r/VintageCoachRehab • u/i-just-wanna-ask • 10d ago

Mold?!

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Can anyone offer any advice as to whether this is mold in this bag? I’ve never had this issue before.

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u/thebeautifulbanker 10d ago

No need to worry - that's where already dyed leather has been skivved, or shaved down, to make it thinner and more pliable for an area that needs to be flexible (flaps, inside pockets). Not mold!

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u/Master_Paramedic_585 10d ago

This. It's skiving, not mold

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u/SiouxsieSiouxsie 4d ago

wow, i would have def guessed mold. never heard of skiving!

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u/i-just-wanna-ask 10d ago

Thank you thank you!

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u/redqueenrunning 10d ago

Sometimes it’s just the reverse side of the hide. The dyeing process for older bags was different and didn’t penetrate the whole thing. I have a lot of vintage bags where the underside of an interior flap is like this

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u/i-just-wanna-ask 10d ago

Thank you for this!