- 1. steering wheel resto (score: 1)
- Author: "John & Diane Voice" <drjev@dccnet.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 11:13:02 -0700 (Pacific Daylight Time)
- Hello All, A while back I noticed some information on steering wheel restoration. Thought I saved it, but,apparently not. Does anyone know where I can find it or has someone saved it? Specifically lo
- /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00034.html (6,984 bytes)
- 2. Re: steering wheel resto (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Melusky <tigerknut66@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 12:22:28 -0700 (PDT)
- The original finish was some sort of plastic or epoxy base material that was impervious to any paint remover and I ended up chipping it off flake by flake. I then used a UV inhibited polyurethane an
- /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00035.html (8,158 bytes)
- 3. Re: steering wheel resto (score: 1)
- Author: "Robin Young" <robin02@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 16:56:31 -0400
- Specifically looking for the top coat most use John, I used Mainwax spar varnish and it is holding up great...though it has been only 18 months. Theirs is a new formula that does harden as opposed to
- /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00037.html (7,242 bytes)
- 4. Re: steering wheel resto (score: 1)
- Author: stubrennan@comcast.net
- Date: Sun, 03 Apr 2005 21:04:19 +0000
- Same comments a Robin, with Minwax Spar Varnish, only mine's been looking good for over 10 years. And it doesn't dissolve with bug repellent or sunscreen like a couple coatings that some people have
- /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00038.html (6,762 bytes)
- 5. Re: steering wheel resto (score: 1)
- Author: Robert Melusky <tigerknut66@yahoo.com>
- Date: Sun, 3 Apr 2005 14:18:05 -0700 (PDT)
- This article recommends spar varnish too. Good tips for anyone refinishing a dash or anything with a thin veneer. Bob Melusky Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around
- /html/tigers/2005-04/msg00040.html (6,987 bytes)
- 6. Re: Steering wheel resto (score: 1)
- Author: "Robin Young" <robin02@mindspring.com>
- Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 13:49:20 -0500
- Hi Erich. Por-15 has a repair kit for black steering wheel plastic. I did not use it on mine as the plastic insert was complete....On an earlier e-mail you mentioned a splinter in the grain. I found
- /html/tigers/2002-12/msg00001.html (7,502 bytes)
- 7. Re: Steering wheel resto (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Paulick <larry.p@erols.com>
- Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2002 17:45:30 -0800
- I restored my steering wheel, and the black insert in the wood portion of the wheel is ebony wood. There are several companies that make a repair for the plastic portion of the wheel, Eastwood, POR,
- /html/tigers/2002-12/msg00002.html (9,550 bytes)
- 8. Re: Steering wheel resto (score: 1)
- Author: "Kathy and Erich Coiner" <kathy.coiner@gte.net>
- Date: Sun, 1 Dec 2002 15:31:10 -0800
- The black stripe on my wheel is very clearly NOT wood. It gives slightly to the fingernail and springs back. It looks more like rubber than fibrous wood. I have the Eastwood kit on order to fix the
- /html/tigers/2002-12/msg00003.html (11,253 bytes)
- 9. Re: Steering wheel resto (score: 1)
- Author: Larry Paulick <larry.p@erols.com>
- Date: Sun, 01 Dec 2002 19:34:38 -0800
- Erich, the quality of workmanship of the wood is very good on this wheel. The joints were made when labor was cheap, and they knew how to make 6 curved pieces and a inlay fit. If their is any sign of
- /html/tigers/2002-12/msg00004.html (12,600 bytes)
- 10. Steering wheel resto (score: 1)
- Author: "Kathy and Erich Coiner" <kathy.coiner@gte.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 08:35:29 -0800
- Its been a quiet week on the Tiger list, my hometown............. But I digress. The steering wheel in my Tiger needs some TLC. The original coating is peeling off in several locations and I have one
- /html/tigers/2002-11/msg00312.html (6,630 bytes)
- 11. Re: Steering wheel resto (score: 1)
- Author: "Kathy and Erich Coiner" <kathy.coiner@gte.net>
- Date: Sat, 30 Nov 2002 18:40:41 -0800
- What material is the black stripe in the steering wheel made of? It feels a little like rubber. There are several places where it is below the wood so it needs to be built up. Erich
- /html/tigers/2002-11/msg00314.html (7,043 bytes)
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