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08-12-2012, 02:57 PM
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Vinyl Repair Kit.... Tested and successful!
I had a small cigarette burn from a PO below the parking brake on the center console... and it had been bugging me for a while...
I had bought a Permatex Vinyl Repair kit for another job many years ago, but never used it. It has a bunch or colored repair pastes, some grain sheets and a small heating iron, etc. Like this... http://www.permatex.com/products/Automotive/specialized_maintenance_repair/professional_repair_systems/Permatex_Vinyl_and_Leather_Repair_Kit.htm I decided to give it a try... and wanted to share the results.. Cleaned and sanded the damaged area to remove the crater.  Mixed the color, and applied it to the crater...  Applied the grain sample and cured the repair with the heating iron... End result...  Its pretty darn good, and the picture makes it look worse than it is in real life... my buddy came over and I told him what I did, and in the garage under reasonable lighting he could not see where the repair was.
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2009 Mercedes ML320 Bluetec Last edited by Merkey; 08-12-2012 at 03:21 PM. 
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08-12-2012, 03:02 PM
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That is fantastic.
Can you show a picture of the grain sample you talk about? I guess that's like a mold... ?
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior  Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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08-12-2012, 03:08 PM
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The grain patches are small pieces of material about 1.5" square.
Good video instructional here.. Vinyl and Leather Repair Kit
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08-12-2012, 04:24 PM
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That video doesn't seem to work for me. But it is OK I get idea a patch goes on top - not something being pressed into the glue - thanks (and sorry for the confusion).
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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08-12-2012, 05:04 PM
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The patch is pressed down onto the paste and is a grain mould inprinting the grain and flattening the paste... the heat cures the paste.
The video did not work for me the first time I tried it but now it does... try again?
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08-12-2012, 05:27 PM
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Nice! I've got one on the drivers door panel (ooops), gonna give this a try!
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08-13-2012, 12:26 AM
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I've got the video the work for me now - the paper patch provides the texture and then you remove it - got it
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1992 W201 190E 1.8 171,000 km - Daily driver 1981 W123 300D ~ 100,000 miles / 160,000 km - project car stripped to the bone 1965 Land Rover Series 2a Station Wagon CIS recovery therapy! 1961 Volvo PV544 Bare metal rat rod-ish thing I'm here to chat about cars and to help others - I'm not here "to always be right" like an internet warrior Don't leave that there - I'll take it to bits!
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08-15-2012, 07:25 PM
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Did your kit come with the little electric heating iron? I've got a Permatex kit that came with one, but haven't got up the courage to use it yet.
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08-22-2012, 01:02 AM
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Quote:
LOL, just ragging on ya...
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