steering wheel recast
March 31st, 2013, 11:35 AM
#2
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Join Date: Sep 2011
Posts: 94
41 Olds? If not too far gone you could try on your own; Eastwood sells an epoxy which works pretty good. You have to grind out the cracks, fill them, sand smooth. Prime, paint and clearcoat. Can turn out nice if you take the time. Did mine about 6 years ago.
If you don't want to do the work or your wheel is so far gone there's no choice, here's a couple vendors to try (I've not used any but found this from a list of another club that I belong). Just like painting a car, takes time to do it right, so the price is commiserate with the job. Good luck!
Gary's Steering Wheel Restoration
2677 Ritner Highway
Carlisle, PA 17015
717-243-5646
http://www.garyssteeringwheel.com/
Quality Restorations, Inc.
Poway, CA 92064
858-271-7374
dennis@qualityrestorations.com
http://www.qualityrestorations.com/home.html
Steering Wheel Bob
152 Lambertville HQ Rd
Stockton, NJ 08559
Bob Monetti
609-397-8771
http://www.steeringwheelbob.com/index.html
If you don't want to do the work or your wheel is so far gone there's no choice, here's a couple vendors to try (I've not used any but found this from a list of another club that I belong). Just like painting a car, takes time to do it right, so the price is commiserate with the job. Good luck!
Gary's Steering Wheel Restoration
2677 Ritner Highway
Carlisle, PA 17015
717-243-5646
http://www.garyssteeringwheel.com/
Quality Restorations, Inc.
Poway, CA 92064
858-271-7374
dennis@qualityrestorations.com
http://www.qualityrestorations.com/home.html
Steering Wheel Bob
152 Lambertville HQ Rd
Stockton, NJ 08559
Bob Monetti
609-397-8771
http://www.steeringwheelbob.com/index.html
Last edited by MellowYellow; March 31st, 2013 at 11:43 AM.
March 31st, 2013, 02:35 PM
#4
Old(s) Fart
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Northern VA
Posts: 47,681
That's about right, depending on the work involved. Unless you're talking about a very common wheel, like for a Corvette or Mustang, the vendor must custom make a mold for each wheel, then strip the plastic off the core, develop a correct plastic match, cast it, finish it, and polish. The prices you've been quoted only pay for about 10-15 hours of touch labor plus materials. Do you think you could do it in fewer hours?
April 1st, 2013, 03:15 PM
#6
Ca's Only Official OLZNUT
Join Date: Mar 2007
Location: Sunny So Cal
Posts: 509
I can vouch for this guys work. He did a '65 442 wheel for a friend of mine and one for my lil brother's '57 Bug, he's a perfectionist. http://www.kochssteeringwheels.com/p.../mainIndex.asp
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