing is essential follows with Acidifier-2.0 to stabilize the hydrogen bonding between the protein fibers with the other leather constituent like the tanning agent, dyestuff and fatliquor. This deep degreasing process is assisted by leather Eraser-4 in both the wet and dry cleaning process to remove soiling particulates off the leather surface. Hydrator-3.3 helps in the colloidal water movement bringing suspended soiling particulates to resurface through a dwelling and wicking process. Fat and oil is replenished by Fatliquor-5.0 in an emulsion form to penetrate into the leather structure. Once the fat and oil is hydrogen bond with the protein fiber, the water content breaks free leaving a breathing space for natural transpiration. The fat plumps the leather with fullness preventing the leather structure from collapsing during compressing and flexing while the oil lubricates the fiber from sliding smoothly over one another like millions of connecting hinges. Protector-B+ impart a non-stick, rub-resistant surface with a buttery feel helps reduce friction wear to the topcoat and extended a high level of appearance for a longer period of time. When the leather is contaminated with foreign soiling, it is essential to look at topcoat refinishing in a holistic approach. Note that the cleaning and rejuvenating products suffix denotes its pH value in this leather-safe aniline leathers topcoat refinishing system.