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2024/12/2
Balenciaga City oiled-waxed leather bag restoration
1. Cleaning: Mix Multi-Purpose Leather Cleaner with 10% Heavy-Duty Degreaser, dissolve in 10 times hot water and brush away dirt and grease. Where mould is present, also add about 10% Anti-Mould Bactericide.
2. Damage repair: After air drying, lightly wipe the surface to be coloured with alcohol; the source stresses this for adhesion. Sand minor damage level and apply Topcoat Finishing Repair Paste.
3. Colour mixing: Mix Oiled-Waxed Leather Resin and Texture Enhancer at about 5:1, tint with standard colour paste and set aside. Add about 10 drops of Enhanced Curing Crosslinker when ready to apply.
4. Colour application: 1. Use a high-density sponge or cotton bud for local application and repair. 2. Finish with even spraying.
5. Colour fixing: Spray Odourless Wear-Resistant Fixative and Oil-Wax Enhancing Additive at 2:1. Use a well-atomising gun at low air and medium fluid, leaving the surface just moist.
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Understand the sequence and decisions
Additional explanations based on this case’s original record.
Connect cleaning and minor repairs with local hand application and overall spraying.
Dry after cleaning before repairs
The source puts air drying before surface preparation and minor repairs. Check that sequence separately from colour mixing.
Source reference：Cleaning; damage repairCombine local application with overall spraying
The sponge or cotton bud serves local work; spraying coordinates the overall finish.
Source reference：Colour applicationUse the finishing system for this case
The source pairs a fixative with an oil-wax additive. Keep that pairing specific to this case rather than applying it to every leather.
Source reference：Colour fixingQuestions and answers
Should crosslinker be added as soon as the colour is mixed?
The source says to set the mixed colour aside and add crosslinker when ready to apply.