I always used to be scared of vachetta. But I use my Keepall 55 b for 1,5 years in rain storms, snow and other water conditions. And there are no waterwatmarks and the leather is still light 🤯 but the strap and luggage tag that came with the big did darken a lot more than the vachetta on the bag.
Hi Steph, Great vid as always :) I know it sounds really scary (and you already mentioned), but you should just wet the vachetta leather completely with water until its soaked and let it air dry on its own and it will all appear as one colour once dried. Yes, it will be darker, but since the vachetta is going to get darker in the long run anyway but you're just speeding the process. Another trick I have learnt recently is using a leather conditioning cream by the brand 'Astonish'. It's the premium edition one and comes in a navy bottle. If you put some on a cotton pad and just soak the vachetta with the water stain with the conditioner and leave it to dry, somehow the conditioner draws the water/stain out as well as the product and you're left with pretty much brand new vachetta or extremely faint mark which is no where near as noticeable as it is now. I recently bought a preloved multicolour pochette and stupidly got the vachetta wet which left a hideous dark patch, so I used the conditioning cream on top to gently scrub it away essentially. Then within half hour it had dried and the stain was pretty much gone, can only notice close up. Obviously this worked for me, so try on a small patch if you decide to give it a go :) xx
great video! I’d never heard of carbon pro before, only apple guard. I love the look of the black leather on the macassar but I don’t know if I can get past the silver hard wear ),:
Hi there, it won’t stop the process. But it might help to slow it down as it creates a protective layer. Just keep the bag away from sunlight as much as possible z
What I did was I took apple brand leather cleaner then used the apple brand leather conditioner and put it all on the vechetta leather therfore turning it all a little darker but got rid of the water spots
Hiya thanks for the advices, do you know a spray that could replace the « apple guards » every Americans talk about ? I’ve heard about the kiwi spray? I need to spray my bags too, I’m scared taking them out cause here in U.K. it could rain anytime really .. :/ How do you keep it clean ? Do you wipe them clean after every use ? Will that help keeping the stains away? I’m anxious about my Pochette Metis
I love it when the vachetta patina.. it gives it that vintage feel. Especially on the Noe! Great video! Now I’m off to watch your neverfull cleaning video lol
I just bought a Neverfull and I made sure to treat it as soon as it came out of the box! Thanks for posting this very helpful
Glad it was helpful Bernadette!
I always used to be scared of vachetta. But I use my Keepall 55 b for 1,5 years in rain storms, snow and other water conditions. And there are no waterwatmarks and the leather is still light 🤯 but the strap and luggage tag that came with the big did darken a lot more than the vachetta on the bag.
Thanks for sharing! How strange that they went darker.
Hi Steph,
Great vid as always :)
I know it sounds really scary (and you already mentioned), but you should just wet the vachetta leather completely with water until its soaked and let it air dry on its own and it will all appear as one colour once dried. Yes, it will be darker, but since the vachetta is going to get darker in the long run anyway but you're just speeding the process.
Another trick I have learnt recently is using a leather conditioning cream by the brand 'Astonish'. It's the premium edition one and comes in a navy bottle. If you put some on a cotton pad and just soak the vachetta with the water stain with the conditioner and leave it to dry, somehow the conditioner draws the water/stain out as well as the product and you're left with pretty much brand new vachetta or extremely faint mark which is no where near as noticeable as it is now.
I recently bought a preloved multicolour pochette and stupidly got the vachetta wet which left a hideous dark patch, so I used the conditioning cream on top to gently scrub it away essentially. Then within half hour it had dried and the stain was pretty much gone, can only notice close up.
Obviously this worked for me, so try on a small patch if you decide to give it a go :) xx
Thank you so much Rebecca some greasy advice there. Appreciate you sharing.
I sprayed it on a soft cloth and wiped it in...
Just on the inside of strap... But it made it darker 😮 even half hour later... Still darker
Would you say that carbon pro protects the vachetta better than Apple garde?
Hey Elle. I haven’t tried Apple Garde so I can’t say but I know some people like this product too.
I use Apple Guard and it works the same way.
Hi, if i already have stain can i still spray it? How can i remove the stain?
How do actually clean that stain 🤔 Thank you
Hi Handbagholic, I used woly combi clearner and famaco cuir antique. they both workers excellence on my vachetta.
great video! I’d never heard of carbon pro before, only apple guard. I love the look of the black leather on the macassar but I don’t know if I can get past the silver hard wear ),:
True I love gold hardware. Yes Carbon Pro is my favourite but hear that AG is also a good product :) thanks for commenting
Once the carbon pro is applied, can you still condition the leather as maintenance?
If I spray my brand new keepall will it stop the patina process? I dont want that to happen.
Hi there, it won’t stop the process. But it might help to slow it down as it creates a protective layer. Just keep the bag away from sunlight as much as possible z
@@Handbagholic sorry, my question wasn’t really clear. I actually want it to patina. I was wondering if the protector will stop the process.
What I did was I took apple brand leather cleaner then used the apple brand leather conditioner and put it all on the vechetta leather therfore turning it all a little darker but got rid of the water spots
Will the vachetta continue to darken naturally if sprayed with CP ?
Hi there, I don’t find it darkens it. But always test on a small patch.
Yes. I sprayed my bags and they are still patina-ing. So far it’s slow and even
Another great video Steph. I’m with you and going to get Macassar in future. The vachetta is too high maintenance. Can LV replace that leather strip?
Thank you so much! Yes I prefer the Macassar :) yes they can but it is quite expensive considering what they cost.
Hiya thanks for the advices, do you know a spray that could replace the « apple guards » every Americans talk about ? I’ve heard about the kiwi spray? I need to spray my bags too, I’m scared taking them out cause here in U.K. it could rain anytime really .. :/
How do you keep it clean ? Do you wipe them clean after every use ? Will that help keeping the stains away? I’m anxious about my Pochette Metis
I spray mine as soon as I buy them
Much rather the leather darkens than stains! 😀
Me too! I’d rather have them protected 🙌
I love it when the vachetta patina.. it gives it that vintage feel. Especially on the Noe! Great video! Now I’m off to watch your neverfull cleaning video lol
Yes a nice even patina looks lovely. Enjoy the cleaning video!
Hahaha it’s true - definitely a nemesis! 🦹♀️ Excited learn some tips. Thanks Steph 🖤
Thanks Angel I hope it helps!
They look much better with the patina.
Thank you very much
It has a nominal cost to have the vachetta replaced by LV
How much for the price? I just want to change mine
They wanted to charge me 800 bucks
Wow 🤩 I must Buy This to my Lv Keepall 👍
It's a great product for sure. Thanks for commenting
Why don’t you bring it to the LV store and have them change the leather? Is it too expensive and maybe not worth it?
Yes it can be expensive considering how much I paid for the bag. Always an option though! Thank yku
I don’t like vachetta leather, I also buy black leather or damier ebene
Very smart move I think!
This was misleading and not helpful
How is it misleading??