Re: Pics of my 64 Dodge Custom 880

[Scott Hinojos <lightsplicer@xxxxxxxxx>]

I agree. However, my steering wheel is just a bit translucent... just
a bit. There's no faking that convincingly.

It may not matter in the end, because I'm considering changing the
interior color to black and silver/pearl-grey. I'm kind of on the
fence about it, though, because you just don't see blue interiors in
modern cars, and it's a nice change. That's a long way off in any
case...

I've been thinking about how I could re-cast the wheel by making a
mold of my existing wheel and making corrections, then making a mold
of THAT. People *do* offer such a service for $1000+, and I just can't
ever see spending that kind of dough on a steering wheel. I mean, I
could by aluminum heads for the engine for that kind of money! :)

~S~

On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 9:01 PM, Eric Sturgis <ericsturgis@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Making a fake marble finish is really easy.  you can practice on a bit of
> wood.  Search on youtube for videos how to do it.  It's a lot more fun than
> you think.  rebuilding a steering wheel isn't that bad either.  You can
> always practice on a junk yard one before you do yours....just to see how
> it's done.
>
>>> On Tue, Jun 28, 2011 at 8:04 PM, Scott Hinojos <lightsplicer@xxxxxxxxx>
>>> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Have you seen the steering wheel restoration kits available at
>>>> Eastwood and POR-15. I can't speak to how well they work, but my guess
>>>> is that following directions is the most important part of the
>>>> equation.
>>>>
>>>> I really need to fix my steering wheel, but I won't be able to get
>>>> back the groovy marbleized color on the wheel unless I spend big bucks
>>>> to have it completely restored. Heh... NOT GONNA HAPPEN any time soon.
>>>>
>>>> Also, check out Bill Hirsch for undercarriage/underhood paint:
>>>> http://www.hirschauto.com/products.asp?dept=3 Seems like really good
>>>> stuff, but I haven't really used his paint, other than to paint some
>>>> suspension parts that still haven't been installed on my other old
>>>> car. :P
>>>>
>>>> ~S~

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