Tear Mender Premium Leather Repair Kit with Patches and Color Refinish Compound, 2 oz Bottle, TM-P-LRK

Didn’t work for me. But I’m sure it has others

Opened the glue bottle and removed the seal. With the seal came about 2 inches of hardened glue. All three bottles of colored material, upon opening, had material stuck to the lid. Since I only had one very small repair and one larger repair, and was in the mood, I used what I had. I'm not sure the glue was mixed correctly though since it was mostly dried up as it was very thin and runny when applying. Also the glue did not come off easily around the patch on the leather. Very hard to remove and couldn't remove it all prior to the color finishing. Would not recommend this product. Since I chose to use it as was, I didn't try to get a refund.

The instructions are clear EXCEPT that the adhesive is actually very runny. IT WOULD BE GREAT FOR Tear Mender manufacturer to WARN first-time users that the adhesive is thin. I expected it to be like rubber cement consistency, but it is like milk consistency. As a result, the adhesive overflowed from where I was trying to put it on the under fabric provided. While I was cleaning up the spill from the leather sofa seat, the adhesive hardened and I could not pull the tear close as intended. I was able to fix the appearance with the finishing paint provided, but I wanted to pull the tear close with tape first. It is a good value otherwise.

Originally discovered this product from it's associated Bish's original Tear Mender (TM) adhesive reviews so I gave it a shot.Kit includes 3 colors, black, brown and white, Tear mender adhesive, section of cloth <for larger rips, alcohol swab and plastic spatula. Purchased to fix numerous (small to large 2") rips, touched up worn areas on a black leather chair. For small rips pinhole -1/8" (4 stars) applied TM adhesive over ripped areas and the holes closed but I can still visually see where the tears were. For larger rips (3stars) 1" to 2" I was suppose to use the cloth section, but I didn't. I applied TM adhesive and joined the ripped areas together; it did seal the rip however it also caused a depression in the area where the rip was due to the unavoidable TM liquid adhesive bonding with the cushion padding below. Had i used the cloth provided it probably wouldn't have depressed however I think i would still see the gap where the material ripped.I have other gripes with this product, although TM adhesive is a nontoxic liquid latex and can be applied with your fingers. The bottle cap either seals or dispenses the liquid (if you poke a hole in the cap tip), it can't be precisely applied with a spatula, nor is it useful as a filler (like bondo), and goes everywhere. Colors wise, the black matches but is glossier than my dull leather.In conclusion the Kit does seal the rips, however it will not look like they were never there. TM Adhesive is difficult to work with, and on the plus side it isn't harder than the leather. As a system, an eyedropper may help with application however it's still not perfect. Due to the imprecise method of applying the adhesive be wary of spills when working with the adhesive on carpeted areas. It wasn't a complete waste, personally I think the TM adhesive product isn't suited for this type of project however, it can be useful for endless other applications.

I read some of the bad reviews, and was definitely hesitant to buy this product. People were complaining about the glue being really runny. Yeah, it's pretty runny, but as soon as it hits the back of the leather or the repair fabric, it gets really tacky. It runs right off the outside of the finished leather. I found it pretty easy to work with, I don't know what everyone's problem is.I had a "V" shaped tear caused by a dog in a friend's leather sofa. I used less than the recommended 1" around the tear because where the tear was located and it's shape made that impractical. I also didn't put glue on the entire patch before seating. I put some just in the corner at first, pulled the couch together, held for about 30 seconds, then used duct tape to let that part dry for 30 minutes while I worked my way down the tear. I did this about 5 times on the same patch and it turned out pretty well.The color mixing vials had bad reviews stating they were solid upon receipt. Mine were just fine. However, I quickly noticed I could not achieve the desired color using only black, brown, and white, so I used the product called "Liquid Leather Leather Touch Up Recolor Kit", which worked wonderfully.With those two products, my friends didn't even notice the repair on the couch until I told them after living with it for 1 week (on front of seat cushion).