Permatex 81781 Ultra Series Vinyl and Leather Repair Kit

My hubby got the bike he's always wanted. Problem is he's always wanted a 1996 Honda Goldwing so she's got a few age spots...one of which is a tear in the seat. I was a little nervous about this whole process but I watched a few YT videos and read the instructions over and over. This product is pretty easy to use but it would also be easy to screw up. Here are my tips for a successful end result. 1) Read instructions, watch videos for clarification. 2) The kit comes with a little application spatula. I wish it came with 2...one for adhesive and one for color. Keep it clean! I was using alcohol pads to clean off as I went. This worked great on the color but not so great with the adhesive. After the adhesive dried on the spatula I used a fine grit sandpaper to smooth the applicator back out. 3) Take your time and only apply what you need. You are supposed to wait 4 hours after applying the adhesive but it does dry to touch pretty fast. I wish I would have done one side of the tear...wait for it to dry and then the other for a smoother finish 4) Mixing the color. This leather was a real pain to match it's a dark brown w/ a hint of marron. Find videos on paint mixing if you need to. Color doesn't change a ton when dry 5) Apply color sparingly! You can always ad more. 6) I used painters tape to hold the grain pattern paper onto the surface. Let the area cool before removing. I could honestly apply more of the color but my husband and I both agreed to just let it be at this time. Is it perfect? No. Does it show under certain lighting? Heck yeah. I would 100% recommend if you're willing to take the time to do it correctly and understand it's limits. Read more

Used this product to repair a 1 inch tear in the back of a leather seat in my car. The results were not perfect but overall very good and the repair appears to be strong. I found the spatula included in the kit to be useless. You need a small stiff brush or small tip tool to apply the adhesive and color fill material accurately to the repair area. The instructions are very good and easy to follow - follow them! If you use tape to apply the grain backing paper, the tape can easily damage the paper and then you'll have a hard time reusing the grain paper. Use a painters tape that is low adhesion if you want to tape the grain paper. Overall this kit produced better results than I expected, but is not a 'perfect' repair. Read more

I was surprised how well this works. Read more

Color mixing was an hours-long challenge, leaving me with a lot of extra mixed, and it still wasn't quite right. Practice on something other than your vinyl, first. Takes a little fiddling to get it right. Read more

Had someone wearing snow cleats put a three-inch slash into the snowmobile seat. I had trouble pulling the parted vinyl together, got a bit sloppy with the glue and the wider repair is obvious. I am giving it five stars because I should have been more patient, as other reviews have said. I am not sure if I used Permatex-- this kit looks the same-- on a one inch cut on an unstressed part of a new snowmobile but it is barely noticeable 23 years later. Read more

Excellent repair kit! I followed the instructions closely and the end result was amazing! You have to get REALLY close to be able to tell! 10/10! Read more

This is a decent product. It doesn't give a perfect patch for a hole, but it will pass a glancing inspection. I had a hole in a dashboard top that was very noticeable. After application of a filler, a mixed patch and heat application. it looked pretty good. I did have to use the patch two more times to fill the defect. Afterwards, I polished it with a dashboard vinyl polish and touched up any areas with the black patch. My only complaint is that the second and third application of the patch never got very hard. However, overnight drying did the trick. So, a fair patch that is easy and will pass a cursory look. Read more

Not the easiest product to use for sure. It took several attempts to repair a torn arm rest of my wife's car, but once I got the hang of it. I was able to repair it to a decent level. It never looks like it does in the pictures , but it does work just have to keep at it. Read more