Repairs
Louis Vuitton embossed Monogram S-lock — clasp re-coated 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
Scratches in the black coating on the front of the S-lock buckle
02Main steps
- Smoothing the surface
- re-coating in black
- finishing
03About the work
A vertical Louis Vuitton mini crossbody in black calfskin embossed with the Monogram. The front plate of the S-lock buckle is black-coated metal, and the face that is touched when opening and closing had several lines of scratches.
The scratched surface was finely smoothed, then re-coated in black and finished, keeping the coating light so the LOUIS VUITTON engraving on the plate stays crisp.
The leather body was not touched. Comparing the first photo of each set shows the scratches on the buckle plate are gone.
