Fashion
I’m a professional handbag restorer – my tips on how to clean you tired-looking purse at home without spending a penny
A PROFESSIONAL handbag restorer showed her routine for getting designer bags, worth thousands, looking brand new and if it’s good enough for Prada… it’s good enough for Primark.
Those who want to keep their purses looking polish can take tips from the expert and make sure that they can use their accessories for far longer.
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Working on a fancy Louis Vuitton bag, the pros showed off the handiwork on Instagram, where The Restory has more than 150k followers.
They uploaded the clip with the caption: “From lining to stitching, canvas to leather, hardware to handles… we give each part of your bag the attention that it deserves.”
They went on to show exactly how they care for the luxury products and how you can do the same.
To start off with they took a cotton bud and used it to gentle clean the leather lining and straps, making sure to get right in every nook.
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Next they tackled the inside of the bag using a narrow hoover attachment to get right in there are suck up all the dust that had collected at the bottom.
They then took precision tweezers and plucked out any fluff or hair that was caught in the lining of the bag.
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They gently removed any marks or scratches, first with a blunted needle to remove any debris and then with a soft bristle toothbrush or leather brush.
They used the same brush with some fabric cleaner to revamp the bag’s inside lining.
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The buffed the outside leather with soft brushes and then used a cotton bud to get right under the straps any clean any grim with a polishing solution, which they also used on the metal studs and plates on the bag.
They said: “The purple colour on the tip of the cotton bud is our polishing solution to make the plaque shine!”
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