What do the Chevy guys do? Don't some 50's or 60's Chevys have clear wheels with metallic speckles in them? Mark > -----Original Message----- > From: Jim Pristelski [SMTP:ajp002@xxxx] > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 8:32 AM > To: Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Steering wheel restoration > > When I first joined the Chrysler 300 Club in the early 1990s, John Veatch > in > the Houston area used to offer to remold the clear part of the 1960-1962 > Chrysler 300s (maybe other years/models too?) for about $75. The surface > of > the remolded plastic was slightly rough and had to be sanded down with > fine > sandpaper and then polished with a polishing compound. For around $150, > he > would remold the clear plastic and complete the polishing for you. > Repairing the colored portions of the steering wheel were up to you or > someone else, but this is relatively easy with use of epoxy fillers if > only > cracks exist. Of course, epoxy fillers can't be used in the clear > portions > because the filled portions would visually stick out like a sore thumb. > > Other Mopars also had steering wheels with clear plastic portions, such as > my 1959 Plymouth Sport Fury, as did the top of the line 1960-1961 Plymouth > models. I assume that some of the top of the line Dodges similarly had > clear plastic portions. > > I had him do my 300G steering wheel. I did the finishing (my first time > at > doing this kind of thing) and it turned out fine. Now, nearly 10 years > later, the clear plastic doesn't show any signs of yellowing. > > Unfortunately, John apparently ran into poor health a few years ago and > stopped offering this service. At the price that current steering wheel > restorers are charging, we need to find a new alternative. With all of > the > Mopars that have clear plastic portions, there is a continuing demand for > this service. Anyone know of any alternatives in having the clear plastic > portions remolded, as a minimum? Thanks, Jim > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark Souders [mailto:souders@xxxx] > Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 6:10 AM > To: 'KEN WILSON'; Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Subject: RE: [Chrysler300] Steering wheel restoration > > > Ken, > Back in September I contacted Quality Restorations about restoring my > 300-H > wheel. He sent me a detailed description of his process and his price was > $950. He's advertising in the club newsletter. His email is > dennis@xxxxx I haven't gotten any other quotes yet, > I'm > still recovering from this one. > > Hope this helps, > Mark Souders > > > > > Yahoo! Groups Sponsor > ADVERTISEMENT > > <http://rd.yahoo.com/M=234081.2814790.4175286.1925585/D=egroupweb/S=170671 > 3852:HM/A=1327985/R=0/*http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;4870024;7586687;x?htt > p://www.ameriquestmortgage.com/welcome.html?ad=Yahoo01> > > <http://us.adserver.yahoo.com/l?M=234081.2814790.4175286.1925585/D=egroupm > ail/S=:HM/A=1327985/rand=750066648> > > To send a message to this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > For list server instructions, go to > <http://www.chrysler300club.com/yahoolist/inst.htm> > > To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: > Chrysler300-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > > > Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the Yahoo! Terms of Service > <http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/>. [Non-text portions of this message have been removed]