Permatex 25247 Fabric Repair Kit, Single Unit, Gel

I used this kit to repair a cigarette burn in light blue plaid seat cloth and it did a great job of hiding the damage. Following the color matching card I mixed the white, blue, and black fibers, adding a little of the blue and black at a time until the color matched. I pushed a small circle of the backing cloth through the hole, filled the hole with the glue, then sprinkled the fibers onto the wet glue and pushed them flat with the little spatula. I don't think the whole process took 10 minutes and once it dried, you would never find the hole unless I pointed it out. There's enough material in the kit to get a lot of repairs done. Pretty cool really.

Used the Permatex Fabric Repair Kit to repair a chemical burn that was caused by a solvent coming in contact with car seat fabric. It left a divot in the seat and plasticized the fibers around the divot. Seats were light/medium gray so it was just a matter of mixing the black and white fabric fibers until I had a close match. The fabric glue is easy to apply, goes on white but dries clear. You use the included "spatula" to spread the glue, then you sprinkle the fabric fibers over the screen until you have the glue area covered fairly well. Don't be afraid to use a generous amount of fabric fibers, whatever doesn't stick to the glue scrapes right off fairly evenly using your finger or the spatula. Just a tip for the color matching - it's very tricky to get an exact match. It's better to apply a shade slightly lighter than the color of the fabric, if you go too dark it's more noticeable and looks like a stain. You can apply more than one coat if the color shade is too far off. Simply add more darkening fibers to the mix and try another coat using the glue. This stuff works very well for minor fabric repairs and hides the damage quite well. It doesn't quite measure up to a professional job, but it's about 10x less expensive to repair fabric using this kit vs. hiring a professional, and the end result should look semi-professional if you take your time and put some effort into the color match. It's not even necessary to use the included mesh screen if you sprinkle the fibers and rub them in gently using slight finger pressure. This fabric repair kit could also be used to repair minor damage to clothing or low-nap carpeting. Overall, great product, great price, would recommend to anyone looking to repair minor holes, abrasions, or burns in car seat upholstery.

I would like to agree with the one reviewer that said that it dries hard. It does. It is white glue that dries clear and it does in fact dry hard. I have never seen glue that does not dry hard so imagine it is just like any other glue that you are used to. I got it right after two tries. I would also agree with the reviewer that says the color is hard to match. There is a color key that tells you what to mix to make what color. That is very helpful, but it is still likely that it may be a little off. I would suggest mixing up the fibers first and then before gluing them loosely put some of them on the part that you are repairing to make sure the match is right. You can always add more of other colors if the match is not right before the glue step. You get a lot of different color, pretty much any color can be made. Then when putting the glue on the hole make sure you press the glue down to get it all the way in the hole. Also if the hole is at an angle take that into consideration. The glue can become thicker towards the bottom of the hole because of gravity. After the glue step when you put the fibers into the hole press it down into the glue and then add more fibers. Make sure you get them down into the hole. Overall it does not take long at all. I had set aside a few hours and it took about 15 minutes start to finish, but like I said it had to be done twice because the color was a little off the first time. Now it looks great. If you didn't know the hole was there you cannot see the repair. I would recommend this product.

I followed directions and still missed the color matching my cigarette burned fabric car seat. The 2 burn holes were very small, but still noticeable, so I bought this stuff to try and fix the problem. I mixed the fabric colors in the car in sunlight so I could get a good color match. The repair material in the mixing container looked like it match perfectly to my car seat, so I went for it. There is no "Do-over" with this stuff. The mesh screen was a joke. I ended up just putting the repair fabric directly from the mixing container onto the seat cover and pressing it down with the little tool that comes with the repair kit. Works just as well as that stupid screen thing the directions say to use. I let it all dry for 24 hours and went to check it out. I would have been SO proud of myself if this had worked out like I thought it would. Well, I missed the matching color shade by about 1 degree of color. My car seats are grey. I thought it would be simple to mix the color of the repair fabric to match grey! Anyway, the holes are still noticeable but at least they don't look like burn holes any more. I blame myself for missing the perfect color match. HOWEVER - even if I had matched the colors perfectly, you would STILL be able to see where the holes were repaired. I think this is a neat product, but you have to be VERY careful on color matching. I would probably buy this again if I had to fix another burn hole.

This product works OK. I used it on a buddy's 2003 Toyota 4Runner with grey cloth seats (i got a cigarette burn on the seat). The seats were checkerboard/crosshatched. He noticed the cigarette burn repair within 10 seconds of getting in the car. The fabric material also came right off within 1-2 hours. Compared to how it looked, it was a good improvement, but not good enough. Doesn't look that good and is NOT durable. For as cheap as it is, it's not bad. The repair isn't super durable, but there is enough to redo the repair several times. If you want a quick, acceptable fix, this is a good product. If you want a permanent, OEM matching repair that looks great, then unfortunately this will not be acceptable(you should get in touch with an upholstery shop or find a spare seat in a junkyard)

Works like magic! Super easy to color match with the color match key it comes with. Simple to apply. Will definitely be purchasing again

I used this to repair a cigarette burn in a cloth vehicle seat. It worked well for this application and I am very pleased with the results. It took me about 20 minutes, including reading the instructions. The patch is visible and can be seen if you look for it, mostly because of the difference in texture. However, most people didn't notice it with just a casual glance and it looks significantly better than a burn hole. I believe results will vary based on the amount of effort and attention to detail you put into applying the patch. The kits contains several small containers with colored, powder-like fibers, a small piece of backing cloth, fabric glue, a plastic application stick, a sifting screen, and an empty mixing cup. The small containers are a little difficult to open because of their small size. The application stick is really flimsy and I would recommend using something like a popsicle stick for larger repairs. Otherwise I have no complaints. It is fairly easy to use the kit. Instructions are adequate. The only challenging part is mixing the fibers together to match the color of the fabric. There is a guide to get you close to the correct color, then you will need to use trial and error to tweak the color for an exact match. I was able to match the color almost perfectly after just a few tries.

I wasn't able to tell this from the product listing, but this item doesn't work for a ceiling. I wanted to repair a hole in the headliner of my vehicle. But what I didn't know is that the fibers that you put into the repair have to be shaken on through a mesh screen. Obviously, you can't shake upwards against gravity. So I attempted to just press the fibers up there, but it looks awful. The hole looks worse now after attempting a repair. And the item is not returnable, so I'm also out the bucks for this product. Ugh! I went ahead and gave 2 stars, as I could see this product working okay for other repairs that don't go against gravity.

Product worked as described, well worth it

I used it for a burnt cigarette hole in the car. Does the job to fill it in. Not really noticeable unless you take a good look, you will notice it.

Excelente producto, muy útil y fácil de aplicar. Lo recomiendo.

Très bon produit

Producto cumplidor yA que tapó completamente el hoyo de mi asiento y solo lo dejo como si fuera una ligera mancha pero definitivamente quedó mejor a como estaba