How To Clean Coach Handbags 2, Fabrics & Lining

A top-of-the-line designer handbag like a Coach is a magnificent fashion statement. What you're buying in a Coach goes far beyond its name or social status. You're buying the very best quality materials and workmanship, along with a creative style that'll make you stand out from the crowd.

Coach has consistently come out with some of the trendiest, as well as the most elegant handbags on the market. As a result, they have an extensive collection of products that span a wide range of materials.

Here, we'll cover Coach's fabric and suede purses, including their famous signature line. We'll also go over interior lining treatment techniques.

For leather care, please read Part 1 of this series.

• Get Coach's Signature Fabric Cleaner for their Signature jacquard collections. For best results, apply a small amount of the cleaner to a clean, soft, white cloth and rub gently in a circular motion. Wipe away excess with a clean, white damp cloth. Minimize wetting to reduce the likelihood of leaving rings. Blot dry with a dry, white cloth and allow to air dry naturally. Do NOT use the cleaner on ink, grease or oil stains.


• For grease stains, I've had success with applying a small amount of diluted dishwashing detergent onto a clean, white cloth. Use no more than 1 tbsp. with 2 cups of warm water. Use a dabbing motion to prevent wear on the texture. Blot dry with a clean, white cloth to remove any soapy residue. Air dry naturally indoors.


• The Coach Signature Collection Fabric Cleaner can be used for the following collections, which are crafted in jacquard fabric that has been specially treated to be water and stain resistant: Classic Signature, Mini Signature, Optic Signature, Graphic Signature and Signature Stripe (do not use on the actual leather stripe).


• Do not use the Sig C Fabric Cleaner on the following lines. For these, most stains can be cleaned with a mild soap and a damp cloth. Blot dry with a clean, white cloth to remove any soapy residue. Allow to air dry: All Hamptons Weekend Collections, Chelsea pony hair and metallic, Quilted C, Metro, Signature Patchwork, Vintage Signature Tie Dye, Legacy Cotton and Beach Stripe.

Here are some remedies passed on from previous generations of enlightened and stylish women!

• The dreaded pen mark! Tested successfully on white leather Soho bags so far: Buy a bottle of rubbing alcohol, dip a cotton swab in it. Gently blot the cotton swab with a paper towel. Rub the swab gently over the pen mark and it should come out.


• For pen marks on Coach Signature fabric, spray a bit of hairspray on a Q-tip and rub the stain gently. Use another clean Q-tip with water to remove the hairspray. Tested successfully on a Lexi pink Begonia satchel.


• Nervous? Test it on a small patch of leather in an unnoticeable spot first to see that it doesn't damage the leather.


• We have a lot more information dedicated to handbag cleaning, preservation, repair and much more at Glambrowser.com. It's an information site that covers many of the issues women have to deal with when it comes to their purses

DISCLAIMER: These tips are for Coach leather bags only, so use it on other bags at your own risk.

I wanted to share these techniques with you because of all the heart-breaking incidents we run into with our beloved accessories. Whether it's ink marks, coffee stains or everything in between, our designer handbags need all the TLC they can get. They're work horses! They're there for us at work, when we're chasing after our kids at the playground, in the grocery store, at the coffee shop when we're meeting with the girls and they make us look amazing when we're all dressed up for wild night out! They definitely give a lot more than they take. If we give back a little, they'll reward us over and over again.

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