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Wood steering wheel restoration option
I found this guy while searching for steering wheel restoration. Re-molding the wood wheel prices are crazy, usually around $2000. Steering Wheels by Mike charged me $300 to strip, fill and refinish mine. I'm very pleased with the results. I thought it it's a reasonably priced option. I've attatched a few before and after photos. http://www.steeringwheelsbymike.com/
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A few more.
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WOW! Pretty damn nice there Cardo. $300.00 vs. $2000.00? No brainer. Well done!
On a side note... It always amazes me just how crude this wheels were made. Take a steel slug, weld (in some cases crudely) 3 thin spokes onto it, call it a day and call it safe. |
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Yeah, that's nice work. I just did one myself using techniques outlined in an old article for guidance. I'm pretty happy with it although the stain is a shade darker than the originals and I added the 'joints' in the wrong locations .
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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That looks good too Greg. Someone had already tried to restore mine. It was way too dark, and had several small cracks showing. I decided to let someone with a lot more experience do it vs learning on it. Yours turned out very well.
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Thanks Cardo.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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Another happy customer of Steerings Wheels by Mike. Excellent job, price ($315) and communication.
Before and after photos.
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Ed 1968 GTO (Thanks Mom) 2006 Silverado 2007 Cadillac SRX 2015 Chevy Express |
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I just shipped off a '57 wheel today, the go-to guys get $1700. Not an option! Stay tuned.
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That looks great Ed. I actually redid mine after posting the pics above. Just lightened it up some and did a gloss clear instead of satin.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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Looks Great Greg!!! What color stain did you use? What product did you use. Pictures would be great, of the products. Wanting to restore my 65 wood wheel. Thx. Scott
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1965 Pontiac 2+2 421 HO auto 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix 428 4 speed- sold 1968 Firebird 400 auto - sold 1967 Bonneville Brougham 2 dr. hardtop. 1969 AMC Rebel SST wagon-sold |
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I'll have to look Scott. I think I used walnut for the dark. It settles in the 'grain' when you wipe it down then I used a lighter color on top...can't remember what the lighter was right now but I still have it. After it dried, I used a gloss poly.
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Greg Reid Palmetto, Georgia |
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Is worth being picky in the amount of "Orange" in the 2nd Stain coating to avoid being too dark or too yellow |
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I had forgotten about this... I looked and the lighter color l finally wound up using was a Minwax stain with gloss poly already blended in. The color was Pecan. I had 4 or 5 different colors lying around but it looked best to me.
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