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Gucci

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I just bought my first nice leather bag and I have no idea how to take care of it.  confuse
The associate at Nordstrom told me to spray it with the leather protector that I use on my leather boots.  Is this a good idea?  It's a bright green color and I don't want to ruin a part of it by doing a test spray if this isn't the right thing to do.  Does anybody have any pointers?

This is the bag 10591-760207-d.jpg only in a bright green color.

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ooh, I bet it's pretty in green!

I don't spray anything on my bags... I would almost take it to a shoe repair shop to see what they would recommend.

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I have no idea but I like it as well and green will be awesome.

Anyone have recs on how to clean cloth and vinyl (I'm assuming that is what my Pucci and Burberry bags are)

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vinyl you can just take a soapy sponge and wipe it off.

for fabric, I have used woolite furniture fabric cleaner

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All my leather bags get sprayed with the same thing I spray my shoes with - a basic leather protector from someplace like Target, or Nordie's shoe department, etc. I've been doing this for years and have had very good results. When I get caught out in the rain, my bags / shoes will "spot up" from raindrops but then once they're dry, you don't see the spots any more.

It also helps protect against spills - like alcohol, which will permanently stain leather. One time I did ask my shoe repair shop (which is a very good shop) what they use, and they convinced me to buy their (pricey) spray. I put that on a pair of new shoes and the very next week a friend of mine spilled her drink all over them...they were ruined. That had never happened in all the years I used the other spray. Now I'm back to using that, and have had no trouble at all.

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Great topic, thanks for bringing it up! I've been wondering the same thing with some of my bags!

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Thanks! I use the protecting spray from Target on my leather boots and my leather coat so I think I'll test a section on the bottom of the bag. I was afraid the spray might do something to the color, but it sounds like it should work just fine.

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You might see the leather darken at first, but mine always go back to the original color. If you are concerned, try a small spot on the bottom or inside first.

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