Restoring your Handbag
Restoration to help handbags from badly worn and cracked leathers to loss of shape, fading and extensive stains such as ink removal, dye transfer removal, stain removal, lining dye, colour touch up and full colour restore. We expertly restore all items using tried and tested techniques.
Get a QuoteRestoration Services:
Handbag Hospital expertly restores all items using tried and tested techniques. We can restore:
Bags that are badly worn
Cracked leathers
Loss of shape
Fading
Extensive stains, such as ink and dye transfer
Lining dye
Colour touch up
Full-colour restoration
How It Works
Every handbag is assessed and the work necessary to be done and the cost of same agreed with the client before proceeding.
Get In Touch
An
inspection will be carried out when
we see some pictures of your bag, we will be able to give you an estimate
quote.
Pictures may provide via:
- email : wan@handbaghospital.ie
- WhatsApp : +353(087)6031550
- inbox on our facebook or Instagram
Assess & Quote
Following
the inspection, you will receive
a final quote for the remaining restoration work to be completed (usually
this costs would start from €50). We won’t know how exact restoration
costs until we receive the bag.
You can post your bag to,
Handbang Hospital,
P.O.Box 13490,
South City DSU,
Cork, Ireland.
Payment
The
payment can be done via:
Bank transferred and Revolut
Bag Repaired & Returned
We begin work as soon as the invoice is paid. Once we are finished your bag is returned.
"You have done a fantastic job.
Thank you so much."
— Geraldine
"Delighted with my bag
repair. Thank you so much."
— Karen k
"This is wonderful, it is good as new."
— Ludivine
How Leather is produced
Step 1: Prep
Fresh hides are cured in salt for several days, then soaked in acidic then solution. The hair and flesh are removed.
Step 2: Splitting
The hide is separated into tow layers;
1. The hide quality Full Grain.
2. Lower quality split grain, which can be turned into Suede.
Step 3: Tanning
Hides recieve an initial soak in plant-based tannins, or a chemical equivalent. These tannins break down the collagen in the hide.
Step 4: Retanning
Hides are given a second round of tanning to preserve to preserve the colagen and add any dyes or conditioning agents.
Step 5: Deying/Rolling
Tanned leather is stretched, dried, and rolled by machines to soften the leather.
Step 6: Finishing
Hides can be finished with a coating of pigment or polish, depending on grade and application.
How to take a good care of your designer handbags
Walk in the rain?
Leave on the floor?
Leave in wardrobe?
We have some answers for those questions.
Have you ever realised when you buy designer handbag that you would expected to get the best item and it will be last long. Well there are some guidance to help you to achieved your goal.
1) Store, use acid free tissue for stuffing inside the bag for keeping shape. You may also keep it in the dust bag and make sure that the bag stay right up. For than handles and strap you may wrap up by issue to prevent them touch the body of the bag.
2) Avoid the grease from your hand cream, lotion or oil. Those chemicals will went through the leather, sometimes there is impossible to clean up. It will leave you the mark. In the worse case it will become the deep stains.
3) General care, you may use the dry clothe for cleaning, if it is in need for chemical cleaner, you may use small drop on the dry cloth and test on surface before applied to a whole bag.
Best of luck and if you need more help, please contact us wan@handbaghospital.ie