Mend-It leaves the repaired area as soft as the original bait because it simply "melts" the bait back together. Mend-It doesn't stick to your hands, your boat or your clothes, it only causes two pieces of soft-plastic lure to melt back together invisibly. You will save literally hundreds of dollars by using this tube of Mend-It to repair your expensive worms, creature-baits, Senkos, swimbaits, tubes, anything made of soft plastic.