Refinish Coatings has recently launched its new all-in-one school bus vinyl seat repair kit. The kit provides all the products needed to repair seat tears, holes, punctures, and rips from start to finish, with no painting required.

Its specially formulated colored repair compounds let mechanics choose the right color for the repair. The compound can hold a peak and stays stiff until you need it to move. No messy smearing or dripping, it helps you keep repairs small, cleanup easy, and maximize the number of repairs you can do with one jar.

This kit also includes the company's red basefill, a moldable vinyl repair putty that makes repairing edges and corners easy. Damage that might otherwise require a full cover replacement because of a tear's location can now be repaired with its repair putty.

"From cleaning and prep to the finishing texture details, you'll find everything you need to do simple, quality, pick-proof repairs," said owner Jerry Davidian. "Say no to tape and stop the struggle!"

What Comes in the Kit?

• Carrying case that doubles as a wash bucket
• Container for smaller tools
• 24 Oz multi-surface spray cleaner
• Double-sided scrub pad
• 2 white rags
• 4 Oz green cleaner surface prep solution
• 8 Oz Jar Colored vinyl repair compound
• 50 grams Red Basefill vinyl repair putty
• Green spatula/palette knife
• Small orange and blue spreaders
• Nonstick teflon mat
• Yellow repair mesh
• Repair iron
• Steinel HL1620 S Heat Gun
• Concentrator nozzle
• Aluminum chill bar
• 3 grain mats with popular bus seat textures
• Instructional sheet with binder sleeve and cardstock insert

Key Features of the Vinyl Repair Kit

1. #674 Colored Bus Repair Compounds: This compound is much thicker than the traditional compound most technicians are familiar with, which tends to be soupy, messy, and hard to control. This compound is thick enough to hold a peak and won't run as you're trying to work. Each kit comes with a compound colored to the customer's needs, so no paint is required to finish the repair.
2. #676 Red Basefill Vinyl Repair Putty: This moldable putty lets you shape the compound like clay into the form or position needed for repairs where regular compounds would be too difficult to use, such as corners and edges.
3. Steinel HL 1620 S Heat Gun with Concentrator Nozzle: This tool is perfect for curing the repair compounds provided. Steinel's heat gun offers the right settings for ideal curing temperatures. The included concentrator nozzle gives extra control over where the heat goes, making repairs even smaller and easier.
4. #705SBG Grain Mats: These silicone texture pads have the three most popular vinyl grains seen on bus seats. These reverse textures let you press the grains into your repair, helping create a seamless finish.
5. #737 Vinyl Repair Iron: This repair iron is hot enough to melt the company's repair mesh directly into the vinyl, avoiding repair backing and offering extra strength and durability. The company's mesh is pretreated with compounds to make it easy to handle and extra durable. All of these combined allow the repair compound to melt directly into the vinyl and mesh, creating a pick-proof repair.

What Are Others Saying About the Kit?

Mark Rossi, head mechanic at Geneva City Schools in New York, said this about the kit: "You iron that patch, spread the goop, heat it up, and stick the cool block on, and done. So simple, so easy, I won't ever replace a cover again. I can't recommend Refinish Coatings enough. I just did over 20 holes in one bus, maybe 2 hours to do. To replace those seat covers, I would have needed 15 covers and two days."

See the product in action in this video.