How to maintain LV bags

Summary: I spent money to buy LV bags, but lost their original style due to insufficient maintenance. I think this is a problem faced by most LV owners. So, how to maintain LV bags? How to take care of LV bags daily? How to care for LV bags. Knowledge of daily maintenance of LV bags

Tools for daily maintenance of LV bags:

1. White cotton gloves: not the thick-line ones like labor insurance, but the kind Plain, unpatterned cotton white gloves. The wholesale market is very cheap, about ten yuan a dozen. When it's new, you can use it for hand care first. When it's old, use it to shine shoes and maintain leather.

White cotton gloves can be used in addition to wiping dust from brand-name bags. In addition, you can do maintenance such as correcting the handle and matching the leather. After dealing with the stains on the brand-name bag, or when the brand-name bag is clean, put on clean white gloves and gently wipe the leather of the LV bag back and forth, which can promote the closure of the pores in the leather. Change from white to a uniform honey color as quickly as possible.

2. Eraser: Ordinary student eraser (according to friends, raw rubber is also good to use), the kind that does not fall off. Light stains that appear suddenly can be dealt with immediately! Don’t make them into various shapes and colors to scare children, or even taste like candy.

The mark on the LV bag was erased with an eraser. But be careful, such marks should be dealt with immediately, and do not leave marks for too long. Over time, the color has penetrated into the cortex, and the rubber may be ineffective.

In addition to LV, small dirt on other bright leather, patent leather, or canvas and other fabrics (such as BUR. and GU. bags) can also be treated with rubber.

3. "Casa Clean": It is said to be a newly introduced high-tech decontamination product. It is a cleaning cotton that looks like a sponge and is white. It is said that it is used to clean glass and remove stains in the kitchen. I bought it in a Beijing supermarket. There may be alternatives elsewhere.

This way of using it is to cut off a small piece, soak it with less water, wring it out, and then start rubbing it against the stain! Can remove ball pen marks. I have a VERNIS white bucket bag, and I just erased a ballpoint pen mark that couldn't be erased with an eraser. But you should also note that shallow marks or short-term marks are okay, but deep marks that last a long time are enough to cause trouble. However, it is not recommended to use Rubber Klin on the genuine leather part, because although it is useful and can wipe away stains, the entire leather feels dry and loses its luster after use. It takes a long time to touch it with your hands before you can touch it back. If you must use it, it is recommended to rub it in one direction with small force.

4. Stockings: Used stockings are ideal for cleaning floating dust on leather goods or stains that are not too dirty. But be careful, it must be ordinary stockings, stockings and the like that ladies wear that won’t fade. The more fashionable mesh, hollow, lace, etc. are of no use.

5. Soft bristle brush: You can use a soft bristle brush, or a shoe polishing brush. The main thing is softer, not too hard, otherwise it will damage the cortex. A soft-bristled toothbrush will also work, depending on the area you need to clean. It is mainly used to clean relatively strong old flowers or brush the floating dust stuck in the seams of canvas bags.

6. Cotton swabs: Commonly found in supermarkets with a pointed end and a round end. It is useful for dealing with dirt in small places, especially zippers with logos or names engraved on them. It can remove all the dust stuck inside.

Leather care:

LV presbyopic series

1. Things to note in daily life: Don’t wear clothes that fade easily in summer, or tie-dyed tops. Crossbody bag. When you carry it on your back, it will come into contact with the dermis. On contact, the color will stain the skin. And because of this, like many Gemini stars, who often carry their jeans on their backs, the cowhide part in the middle of the close-fitting side is easily stained with jeans blue. That's why. If it is stained, it is best to deal with it immediately with the eraser mentioned above.

If you carry it by hand, try to keep your hands clean. Or try to carry it on your arm. When the hands are sweaty, dirt is most easily absorbed by the hand and least easy to deal with. Therefore it is best to prevent and treat it from the root.

Just use white cotton gloves when wiping the bag. Store it in a dust bag when not in use. If it is in a particularly humid area, such as Shanghai, it is best to buy a moisture absorbent and put it in the bag. The handles are the easiest to discolor. When not in use, after cleaning, it is best to wrap them in a plastic bag or plastic wrap and put them in a dust bag. Even if you don’t use your bag for a long time, take it out occasionally to let it air out.

2. Leather care: Usually the leather part of new LV bags is light off-white. This type of cortical pores are open, so they easily absorb oil and moisture from the outside. These are the reasons for the darker and darker color. When the pores of the leather are open, if it is stained with dirt, it will become black and dirty and difficult to remove. Therefore, general maintenance is to shorten this time, or to protect it well.

Generally speaking, it is most beautiful if the skin becomes light honey color. This can be exposed in the sun, but please note that it is best to cover other parts, otherwise the bag will be easily deformed. You can use a dust cover or the like. Remember! Never use newspaper to cover it, as it will print ink on the bag and make it impossible to handle! It is best to only tan the leather part, and be careful to turn it over to avoid unevenness. The action of drying is to accelerate oxidation and discoloration. After drying, use clean white gloves or a clean velvet dust cover to wipe it back and forth. It must be the kind of velvet dust cover that used to be suitable. Nowadays, most of them have the texture of off-white linen. This kind is too hard to use and will scratch the leather.

The rubbing action is to speed up the closing of pores. But be careful not to rub it with anything that will fade the color! ! It will stick to the skin! If it is a bag handle or strap, if you want to shorten this time, the faster way is to wash your hands and pinch the leather back and forth on the bag. This is commonly known as human flesh polishing. The action of pinching makes the leather surface smooth and shiny. And it shrinks the pores so that the skin will not easily absorb dirt and become black and dirty. Because human skin is soft and can secrete oil, it can give off the most natural luster. The temperature of your hands can also accelerate oxidation and discoloration. But be sure to keep your hands clean!

With the above method, after a period of time, the color of the skin will gradually become darker. Generally, LV bags with a uniform light honey color are the most beautiful. At this time, LV bags are the most flavorful! It will be relatively easy to take care of after that.

In addition, do not use leather oil or baby oil when the leather is still light off-white, and do not use leather care products containing wax ingredients. This will cause the pores of the leather to be blocked. Over time, The leather looks dry and may even crack. Remember, this is definitely based on experience.

Don’t just apply maintenance oil without cleaning. This layer upon layer will only seal the dirt in the leather of the bag. It gets dirty faster and is harder to take care of later. Just like how we usually take care of our face, we only use powder to cover it without cleaning it. This is fine in the short term, but over time it will clog the beans.

LV's VERNIS series

LV's VERNIS series is said to be "sealed" because of the glossy leather, which means it can easily absorb the dyeing of other leather goods that will fade. It will change color after being exposed to the sun for a long time and requires special care. They can easily turn yellow or black, especially light-colored ones. They should not be exposed to sunlight; they should not be exposed to water, as they will become sticky; they should not be in contact with things with ink, which will be printed on the bag; and they should not be rubbed by vernis bags. Jeans; keep the bag away from high-temperature objects such as heaters... sweltering cars in summer, oily items and chemicals are all killers of this type of bag. So it is very troublesome to maintain.

Even if the bag is not exposed to the sun, sometimes the surface will change. It is said that it is due to the color of the dust bag. Therefore, after basic cleaning, brand-name bags should be used before storage. Wrap it in a layer of white paper and then put it in a dust bag. If you live in a place with relatively humid weather, be sure to put a dry bag inside the bag to prevent it from getting wet and turning yellow. If possible, it is best to spray waterproof spray before going out. It is basic to lightly wipe it with maintenance oil before storing it.

In short, this leather bag is super beautiful and super difficult to maintain! It's like having multiple mothers-in-law for no reason.

LV Pillow Series

The leather handles of the pillow series are the easiest to get dirty because they are often carried in the hand. Here is a little method I learned from someone. I have used it. You can try it.

You can first prepare a wet towel (as soft as possible, not too hard, as too hard will scratch the skin.), toothpaste (just use the most common toothpaste, do not use the kind with frosted particles in it) etc.) and hair dryer.

First squeeze the toothpaste onto a towel, knead it to dissolve, and then rub it into the black areas. The handle will turn black at this time, but it doesn't matter, it is caused by eating water.

Use a wet towel without toothpaste, wipe the area with toothpaste, and then blow it with a hair dryer. After drying, it will become whiter. Of course, you can also dry it.

But after this is done, the cortex will become drier. Therefore, after drying your hands, wear white gloves, or use clean hands to pinch back and forth to close the pores. In fact, as long as the cleaning is done well, the best maintenance is not to oil it, but to touch it frequently and polish it with a human body, hehe.

In addition, if the handle is dirty and needs a high degree of cleaning, you can also try 3M cleaning fluid, which also works well. And this brand is very common, you can basically see it in supermarkets. In short, buy one that can be sprayed on cloth before use. It says it is for leather only. When using, spray it on a soft cloth (or white cotton gloves) and rub it. If it's really dark, you can try using a little more force. But remember to use too much and too much force, otherwise the skin will be a little mottled and white, and it will get darker when the handle gets wet when using it. Don't be afraid, it is a volatile product. The color will return as it dries.

If daily maintenance is done properly, it is best not to use maintenance oil on LV leather goods. The best maintenance oil is for human body contact. So as long as the cleaning is done well, the brand-name bags will be shiny if they are used frequently. Sometimes, for lazy people, oiling just seals the stains into the leather layer by layer. It just accelerates the aging of the bag and damages the bag.

Hardware

General zipper pullers, buckles and the like are OK if they are kept dry. If there are slight rust marks, you can wipe it with a silver-polishing cloth (a reminder, no matter how black the silver-polishing cloth is, don’t wash it. Once the special coating on the outside of it is washed off, it is useless.) Zippers are used frequently, so think It's really hard to get rusty.

Gold locks can generally be polished with a silver cloth. If it really turns black, just wipe it with a clean cotton cloth dipped in copper oil, or you can wipe it with silver. Regarding water stain cleaning.

The leather part of LV bags is actually the most afraid of water stains. Many designer bags that use a lot of leather are often easily infected. Here is a little more domineering method. However, it is not suitable for long-term swelling or large-area water damage.

The tools are simple, just a bottle of purified water. (Some people recommend using EVIAN, but generally this brand seems to be quite expensive, and I am not willing to drink it myself, so I just use Wahaha purified water. !) An incandescent desk lamp.

If there are small water stains, lightly apply pure water on them all, and then bake them with a heating yellow light source.