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Anyone know about leather?

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Teatime55 · 14/02/2023 14:47

Not a kink question!

I have an old Radley bag. It’s brown and it’s now very faded on one side and scratched on the other.
I would like to do something to make it reusable again. I can see there are all sorts of dyes on Amazon, I just want to get the right one.

Its a mid brown bag but I don’t mind if it came out darker!

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Beebumble2 · 14/02/2023 16:08

I’d start with leather restoration cream. It will feed the leather, disguise the scratches and might even out the tone. I regularly use it on my leather handbags to keep them in good condition.

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Teatime55 · 14/02/2023 16:24

Thanks. The fading is very noticeable though.

Anyone know about leather?
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Beebumble2 · 14/02/2023 17:40

The cream might darken it. You could try brown shoe polish, the sort in a tin. Make sure it’s well rubbed in so there’s no residue.

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Ultraninja · 14/02/2023 18:58

Get some Urad leather cleaner. It will transform it.

plumduck · 14/02/2023 19:15

Oh it's beautiful

lmnabc · 14/02/2023 19:35

Shoe polish?

Hoardasurass · 14/02/2023 19:43

Saddle soap will clean and restore the leather then you can die it or use a coloured leather polish

Hoardasurass · 14/02/2023 19:43

Dye not die🤦‍♀️

Pedallleur · 14/02/2023 20:21

Worth a read round first. Leather is a natural product. Prob needs feeding somehow. I have a Bill amberg bag and they recommend not treating the leather. A specialist might advise more. There will be one. Shoe polish isn't suitable. Some sort of cream from Saphir might work.
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