Bish's Tear Mender Fabric & Leather Adhesive

Product Description

Bish's Original Tear Mender Instant Fabric and Leather Adhesive utilizes a powerful formula, the quick drying adhesive instantly adheres to any material it can penetrate, forming a waterproof bond strong enough for use on work clothes, awnings, tents, boat covers, tarps, leather, convertible tops, and more. Features: water-proof, permanent, quick-dry, flexible, UV resistant and acid-free.

Features

• Instant durable bond: Adhesive dries and forms and instant bond that is flexible and usable/wearable within 3 minutes and washable in 15 minutes
• Durable household repairs: Forms a long lasting and permanent bonds to fabric and leather that is waterproof, flexible and UV resistant
• Non-toxic formula: Formulated with natural latex the glue is acid-free and non-toxic
• Quick and easy repairs with permanent results: Application requires no heat, ironing, or solvents to cure
• Lifespan of product will deteriorate in extreme cold temperatures
• Must store in room temperature or warmer
• Once opened, do not store in cold temperatures

Top Reviews

Literal stinky garbage
by Zanzibar (3 out of 5 stars)
January 11, 2018

Update: So this glue actually works really well, the problem is it does not have a long shelf life leading to a lot of people getting expired (useless) tubes of glue. So long story short, it works as advertised, but expect to send it back a time or two before you get a fresh batch.

The whole tube of adhesive is solid in the bottle. I squeezed it and got stinky white stuff the consistency of milk all over my kitchen. Ironically the only liquid that was left in the bottle wasn't even sticky.
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This worked perfectly! Repaired five huge tears without difficulty
by Nellie (5 out of 5 stars)
October 14, 2016

My husband asked me to get this for him. He is a construction worker, who is constantly tearing holes in his jeans. I read the reviews, then questioned him to make sure this is what he wanted. He told me that he has used it before, it works, so he wanted some more. Again, I was skeptical, but purchased it anyways. When this stuff arrived in the mail, I got his jeans with the holes in them ready to fix. I read the directions, pretty basic. First, shake the bottle to mix it up. Next, apply the tear mender on the patch. It also states that if it is a difficult tear, then you can apply the tear mender on both the patch and around the tear. Last, let it dry for 3 minutes. Pretty basic directions, so I was ready to give it a try. Shook the bottle up. I then decided that all of his tears looked pretty bad, so I thought it was best to apply the tear mender on both the patch and around the tears. I was surprised at how runny the tear mender is. I figured that it would be thick, like glue, but it is not. It is very easy to apply, almost to the point of messy, since it sometimes comes out faster than expected. I applied it first to the patch, then around the tear. I used my fingers to make sure that the patch was glued completely around all of the edges. If it got on my fingers, I didn't need to worry, as it pretty much just rubs right off. I then just needed to wait. The tear mender worked perfectly! All of his patches stuck without problems. My husband and I were both very pleased with how well it worked. My husband wanted me to purchase two bottles, but I purchased only one (since I wasn't sure how well it would work). I was able to repair five huge tears, in three pairs of jeans, with more than half a bottle of tear mender left for future tears.
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glue arrived dried up
by L. Breneman (1 out of 5 stars)
April 18, 2018

{I'm giving this one star, pending the replacement bottle.} I was excited to try this glue because a friend swore up and down that it was The Stuff ... but my order arrived, although the bottle was sealed, the glue inside was solid. {see photos} The date stamp on the bottom appears to indicate 2016, which would explain the dried glue. I've started a return, and will update my review when the replacement bottle arrives. If I keep getting dried out glue, this is a vendor problem, and I'll have to find another source for this glue.
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Works Beautifully and Easily
by Book Collector (5 out of 5 stars)
December 20, 2015

I have a leather chair that my cat dug her claws into. She tore long slices into the leather. I was able to glue them down easily with this product. No white residue (dries clear). I also used it on some punctures from her claws. Not quite as smooth afterwards but better. I just put a dab on my finger and rubbed it into the tear and smoothed and pressed hard for about 30 seconds and then wiped away excess. After it dried I used Leather Re-Coloring Balm from Furniture Clinic. It got rid of all the remaining lighter portions of the leather where any of the underside of the leather, which is lighter in color, was showing. If you run your hand over the leather you can still feel where the punctures are but the tears are absolutely smooth and unless the light hits it just right the damage really isn't visible anymore.
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This stuff is AWESOME!
by Fenimore (4 out of 5 stars)
April 1, 2017

I have used this on my son's wool tweed jacket, and on my husband's Spyder ski pants. Both garments had tears in the fabric, not on a seam, and presented challenged to "invisible" repair for me -- and I am a very GOOD seamstress. My son caught one of the vents of his sport coat getting out of a car, and tore a 3/4" horizontal rip in the fabric off the top of the vent. The Bish's made an all-but-invisible repair, assisted by the texture of the fabric.

The ski pants were tougher, and the mend is visible, though not very. The fabric of the pants is a very lightweight neon green poly with a plasticized backing, and there was no way to stitch it because of the location (on the leg - close to a zipper for thigh venting and in an area in which Thinsulate was sewn into various layers for insulation). Iron-on patch would not stick to the plastic backing (I tried - twice!). The real problem was that the tear, if un-repaired, would "run" vertically down the entire front of the pant leg. I applied the Bish's, held the edges together for about five minutes (until I was sure they had stuck), and then let the pants sit for a half hour just to be sure. IT WORKED!

There is a visible tan-colored line where the tear was, and the texture is slightly rubbery feeling there. (Bish's is latex.) Still the line is all of 1/16" wide, if that, and the tear has not extended one bit since it was fixed. It worked so well, I used the Bish's to hem the pants, as they were 1-1/2" too long for my husband, and my sewing machine would not work to sew through multiple layers of such heavy fabric. It wirked great for this, too.

These were both fast, easy, and very inexpensive repairs on very pricey garments that would otherwise be ruined.
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AMAZON WILL NO LONGER ALLOW YOU TO RETURN THIS
by M Morris (1 out of 5 stars)
January 24, 2019

I read in the most popular negative review that you can get a bad one & might go through the inconvenience of exchanging it, but when you get a good one it totally works. I thought I'd try it & worst case scenario, Amazon would give me a new one that worked. Although we've never had this experience before, Amazon refused to take this item back. It didn't stick at all & only discolored the shirt! I tried it on faux leather, wood, plastic - it has yet to stick anything together.
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they should call it " A miracle mender" instead! its my "Go to Glue" for ANY kind of fabric! This st
by Aimee (Wierman) Farrell (5 out of 5 stars)
March 11, 2017

OK honestly, my husband introduced me to the stuff and he uses it for work practically on a daily basis. He's a union ironworker and they are very hard and rough on their work attire on a day to day basis everyday they go home with something ripped or torn. My busbands been using tear mender for 30 years This stuff is amazing , you'll never find an adhesive for fabric better or stronger. Its workable to where it doesn't cure in few minutes like some do, so you do have a little time to manipulate your fabric if you need to. Highly recommended for patching torn clothing, jackets, blankets, furniture upholstery, Leather, i have used it on just about every fabric except I haven't used it on carpet yet... I'll keep you posted.
A Highly recommended purchase for anyone working in the consttiction field, building trades or outdoor enthusiasts. Itll patch a hole in an umbrella,a leather jacket , or a tent in a pinch. Witbout a doubt the strongest and best adhesive for fabric on this planet Anything else is just a waste of your money!!!
I use it because I just don't sew. Haha

The Pants in the image have been patched with tear mender for the last three years and their worn to work every week by my husband Terry.
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Unusable
by Spree (1 out of 5 stars)
January 1, 2017

Just purchased last week. tried to use it the first time today and only bubbles came out. Tried to shake and stir contents but glue was totally congealed already and is completely unusable.
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Not for slits. Might work for tears.
by Version One (3 out of 5 stars)
January 14, 2017

We have a chair from IKEA that I accidentally slit with a box cutter breaking down boxes, a nice clean cut. I bought this to repair the slit. It IS latex based, so for people with allergies beware if you're placing this on anything that might touch skin. That being said, while this did "mend" the cut, it didn't make it disappear as I was naively expecting. I've seen other repair kits that almost work like nail polish to fill in gaps. Had I had any nail polish in the color of the chair I think that would have been the best route.

If it were a tear I think this might have worked better, but the slit is more visible because this stuff dries white. Furthermore, because of the type of leather that the chair is, this adhesive bonded to the backing created a dimpled, solid patch where the slit is, so it's more visible than the slit was initially. It doesn't bend like leather anymore either in that spot. Now it feels like a hard patch. Overall I'm not impressed, but then again I did slip and stab a leather chair with a box cutter.
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Useless... a bit stronger than a chewing gum :-(
by Amazon Customer (1 out of 5 stars)
September 17, 2018

I liked the reviews and ordered it. And I decided to use it, over the weekend, to fix the strap of my left sandal which was a bit too loose ... I followed the simple instructions (mind you, I am a highly educated person to be able to follow any instructions :-)). I cut off the strap, applied this glue on both sides and presses together. I also applied it on a small leather and pressed it on the inside of the strap for an extra binding. I checked it the next day... when I pulled the strap it just came apart... Thinking that maybe I did not apply it properly, I removed the glue from the shoe (which was even easier than removing a cold chewing gum). And then I repeated my procedure for the second time. I wore it the next day to work... After one minute of walking, the shoe just came off my foot because the strap had come apart where it was glued. I had to walk back home carrying the shoe in my hand... Imagine this happening to a high-heel shoe -- one could even break an ankle in a situation like this... I was very upset and disappointed.

Waste of money and time... It does not deserve a star at all.... The only good thing about the whole thing was that Amazon immediately refunded my money. Thank you, Amazon....

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