hen many people care for luxury bags, they only know how to maintain the skin. In fact, the hardware of the luxury bag is just as important. A piece of hardware can change the temperament and appearance of the whole bag. The following small series brings you the method of hardware maintenance, I hope to help you.
Metal maintenance of the bag
Metal parts are the highlight of the bag, and many styles of metal accessories are the finishing touch. Many MMs also rely on the observation of metal parts to judge the true and false of the bags. After all, it is less difficult to copy the leather. If the texture of the metal parts is the same, the engineering quantity can be large.
But unfortunately, even the metal parts of Hermes and LV are also synthetic metal plating and other processes, improper maintenance is prone to color loss, fading or even rust. After the bag has been used for a period of time, it is normal for the metal parts to wear, scratch, etc. Therefore, the key to maintaining the metal parts is how to delay the speed of wear and fading, and avoid the rust stains caused by surface wear.
The most common metal parts problem;
The zipper of a bag is often worn because it is often used, but generally does not rust. And the zipper is generally not exposed, it doesn’t matter if it wears a little. It should be noted that if the bag is exposed to rain or water on the zipper. Before the zipper is worn, because the coating on the top will not rust, after a period of use, the zipper wear coating will fall off and it may rust. If there is a slight rust, you can wipe it with a silver cloth (small reminder, use silver cloth to darken it, don’t wash it. It is useless to wash off the special coating on the outside.) If the zipper is wet, please Cover it with kitchen paper or a nice napkin and let it dry in a well-ventilated place (don’t expose it!). Cover the paper with the rust and fading in the process of drying, avoid getting the bag, remind you not to use the newspaper!!! The ink will stick to the bag.
Externally decorated metal parts, such as LV small locks, DIOR metal LOGO, etc., a soft cloth is often wiped, try to avoid hitting hard things in daily use. It is best to wrap the metal parts with an electrostatic film, which is dustproof and waterproof. Pay attention to the electrostatic film. Do not use sticky things such as rubber strips. Most of the strips are corrosive and not easy to tear off.
In addition, the handles of some bags are also connected by metal parts. These parts are also frequently active and wear out, so the key to maintenance is to keep them from rusting. However, unlike zippers, these parts are generally linked to the skin. It is possible that the fading of the metal parts is dyed on the skin, that is, “cross-color”. The occurrence of cross-color in normal use cannot be avoided. During the preservation process, care should be taken to place the moving parts in a reasonable position to avoid contact with the leather.
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