Hermès Béarn wallet in burgundy crocodile — colour touch-up and shine

An Hermès Béarn wallet in burgundy crocodile with gold H hardware. The colour had faded along the grooves between the scales, leaving them looking whitish, and the gloss on the front was uneven.

Parts of the front look hazy.Before · photo 6

Touching up in the original burgundy and evening out the gloss — not a colour change.

In the photos both read as deep burgundy; before the work, parts of the front reflect a hazy grey.Before · photo 5

1. Cleaning
2. Mixing to the original burgundy
3. Touch-up
4. Gloss along the scales

The gold H hardware was not touched.

In the matching views the haze on the front is gone and the gloss reads evenly across the scales.Before · photo 5 / After · photo 4

Red lines are still visible in the scale grooves after the work. The cause is not recorded.After · photo 3

Both sets were shot on white cloth but with light from different angles, so compare the gloss only within matching pairs.

The same spot, shot from a similar angle. An overlay opens once the two photos have been checked for alignment.