Rusty steering wheel
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BobbyBuick
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- May 24, 2001
NEVER DULL .0000 STEEL WOOL IF NEEDED
turbo39151
anycoloraslongasitsblack
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- Nov 7, 2002
"000" or "0000" steel wool will work just fine. A little polish helps as well. Just wax on and wax off.
Yep, I was surprised the difference a few minutes with these made!
NY Twin Turbo
All the good stuff.....Times 2.
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I rub it in the direction of the grain with Scotch-brite and Mothers billet polish.
turbo39151
anycoloraslongasitsblack
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The steel wool that is "000" or "0000" is very fine and can polish glass or even chrome--- I tried it on some old faded chrome (stuff from 1967). The results were pretty amazing.
It will not hurt the grain of the spokes.
It will not hurt the grain of the spokes.
I used aluminum foil and water on the spokes and waterless hand cleaner on the leather. I through in 2 pictures of some other chrome parts I did with aluminum foil and water.
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- May 28, 2001
I taped the leather off, by running the tape under the edges of the leather.
I then did the scotchbrite rub, w/ a spritz of rust killer.
Cleaned up well.
I then changed the tape, covered all the leather up w/ paper, wiped the metal down w/ Prepsol. I then shot a coat of Eastwood satin clear on.
I then did the scotchbrite rub, w/ a spritz of rust killer.
Cleaned up well.
I then changed the tape, covered all the leather up w/ paper, wiped the metal down w/ Prepsol. I then shot a coat of Eastwood satin clear on.
dwall
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- May 25, 2001
I had a badly corroded wheel from a windowless T carcass. It needed work on the hard to get at metal near the leather cover.. I used a super flexible (think cheap) old artists pallet knife that was about 1/2" wide as a backer for strips of self-adhesive emery paper. I think I settled on 150 or 240 grit from the body shop. The end of blade with sand paper was thin enough to run right up under the leather cover at the end of the spokes. If you sand in the direction of the metal grain, you can blend it in with the easier to get at part of the spoke (that you did with Chuck Leeper or jim0207 's method).
Side note: I used a vinyl/leather repair kit for the nicks and cracks in the leather grip before sanding those repairs with super fine paper. It then got prepped and dyed it to match. The stitching was still good. In the end the leather turned out not very soft but looks good and has a satin finish.
Side note: I used a vinyl/leather repair kit for the nicks and cracks in the leather grip before sanding those repairs with super fine paper. It then got prepped and dyed it to match. The stitching was still good. In the end the leather turned out not very soft but looks good and has a satin finish.
Where did you find the leather /vinyl repair kit? Auto parts store? Got a pic of the kit?
dwall
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What's left of the vinyl kit is still on the card, I'll check. A pretty standard offering off the rack - one tube with sheets to make grain or contour. The leather got thoroughly de-greased/cleaned/dried/sanded/prepped before the repair was applied. Super fine grit paper was used on the repairs before the last coat of color. I'll try to get a picture of the wheel. It looks good but is not as supple as new leather.
