If anyone uses this throw the instructions in the trash !! Put the backing in put the adhesive on smooth it with a card as best as possible feather the edges let dry 4 hrs sand it with 220 grit repeat if need be apply the color with a q tip or sponge try to blend past your work area don't Pyle it on is key take your time then you can use the texture card if need be it will come out 1000x better 😉
I also have the dreaded perforated leather seats in my Acura mdx...same issue you're having! Thanks for the great video as I just received my permatex kit from amazon.
June 24, 2022 Thanks for your time and trouble videotaping it; giving information as well as sharing thoughts through the whole process. You are awesome!
Looks better than before, Stu, thanks for sharing. I have a couple small tears on the leather seat in my 2000 Honda CRV, this video was more helpful than the "professional" demo as you illustrate what I'm sure is a common problem - repairing in the cracks where the seat isn't flat. I don't have the heating iron, just a wooden dowel with the metal disc on the end so it'll be a little more challenging. It looks like the toughest part of the repair is the heating, made the fabric installation seem easy eh? :) Perhaps a strip of masking tape down one edge of the paper on the seat would help keep it from rotating but still allow it to flex without buckling and would give you another "hand". You'd start with your fingers on the tape and gently but firmly push along the paper to the other side and the seat would push up into the paper giving you firm contact with a slight curve. It would probably be a good idea to do a trial run with the paper and a cold heater before adding the color compound to get the feel of it and tackle any issues before there's goop all over the place. Excellent job on the color mixing, now you have a fallback profession! The adhesive part of the job worked well, do you think hitting smaller areas with the coloring and heat would help? You had a large tear, maybe the bigger flat area could have been done first and then color the crack after the flat area was heated and cured, like eating the elephant one bite at a time. Did you go back after this video and tackle the remaining trouble spots? They may start to split otherwise. Thanks again, this video was quite helpful and will hopefully give me better results, good job sir.
Appreciate the feedback! I think you're ideas above are great. Where were you when I was doing this project lol I haven't gone back to touch anything up, but I have been impressed with the robustness of the original repair. It's still in the same condition that I left it in. Also, fun fact, I drove a 2000 Honda CR-V for a few years and lovingly called it my Blurple Truck
Better results on that seam could have been gotten......if you had begun the project by masking off the left portion of the seam. That would allow you to place your paper stencils FLAT EDGE right down in the seam, without having to worry about the left side (that would have been taped) thus you could get right down in there and cure the vinyl. Better results would have been had too, if you had allowed the vinyl to set up. The color filling should be done in LAYERS for a better finish.Laying down a HUGE AMOUNT only creates a disaster. Think of painting a car? Thin coats go on smooth, flash off (SEMI DRY) and another thin coat gets added. Slather t on thick and you end up with runs. YOUR VINYL is too thick, thus your barely curing the top portion.Thus the lower portion is still very wet. NOT being a jerk, YOU can do better. Always tape down the ends of your pattern, and ALWAYS give your layers time to flash off. ITS NOT A RACE.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I'd find a gray sharpie marker and hit those white spots. Maybe use a pin to poke some small holes in the area with the filler, to match the pattern. You sound like a nice young man. Nice effort!
sooo question, is that all that paper is for is for the texturing??, so basically all you need to do is the first paper (as the backing), the filler, the paint, dont really need to texture ..... reason i am asking is my back passenger seat has a tear, they arent really textured seats and honestly I am not overly worried bout the texturing of them, just need to fix the tear before it gets worse, and possibly have it the same color (flat black), I am pretty sure they are not leather, but more the fake leather, .... pleather??,
I was trying to send you mind messages "fold the paper" I was able to reach back 2 years ago because apparently it worked 😄 mine is in a crack as well that's why watching your video was the key for me. I wonder how a blow dryer would have done? Or perhaps the papers important? Do you think it was the paper or the heat that was important? And I am curious as a follow-up to know how long this lasted?
polevaultingstu yeah you should try it but make sure to use the bond solution you mix in the black paint they give you. So basically do what I did with the leather piece and then add the compound to that with the white stuff let it dry over night then paint it
...@9:01 you said: "Lord!" and a few seconds later ( 9:09 ) said, "Lordy." Because of the strong smell. ...Have you NEVER READ: Psalm 97:10; Job 28:28; Prov. 4:18-27; Ezekiel 2:1-3:27; 18:1-32; Matt. 12:34-37; Eph. 4:29-30; I Peter 1:15-17; James 3:1-18; Rom. 16:17-18; Matt. 7:13-15, 21-23, 26-27; 15:7-14; 23:1-39; Rom. 1:18-32, I Cor. 3:16-17; Amos 9:10; John 9:31; Heb. 7:26; Eze. 43:1-12; I Tim. 4:13-16; ...Psalm 1:1-6; 19:1-15; 119:1-176 ...I sincerely hope your not like: "the casher women," at Vons: ...She USED the Lord Jesus Christ ( I Cor. 15:1-58; Phil. 3:1-21 / King James Bible ONLY! ) name as "a cursed word!" ( JESUS! ) ...I said to her ( had previouslyx2 spoken her TWICE about READING Revelation 1:1-22:21; and Daniel 1:1-12:13 / Titus 3:10-11; Prov. 14:7 ) ..."Jesus name IS NOT "a cursed word!" ...She replied: "I can say WHAT I want too!" ( while checking out a woman before me ) ...I'll NEVER say ANYTHING to her again! ...I've been READING God's holy written Word for 43 years now, since age 21 ( July 4th 1980 ). ...I simply don't want YOU to go to HELL! ( Psalm 12:1-8; II John 9-11 ) ...for details: Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes!! ( Ecc. 9:13-17, 18; Dan. 10:21; 12:3, 10; Prov. 28:4-7; 29:12; 26:1-12 ) ...Amen.
Seems kinda hit and miss for me.. one I did years ago came out great, still holding. Last one looks just like your first attempt. 😂 That metal needs to be super hot for it to cure though. that I know. Doing it with a lighter on metal.. on a windy day.. makes it super difficult.
My ADD.... Watching.. watching. . watching .. humm....? I wonder what this dog's barking at? Wonder what kind of a dog it is? Mind power.."come on boy come in the room come on" 😆 🤦🏼♀️ wait... What did he do? Ugh! restart video.
If anyone uses this throw the instructions in the trash !! Put the backing in put the adhesive on smooth it with a card as best as possible feather the edges let dry 4 hrs sand it with 220 grit repeat if need be apply the color with a q tip or sponge try to blend past your work area don't Pyle it on is key take your time then you can use the texture card if need be it will come out 1000x better 😉
Thanks! Nice to see a real human do the job, rather than some hugely dextrous perfectionist.
Hey Stu,
Thanks for sharing your efforts young man. Keep doing and keep your sense of humor. God bless you and yours.
I also have the dreaded perforated leather seats in my Acura mdx...same issue you're having! Thanks for the great video as I just received my permatex kit from amazon.
June 24, 2022
Thanks for your time and trouble videotaping it; giving information as well as sharing thoughts through the whole process. You are awesome!
If texture paper is just to stamp texture in, think one would put edge of paper in crease. Just an idea.
Good video.
Enjoy your voice
Very calming.
You wou,d be a good doctor....
Thanks for showing.
Thanks for the heads up about the odor. I get migraines easily
The odor would be a trigger. Now u can try to avoid it.
You can always knock it down with some 600 grit sand paper and try again. Looks much better than before
Looks better than before, Stu, thanks for sharing. I have a couple small tears on the leather seat in my 2000 Honda CRV, this video was more helpful than the "professional" demo as you illustrate what I'm sure is a common problem - repairing in the cracks where the seat isn't flat. I don't have the heating iron, just a wooden dowel with the metal disc on the end so it'll be a little more challenging. It looks like the toughest part of the repair is the heating, made the fabric installation seem easy eh? :) Perhaps a strip of masking tape down one edge of the paper on the seat would help keep it from rotating but still allow it to flex without buckling and would give you another "hand". You'd start with your fingers on the tape and gently but firmly push along the paper to the other side and the seat would push up into the paper giving you firm contact with a slight curve. It would probably be a good idea to do a trial run with the paper and a cold heater before adding the color compound to get the feel of it and tackle any issues before there's goop all over the place. Excellent job on the color mixing, now you have a fallback profession! The adhesive part of the job worked well, do you think hitting smaller areas with the coloring and heat would help? You had a large tear, maybe the bigger flat area could have been done first and then color the crack after the flat area was heated and cured, like eating the elephant one bite at a time. Did you go back after this video and tackle the remaining trouble spots? They may start to split otherwise. Thanks again, this video was quite helpful and will hopefully give me better results, good job sir.
Appreciate the feedback! I think you're ideas above are great. Where were you when I was doing this project lol I haven't gone back to touch anything up, but I have been impressed with the robustness of the original repair. It's still in the same condition that I left it in. Also, fun fact, I drove a 2000 Honda CR-V for a few years and lovingly called it my Blurple Truck
Better results on that seam could have been gotten......if you
had begun the project by masking off the left portion of the seam. That would allow you to place your paper stencils FLAT
EDGE right down in the seam, without having to worry about
the left side (that would have been taped) thus you could get
right down in there and cure the vinyl. Better results would have been had too, if you had allowed the vinyl to set up. The color filling should be done in LAYERS for a better finish.Laying down
a HUGE AMOUNT only creates a disaster. Think of painting a car? Thin coats go on smooth, flash off (SEMI DRY) and another
thin coat gets added. Slather t on thick and you end up with runs. YOUR VINYL is too thick, thus your barely curing the top portion.Thus the lower portion is still very wet. NOT being a jerk,
YOU can do better. Always tape down the ends of your pattern, and ALWAYS give your layers time to flash off. ITS NOT A RACE.
Thank you for sharing your experience. I'd find a gray sharpie marker and hit those white spots. Maybe use a pin to poke some small holes in the area with the filler, to match the pattern. You sound like a nice young man. Nice effort!
Lol, channeling your inner Bob Ross with the calm passive tone of voice
Screw the pattern paper. Just blow dry it then poke holes innit
Other videos show that the product cracks and breaks up after a short period of time. Have you had this problem?
Why are you always heating the centre of it? Go systematically from one end to the other.
Acrylic paint works well on the repair and you can have the professionals at a paint store mix it.
Thank you this was very helpful and your commentary was funny too LoL.. thanks again
sooo question, is that all that paper is for is for the texturing??, so basically all you need to do is the first paper (as the backing), the filler, the paint, dont really need to texture .....
reason i am asking is my back passenger seat has a tear, they arent really textured seats and honestly I am not overly worried bout the texturing of them, just need to fix the tear before it gets worse, and possibly have it the same color (flat black), I am pretty sure they are not leather, but more the fake leather, .... pleather??,
I was trying to send you mind messages "fold the paper" I was able to reach back 2 years ago because apparently it worked 😄 mine is in a crack as well that's why watching your video was the key for me. I wonder how a blow dryer would have done? Or perhaps the papers important? Do you think it was the paper or the heat that was important? And I am curious as a follow-up to know how long this lasted?
I have a beautiful leather belt that's like a filigree
How much is a repair kit?
Maybe a tweezer to get a better grip
You have to add the color hardening powder to the color
Sanding the surface was not required?
Great job. Thanks for sharing this.
This kit just contains some rubber cement glue and acrylic paint.
I think you did a great job, I would not have continued using the pattern paper it took away your deposited paint. Was better without using it
Great effort but in reality I think this fix will not last 10 minutes before it cracks again!
Thank you for the tutorial.
Can you use the black leather one to put under the adhesive?
Interesting idea! Not sure how that would work
polevaultingstu I tried it it worked pretty good. I then used leather paint spray instead of the black paint they give with it. Gave it a better look
@@mangochampagnelasssi9028 Appreciate you sharing! I have 1 other seat to do, and considering the pain of using their paint, might consider your route
polevaultingstu yeah you should try it but make sure to use the bond solution you mix in the black paint they give you. So basically do what I did with the leather piece and then add the compound to that with the white stuff let it dry over night then paint it
At 8:56..."the odor is strong with this one." Is that a Star Wars reference?
The Force is strong with this one.
Did you mix hardnerr at all??
My kit has no powder hardener
me too
Thanks for this video! Great to know how it works.
And it no longer has an iron tool for heat. It’s got a little dowel with metal at end you have to heat it up first with a torch or something first
Heat gun
Lighter
I'd be embarassed to put out a final product like that.
Think you've got vinyl there, man, not leather
Looks awful. I'd rather put a leather patch glued on it. That heating tool is a joke,
Skip to 20:00 lol😂😂😂 had me laughing looks like shit
Looks like I am not going to purchase this ..... awful result
...@9:01 you said: "Lord!" and a few seconds later ( 9:09 ) said, "Lordy." Because of the strong smell. ...Have you NEVER READ: Psalm 97:10; Job 28:28; Prov. 4:18-27; Ezekiel 2:1-3:27; 18:1-32; Matt. 12:34-37; Eph. 4:29-30; I Peter 1:15-17; James 3:1-18; Rom. 16:17-18; Matt. 7:13-15, 21-23, 26-27; 15:7-14; 23:1-39; Rom. 1:18-32, I Cor. 3:16-17; Amos 9:10; John 9:31; Heb. 7:26; Eze. 43:1-12; I Tim. 4:13-16; ...Psalm 1:1-6; 19:1-15; 119:1-176 ...I sincerely hope your not like: "the casher women," at Vons: ...She USED the Lord Jesus Christ ( I Cor. 15:1-58; Phil. 3:1-21 / King James Bible ONLY! ) name as "a cursed word!" ( JESUS! ) ...I said to her ( had previouslyx2 spoken her TWICE about READING Revelation 1:1-22:21; and Daniel 1:1-12:13 / Titus 3:10-11; Prov. 14:7 ) ..."Jesus name IS NOT "a cursed word!" ...She replied: "I can say WHAT I want too!" ( while checking out a woman before me ) ...I'll NEVER say ANYTHING to her again! ...I've been READING God's holy written Word for 43 years now, since age 21 ( July 4th 1980 ). ...I simply don't want YOU to go to HELL! ( Psalm 12:1-8; II John 9-11 ) ...for details: Psalms, Proverbs, and Ecclesiastes!! ( Ecc. 9:13-17, 18; Dan. 10:21; 12:3, 10; Prov. 28:4-7; 29:12; 26:1-12 ) ...Amen.
gave up watching after 3 minutes,,couldnt cut the patch correctly !
Seems kinda hit and miss for me.. one I did years ago came out great, still holding. Last one looks just like your first attempt. 😂 That metal needs to be super hot for it to cure though. that I know. Doing it with a lighter on metal.. on a windy day.. makes it super difficult.
holy god i went to the end....WTF was that
Then you do it... Its not that easy. Leave the guy in peace.
It is not your fault that it is not perfect. Poor product.
My ADD.... Watching.. watching. . watching .. humm....? I wonder what this dog's barking at? Wonder what kind of a dog it is? Mind power.."come on boy come in the room come on" 😆 🤦🏼♀️ wait... What did he do? Ugh! restart video.
What?
Sorry. Enjoyed watching but just don't think you have the necessary skills to use the kit as it's designed.
You’re nuts
That looks like shit
You talk to much
Useless!
No good, Very bad job