Vinyl Repair Kit

I used this kit on a black vinyl futon to repair a scrape and a puncture, each the size of a nickel. This was my first experience using any type of vinyl/leather repair kit. It took a few tries on the first repair, but it got the job done. After some practice, the second repair was easy. A few important tips:1.) The instructions say to cure the repair compound for 30 -90 seconds. I recommend starting with 30 seconds. I started with 60 seconds, and it melted the vinyl all around the damaged area. The damaged area that was the size of a nickel turned into an area the size of a silver dollar. It made my job a lot harder. If 30 seconds of heating is too short, and the bond doesn't hold, you can always go back and cure the repair compound again.2.) After curing, allow the area to COMPLETELY COOL. Then remove the graining paper slowly. I was impatient the first time, and removed it too soon. Huge mess. Had to start over again.3.) Be careful when using the gloss restorer that comes with the kit. This is the last step in the process, and it is optional. I tried it, and it left a grey cloudy residue on the vinyl. I had to use leather cleaner to remove it.Hope this helps.

i have used products like this beforenot easy to use must clean the vinyl wellbefore you try using or repair will not hold

this worked well, i had an exceptionally difficult job since my rips were right next to some stitching. this product repaired the rip, but i wasn't able to get the texture correct--but that's only due to the location of my repair area.i can see how this would work extremely well for a repair not surrounded by stitching however.

Does not work. nothing works. Just get it professionally done. It wont look good and will screw you over and make it look worse.

Product worked as advertised. The only problem is mixing to get an exact color match.

I purchased this product to repair a small sized hole on the door handle of my Acura MDX. The hole was the size of a dime, and the vinyl was black. The product worked fine for a repair of that size, and the black color in the kit matched perfectly. It has been a few weeks and the repair is holding up well. I don't know if it would have worked as well on a seat or somewhere that would get a lot of pressure, but for smal cosmetic repairs it works very well. I also don't know how easy it would be to have to match a color other than black. Anyway, if you have a small repair like mine, then I would recommend this product.

Use less!!! It's not what I expected. No warnings on using that iron like tool,I burned my finger real bad.

I used this kit to repair several cracks in a fake leather couch. If you're unsure whether your couch is real leather or "fake leather"/"faux leather" vinyl, look for white fabric-like backing in the cuts/cracks... if you have white backing then you have vinyl, not real leather, which means you can use this kit. The kit contained everything necessary to patch the cracks. As other reviewers have commented, getting the color to match was the most difficult part of the job. The patches have held up well for several months.