May
Stain caused by water or rain on your leather handbag is not that easy to fix. You will surely find hard time in removing it because it can’t be removed by just simply wiping it. To make matter worse, once the spot has dried, it will settled and lighten causing an outline of the stain on your leather bag.
Following are some recommended steps if your leather handbag got wet due to the rain.
- Dry the area evenly with a clean, soft cloth or paper towel, make sure it is alcohol free
- Dab instead of wiping the affected area.
- Do not apply artificial heat or set it in sunlight. Attempting to dry it faster might worsen the situation.
- Do not use hair-dryer
- Give it a very thin layer of leather conditioner whenever there was substantial water spill.
- Or you can wipe the whole area and let it all blends.
Prevention methods to prevent rain from spotting your leather handbag
- Use rain repellent for leather like Apple Brand Garde’ Rain & Stain Repellent or Michael Kors Rain & Stain Repellent
- Always bring along a rain cover for your handbag
The solution does not end on those things mentioned above. You might also consider asking help from professionals.
There are several couture dry cleaners around who offer services like cleaning, redying handbag, recondition the leather to improve its suppleness. Most of them have websites, so you can surf the internet and find the best one to take care of you leather handbag. The charges vary, depending on the severity of the stain problem to fix. You can find also find forum or blogs online to help you find out how other ladies resolve their rain stain problem.