My mini tragedy: My favorite bag in the whole wide world is stained with oil and I don’t know how to get it out.
I just want to share this quick tip for those of you who are quick enough to react and take care of the grease/butter/oil situation. All you need is talcum powder or baby powder and a microfiber cloth. First, use a microfiber cloth to absorb the excess oil.
Second, put a generous amount of powder on the stain and it should absorb the oil better and break it up. To remove the powder, either vacuum the powder up or with your finger, create friction and this helps speed the process along as well. Repeat as necessary.
Unfortunately, I was not quick enough with the stain and doing this while the oil stain already set is useless.
I am now trying equal parts water mixed with white vinegar, and I may have used up all the vinegar in the house. Oops! While I don’t know how well that process is working, I was wondering if you know how to remove oil stains from leather bags.
To clean this, I have inquired at many leather cleaners and the one that gave me a clear answer said that it would be $40. Ouch! It is my favorite bag. I wish Rebecca Minkoff had a leather cleaning service; it would have made my life easier and more hopeful to be able to use my bag again.
Do you know how to remove oil stains from leather bags? Please let me know!
Styled with Joy 
oh no i feel bad for you:( try to buy a stain eraser and try it out
xoxo
amfiba
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Thanks for stopping by!
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Oh no! I’ve got no suggestions but I hope you can get it out!
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Thank you for the support! 🙂
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Nooo! 😦 I hope you find a solution soon, I’m not quite sure on what you could do so sorry I can’t help you! 😦
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No worries. Thank you for the nice comment. My next step is to take it to a professional leather cleaner!
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You’re welcome! I’m sure they’ll be able to work their magic and repair it for you! 😀 Good luck!
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I sure hope so! Thanks again 🙂
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I wouldn’t try doing it yourself. Last year my friend and I were in BBW and she dropped and shattered a fragrance oil bulb and the oil inside splattered all over me! I was wearing tall boots from Ecco and it got oil stains on them. We rushed over to the shoe / leather place and he fixed it like NEW. Honestly, it was worth the money. The risk you face is that you may remove the dye and leave a ring of faded patch. GOOD LUCK!
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True the vinegar and water only helped to lessen the harshness of the outside ring. Luckily nothing changed color. I did end up learning how to clean the denim stains from my bag. My next step is to bring it to the cleaners. How much was it to fix your boots?
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It cost around $30 if I recall. My friend who dropped the oil paid for it – she felt SO badly about it. Accidents happen. But yes, let pros deal with this!
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Ok cool. Thanks for the advice! 🙂
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how do you clean the denim stains from the leather rebecca minkoff bag?
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Diana, I used a mix of equal parts water and vinegar/used a washcloth to get rid of the denim stains. Hope this helps!
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Oh gosh! I’m so sorry. That bag is gorgeous. I hope you can get it removed and all come to a happy ending.
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Me too. Thank you for the nice comment!
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Ahhh that sucks! So sorry that happened. I’m afraid I don’t know much about cleaning leather and such, but I hope you find the answers you need! 🙂
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Thank you for the support!
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This made me cry a little inside for you! I hope you can get it sorted. I am desperate for the Rebecca Minkoff Clark Hobo bag in black but it’s sooooo expensive to get it shipped here. 😦 xxx
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Are you in AUS? Her bags are so nice! Great for everyday.
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No the UK but I don’t think we can get them in store anywhere here so we have to get them sent from the U.S. Xx
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Oh no! Hopefully you get your bag fixed soon. If not, maybe consider putting a button or patch there? Something decorative to show off your personality.
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Thank you! That’s a good idea. It’s actually in a spot that gets covered partially by the long tassels of the zippers, which I’m thankful for. At least it’s not in a super obvious spot. My next step is to get it professionally cleaned.
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Oh no!! 😦 I have heard of using cornstarch on it, but I assume that’s pretty much the same trick as what you did with the baby powder. Hope the pros can clean it up for you. Perhaps you can check the RM forum over at PurseBlog for any additional tips. Good luck!
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True. It’s probably the same. I shall check it out but will definitely try a pro!
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Well that sucks 😦 hopefully you can get it out soon and it’ll look near new again 🙂
I didn’t know where to post this but your about me section doesn’t have a comment section, so I’ve nominated you Joy for the Blog Tour Award! Have you heard of it? You see it here https://thesimplebeginner.wordpress.com/2015/05/11/blog-tour-award/ and it was fun to do because your processes of writing and ideas, let your followers/bloggers know how you write and stuff. So that was cool 🙂 xx
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I hope so too! Thanks! And thank you for nominating me. I haven’t heard of this before so I am excited to check yours out and do it myself! 🙂
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oh no! I hope the cleaners will be able to get it out!
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Me too!
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I was told that dish washing liquid can break down oil. Not sure if it’s advisable for leather, though.
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Yea probably not but thank you for mentioning it!
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Hope you manage to get the stain out… It’s a beautiful bag. x
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Thank you. I love it!
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Ahh this sucks! Hope you get it out!!
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Thank you! I hope so too!
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Oh no! I’m so sorry his happened to your favorite bag! Helpful tip about the powder and I hope you are able to get the stain out in the future! I wish RM had a service similar to Longchamp where you can bring the bag to a store and they’ll send it off to be fixed free of charge.
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Good to know they have that for Longchamp! Thanks for the tip. If RM had that, they would be perfect.
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So sorry for you! But I know a tip…you should put a little corn starch on the stain, then a kitchen paper and press it with a heavy book for a couple of hours. Then you should pour one drop of liquid castile soap on a sponge and drench it with water, use it on the stain, wash the sponge and clean the bag with it, let it dry at room temperature and the stain should disappear. If it doesn’t, then, prepare a mixture of half a cup of water, 2 tablespoons of baking soda, 2 tablespoons of liquid castile soap and use it on the stain, then wash, and let it dry. I hope this works. Good luck!
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Thank you for the tips! I will try those. Is there a brand of Castile Soap that you recommend??
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Worst nightmare! Did you get it out?
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NO 😦 It makes me sad. Every cleaners said that there is no guarantee that it will come out. I just stopped using it. I don’t know what else to do.
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Did you get it at Nordstrom? Their return policy is pretty amazing, you might be able to finagle an exchange.
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Really??? Even with a crazy stain? And actually I have no idea if this was from Nordstrom. I can’t remember bc it was shipped online a really long time ago.
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Lol I feel like they’ll take ANYTHING back. Just have to think of the right reason!
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Very true. Thanks for the advice!
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