What do you use to fix a small tear in your vinyl seats?

[toolman4]

I need to mend one of my seats. Is there a glue or something that will hold that tear from spreading or is there something better? What is the name of the product your use?

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: What do you use to fix a small tear in your vinyl seats?

Hit up auto zone or one of those parts stores and get a vinyl repair kit. Won't be perfect but it will be usable and better then duct tape

 

[tx1961whaler]

Re: What do you use to fix a small tear in your vinyl seats?

better then duct tape

What in the world could possibly be better than Duct Tape?
Bob, please turn in your "Man Card" immediately....

 

[SeanT]

Re: What do you use to fix a small tear in your vinyl seats?

I have super white vinyl with green trim in my boat.

I use white bathroom silicon to cover up small tears. The great thing about it is I can peel it off and reapply, or attempt a repair, or have a vinyl person look at it in the off season.

So, I don't use silicon to fix, but it definitely gets me through the season.

 

[Thad]

Re: What do you use to fix a small tear in your vinyl seats?

Call around to your locar car dealers. They (should) have a guy that comes around and fixes the trades. I did this some time back and got the guy that serviced the dealers to come right out to the house and fix two holes. That guy has since retired, so I called around again and got their new guys number...he is coming out next week to do a small hole on my sundeck.

It is not real expensive and the repairs are great. I know it is there and I still have to look to find them, for someone that does not know they are there, they never see it.

 

[Bob_VT]

Re: What do you use to fix a small tear in your vinyl seats?

What in the world could possibly be better than Duct Tape?
Bob, please turn in your "Man Card" immediately....

I beg your pardon!!! I use Gorilla Tape!

 

[robert graham]

Re: What do you use to fix a small tear in your vinyl seats?

Go to a fabric store and buy a small piece of vinyl that matches your seat, use scissors to cut a patch, carefully glue it on with 3M Weatherstrip Adhesive(Autozone), it'll hold up good and look as good as your talents with scissors and glue can provide. Good Luck!

 

[toolman4]

Re: What do you use to fix a small tear in your vinyl seats?

Yeah I have lots of duct tape and gorilla tape around, but I wanted to try and not give away how redneck I am at least for the first year while I'm on the water. Thanks for the replies.

 

[Fireman431]

Re: What do you use to fix a small tear in your vinyl seats?

Get it done right. Have a local upholstery shop replace that panel with a new piece. It won't take long and it's not expensive.