New leather bag staining clothes?
I was wondering if anyone can offer some advice on this. I was given a brand new Coach leather bag for Christmas. However, whenever I take it to work and it rubs against my white lab coat when I walk it leaves black stains on my lab coat. Any suggestions how to stop this from happening? Thanks!!
The bag is "dry crocking" – transfering color in the absence of a moisture carrier- I would be careful using a non-coach product as this may void any warrenty etc- I think visiting the store with your lab coat and the bag and seeing what they will do- they may exchange the bag and give you some sort of compensation for your lab coat/trouble.
* Try Scotchguarding the leather bag. The protective coating may stop dye from transferring to your lab coat.
http://solutions.3m.com/wps/portal/3M/en_EU/EU-Scotchgard/Home/Solutions/Pre-treatedSurfaces/Leather/
* You can soak your lab coat in a Sodium dithionite soln to remove dye transfer. The reduction properties of sodium dithionite also eliminate excess dye, residual oxide, and unintended pigments, thereby improving overall color quality.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sodium_dithionite
Good Luck!!