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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;kyratango, post: 4346224, member: 5006&quot;]Ha! How frustrating this situation is....<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie19" alt=":banghead:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>I haven’t (yet!) tried to repair something like that<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie86" alt=":sorry:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>If it was a generic piece, I’d try a chemical paint striper (no rinse type) to get rid of the damaged varnish, nourish the leather with a specific product (penetrating deeper for hydrating!), then see if the result is satisfying enough for only apply a black polish.</p><p><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" />I’d struggle very hard against myself for not trying on an already ruined Hermes piece<img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie45" alt=":facepalm:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie66" alt=":nailbiting:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie58" alt=":joyful:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>All I found is in French about how it is made<img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/frown.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":(" unselectable="on" /></p><p><a href="https://eikenshop.com/fr/blogs/the-traveller-notebook/what-is-patent-leather" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://eikenshop.com/fr/blogs/the-traveller-notebook/what-is-patent-leather" rel="nofollow">https://eikenshop.com/fr/blogs/the-traveller-notebook/what-is-patent-leather</a></p><p><br /></p><p>And a commercial YouTube video:</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]cZETLIT20Go[/MEDIA][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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