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Thanks so much to both of you! I just reapplied the Juvacuir and am waiting for that to dry down completely, then I'll try the 50/50 resolene following your advice. I hope it'll do the trick! I'll have a look at the Leodis video as well! I have so much to learn... Thanks again!

Update in case it can help someone else: I tried the Baranne waterproofing spray on the underside of the bag and it was a disaster. Stripped off the underlying Saphir layer and dug into scratches I had concealed. I have to do the whole underside again now. I'm so glad I only did this on the underside and not the whole bag. Clearly, this was NOT the answer. Still not sure what to do but definitely not this.

Hi everyone, I'm new here and recently started learning to renovate vintage leather handbags, mostly just learning to redye and fix minor cracks and scratches. A friend gave me her old handbag to restore. I was able to get it looking almost like new by using Fiebings deglazer and then a coat of Saphir deep black Teinture Francaise, followed by a coat of Saphir black Juvacuir, followed by a coat of Saphir Canadian (black). I'm not sure what to do now. It looks great but there is still ruboff even though I buffed. I'd like to give it some kind of really durable top coat that would seal everything in and prevent any ruboff, especially on the handles. I have some black Fiebings resolene, would that help? I'm afraid of how it would mix with the previous layers. I've used it before but not on top of all these waxy products and don't want to ruin her bag (or have to start over!). I also have some Baranne clear waterproofing spray, would that be enough to seal in the color? Any suggestions would be much appreciated!