Leather Designer Handbag Restoration Before & After

Restore leather your leather bag! Dig through your closet and find your old leather purses! We're going to breath new life into a leather designer Hobo, International handbag. Rehabbing leather is simple, but takes some time and elbow grease. Enjoy the before and after photos, and leave a comment to let us know how your own leather bag rescue went!
0:00 Intro
0:44 Cleaning, rinsing and packing
2:58 Down the Rabbit Hole: getting leather wet is okay!
3:42 Recoloring -- adding the color/dye
7:00 Condition leather with mink oil and buff
7:53 After photos
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[@riverrock335]

Excellent video and I appreciate your willingness to give life back to this bag.👍🏼

[@jc_newton]

So glad it was helpful! I appreciate the comment!

[@fabiolaarauz4439]

Nice vid! I saw about 10 of them before stumbling upon yours which was very straightforward. One question though, after the dye is the mink oil, then you brushed it?

[@jc_newton]

Yes, and it turns out I used more mink oil than I needed to at the time -- that wasn't really a problem, but I ended up having to really work it in and buff off the extra (my camera overheated and I didn't get that part on film!). If you're doing it, go with a very light coating of the mink oil and let dry completely before you buff. Even better, use a higher grade conditioner like the Saphir Medaille d'Or Pommadier Natural Cream Leather Conditioner (linked in description -- same link as the leather dye). It's expensive, but it goes on easier than the mink oil. Either will work, though! I hope your process goes smoothly!