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Louis Vuitton Monogram Eclipse messenger — logo re-coated matte black
Louis Vuitton · Hardware plating & coating
These are not dye jobs. Where leather was replaced, the new part can look lighter than before — that is new leather, not leather dyed lighter.
The record
01Condition on arrival
The coating on the edges of the LV logo had chipped, exposing the silver base
02Main steps
- Smoothing the surface
- re-coating in matte black
- finishing
03About the work
A messenger bag in grey-and-black Monogram Eclipse canvas. The LV logo on the front has a matte black coating, and where its corners rub, the coating had chipped to the silver base metal in places.
The chipped edges were levelled, then the logo was re-coated in a matte black with no shine, as it was originally. A glossy black would not suit the canvas and would look freshly painted.
The canvas and the strap were not touched. Compare the logo close-ups in the fourth and fifth intake photos with the after photos.
