steering wheel refinish

[saint]

my steering wheel on my b3 was badly cracked and to buy a new one for over 700$ wasnt going to happen so i bought a steering wheel refinishing kit from leatherique and tackled the job . it turned out fairly decent but i wish i had sprayed the dye on . here are the pics i took

this is how it looked before i refinished it

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm158/saint166_2008/238793_18_large1.jpg

and the finished result

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm158/saint166_2008/102_1992.jpg

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm158/saint166_2008/102_1994.jpg

http://i295.photobucket.com/albums/mm158/saint166_2008/102_1996.jpg

[Stirling]

Hey not bad!

[horke]

looks a bit glossy ... will it stay that way ?

[saint]

looks a bit glossy ... will it stay that way ?

im hoping not . im thinking after it cures ill numb it down some with 1500 grit wet dry

[Mark in Toronto]

I think it just fine. If you feel it's too glossy (I prefer matte finish as well) you can rub it with some 0000 steel wool.

Here's a refinish R & R:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=83735&highlight=steering+wheel+leather

[saint]

I think it just fine. If you feel it's too glossy (I prefer matte finish as well) you can rub it with some 0000 steel wool.

Here's a refinish R & R:

http://www.mye28.com/viewtopic.php?t=83735&highlight=steering+wheel+leather

good call on the steel wool , that will be alot better than 1500 grit . thanks

[cdnalpina]

Looking good!

[Scooter]

Yeah, good job :)

I'd let it sit for a while to see if it dulls down on it's own before you try to do it yourself.

Do you have a link for where you bought the kit from? Is it a single use type thing?

[saint]

Looking good!

thanks alot :)

[saint]

Yeah, good job :)

I'd let it sit for a while to see if it dulls down on it's own before you try to do it yourself.

Do you have a link for where you bought the kit from? Is it a single use type thing?

thanks ryan . i did touch it up with some steel wool then rubbing compound and it looks much better and im sure it will matt somewhat after some use . the link is in canada and they were very good to deal with .
http://www.leatheriquecanada.com/