Menu of Restoration & Repair Services

Below is a price list for the services we offer. To proceed to order a service, start by clicking the order service picture. 

 

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Menu of  Services

 

Basic Restoration Service  $175

INCLUDED: 

  • full cleaning of outside of the bag
  • disinfecting of the outside of the bag
  • shine of the outside of the bag 
  • cleaning and conditioning of all leather on straps and any other outside leather

Extensive Restoration Services  $250

INCLUDED:

  • Everything on the basic services plus
  • Inside lining cleaning
  • sealant and protector application to protect from water stains
  • clean & polish of all hardware on the bag

 

Add On: 

  $40   Inside Lining Cleaning

  • Surface cleaning of the inside lining
  • Disinfectant and Antibacterial application to the entire lining.
  • Stain removal if permittable           

  $45   Professional Sealant & Protector application to all Vachetta Leather

  $35   Clean and polish of all hardware, including the zipper.

  $60   per corner

  • Corner scuffing or wire breakthrough repair.
  • Extensive wire repair may cause a slightly higher price on those corners.

  $145    Re-Edging of straps 

  • One of the best ways to make your bag look newer is to re-edge it. 

  $150     Professional pH Balancing and Leather Optimization

  • Leather re-hydration, fat replenishing, second re-hydration, color evening, deep health restoration. This is a 3 day process to restore the pH of the leather and deeply nurture the fibers to turn back the hands of time and give new life to the leather.  This can not be done on leather that is severely dehydrated and already cracking.  We can evaluate your bag's health to be sure this optimization service is appropriate for your bag. 

  $150 +    Water Stain removal 

  • An estimate can be given upon receipt of bag. This is service needs to be addressed on a case by case basis.  It will depend on how many stains there are and in how many areas on the bag.  Some bags will have stains that have deeply penetrated the leather fibers and therefore be non reversible.  Bags with leather that is dehydrated and cracking are not candidates for stain removal.  The compromised health does not allow for intensive restorations. We can only surface clean and condition bags with cracks and severe hydration. 

  $150  Strap or Handle Replacement 

  • We will provide you with an exact cost once we see your bag in person and determine if we have the matching Vachetta straps or handles to replace yours with.  

Restoration Services Details 

Cleaning of the Monogram & Shine

  • We have professional products that will get dirt, most scuff marks and other marks off your LV monogramed bag.  Our products are safe and effective.  Once we thoroughly clean your monogram from top to bottom, we then apply and shine product that restores the brilliance to the monogram and corrects the dullness that happens with time.  This product makes the bag look much newer and lasts about a year depending on how often you use the bag and the environmental factors it is exposed to.  
  • After cleaning your monogram and before applying our shine product, we use a monogram safe anti-bacterial spray to remove any germs that lingered after our cleaning process.  Bags are exposed to many different germs as we carry them with us everywhere we go.  This will repel germs for 6-12 months depending on how often you use your bag and the exposure of the bag to future environmental toxins. 

Cleaning of the Vachetta Leather

  • Our professional Vachetta cleaner is strong enough to remove dirt and stains, but gentle enough to leave the fibers healthy. We have a great deal of experience in the area of cleaning Vachetta leather and carefully detail each part of the leather on your bag to remove all dirt and stains possible.  Specifically, we will be able to remove anything on the surface of the leather from normal daily use and wear.  Any significant stains, like water stains, ink stains, wine stains, etc, will require our extensive restorative service which is a 3 day process whereby we access the deep fibers of the leather.  Your leather will look cleaner and more even in color after our cleaning services.  It will also enjoy improved health since our cleaner has an added component to help protect from general dirt from future use. 

Conditioning of Vachetta Leather

  • We use our professional strength leather softener and conditioner to penetrate deep into the Vachetta fibers and revitalize the health of the fibers.  This will noticeably cause the leather to appear newer and to be more supple to the touch and less stiff.  It will keep the leather healthy and keep dryness that leads to cracking at bay.  This is an excellent preventative service to ward off dreaded dryness and cracks that ultimately ruin your LV bag. 
  • Please note: It is not possible to reverse aging if there is significant dryness or cracks, this will not be corrected during the leather treatment, but it will help to extend the life of the leather. 


Sealant & Protector application to all Vachetta Leather

  • This is a two day process whereby we apply two coats of the sealant to all the Vachetta.  After being sure it is sufficiently dry, we then apply the Protector, allow it to fully dry and apply a second coat.  This combination will protect from water stains and other stains you encounter in everyday life. Our sealant is a breathable sealant that is made for Vachetta and still allows for the Patina of the leather as well as leaving the texture and color unchanged, it is not a permanent sealant.  It will deter most water stains and other stains, but is not 100% protective since it is semi-permanent.  We are sure you will enjoy the benefits of simply wiping off rain drops, but urge you to still use practical caution. Also keep in mind, it wears off in 6-12 months depending on how often you use your bag and the environmental factors you expose it to.  Therefore, the abiltiy to wipe away water immediately after application will slowly reduce over time and you won't know when that is, so PLEASE be careful around water and other potential liquid stainers. 

Clean and polish of all hardware, including the zipper.

  • This is a very important maintenance item when owning a Louis Vuitton bag and yet it is often overlooked.  The oxidation of the hardware, mostly the zipper, will cause a distinctive smell to the overall bag that can best be described as old/storage smell.  Louis Vuitton zippers are made of the best quality metal and are meant to last generations. Unless they are broken, there is no reason to replace them.  We are almost always able to clean and polish them back to a like new state.  We can even show you the loads of black yuck that we take off, but we won't since it's gross.   You wouldn't believe your eyes!! 

Re-Edging of straps 

  • We equate strap edging with putting on eyeliner and mascara.  It just doesn't look finished or chic without the edging in tact.  Unfortunately, the edging fades with use.  We re apply the edging in 3 steps. First we put a strong base coat with a professional strength base coat from a world renown Italian brand called Giardini.  Then we apply a custom mixed color similar to a merlot.  We do not apply the bright red color that you saw when your bag was new.   As Louis Vuitton bags age, the edging turns a merlot color.  To re apply the original red would look odd and amateur.  We finish the edging process with a double application of a glass top coat.   It looks extremely  professional and beautiful.   

Corner scuffing or wire breakthrough repair

  • It is extremely common to have corner scuffing.  While using your bag, it is only natural to put it down on surfaces and with time and use, the leather on the corners take a lot of wear.  Using a conditioner at home can help avoid scuffing, but once the leather starts to show wear and breakdown, it is is in danger of tearing on the corners and then the next step is having the wire in the piping breakthrough.  This is very unsightly and distracts from the beauty of the bag. It is a very expensive process to replace all of the piping.  We have a proprietary way to correct or repair this issue without replacing and best of all, it leaves the corners more durable and resistant to future damage.  We use a custom color blended flexible leather filler to apply to the corners in an artistic way which blends quite seamlessly with the existing piping.  It may have a bit more visibility of the repair up close when it is a wire breakthrough restoration, but even in this case, the corners come out looking great.  

Water Stain removal 

  • Or all the possible damage and issues with your Louis Vuitton bag, nothing is quite as ugly or annoying as water stains.  These happen from spilling liquids and being caught in the rain.  We like to promote preemptive steps to avoid this issue by use of our Sealant and Protector products as well as recommending a folded up nylon bag to be kept in your LV bag for protection if you are caught in rain.  If these precautions are just too late and you have water stains, we are happy to try to remove them.  It is important to tell you that not all stains are removable and a lot depends on the length of  time the stain has sat on the bag and how deep it penetrated the leather.  We have about an 80% success rate in water stain removal.  However, if we start the process and find that continuing to try to remove the stain will compromise the health of the leather, we will discontinue the attempt in favor of maintaining the health of the leather.  We will charge you fairly based  on improvement and if none is possible then you will not be charged.

Strap or Handle Replacement

  • We are able to offer rolled handle and flat handle replacement for most LV styles.  We attempt to color match the new Vachetta to the existing patina on your bag to as close a match as humanly possible. We make one variation from LV on the Flat Strap replacement in that we rivet the strap on instead of sewing it on.  It is just as secure.  Rolled handles are always sewed on by hand.  We will need to let you know if we have the inventory for replacing your particular strap and after receiving your bag, will give you an exact price for this replacement.   

    We want you to be happy.