I did an oil finish on my wheel (which had no trace of varnish left -- it
looked like a 50-year-old unrestored Chris-Craft). It worked out OK, but on
cold, damp mornings the oil seems to ooze out to the surface making it feel
sticky (this is years after having been applied). If you don't park it
outside it may not be a problem.
on 5/22/01 2:22 PM, Stuart MacMillan at macmillan@home.com wrote:
> You've got that right! If it ain't got that sweet, intoxicating (and
> liver damaging) aroma of methylene chloride, it's no better than a
> bucket of warm spit, and maybe worse. Get the real thing and use a
> respirator.
>
> Have you considered a tung oil finish? It won't flake off and can be
> easily maintained with regular applications. Any hard finish will
> eventually chip, scratch and wear off.
>
> "R. O. Lindsay" wrote:
>>
>> Hi Gang,
>> Last night I removed the steering wheel from my B-GT. It
>> is an older walnut Moto Lita and still looked pretty good but
>> the clean finish was peeling and flaking away leaving nice plastic
>> shards ready to attack the driver's hands should the wheel
>> spin quickly.
>> A zillion coats of Aircraft Stripper eventually took the finish
>> off of the wood and left the wheel ready to lightly sand and
>> refinish. It didn't bother the aluminum at all. I will shoot the
>> wood with clear coat (outside) perhaps later this week. I want
>> to make sure that all the paint stripper has evaporated from
>> the wood. Pictures were taken all along the way.
>> And BTW, I figured what they took OUT of Aircraft Stripper
>> to make it 'odorless'. They took out the part that strips paint!
>>
>
> Stuart MacMillan
> Seattle
>
> '84 Vanagon Westfalia w/2.1
> '65 MGB (Daily driver since 1969)
> '74 MGB GT (Restoring sloooowly)
>
> Personal mechanic for:
> '70 MGB GT (Daughter's)
>
> Assisting on Restoration (and spending OPM):
> '72 MGB GT (Was daughter's, now son's)
> '64 MGB (Son's)
>
> Stripped and gone but their parts live on:
> '68 MGB, '73 MGB, '67 MGB GT
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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