I restored my steering wheel, and the black insert in the wood portion
of the wheel is ebony wood. There are several companies that make a
repair for the plastic portion of the wheel, Eastwood, POR, etc., which
always seems to split, and they work quite well.
If you need quality wood or finishes, go to Constantines in NY. They
have an 800 #, quality products, and very knowledgeable people to help
you. They also can supply burled walnut veneer, with paper backing, so
that the veneer will never split again, for the dash. The veneer is
beautiful and a wonderful match.
My wheel was loose on the metal frame. I first disassembled the wood
from the wheel, cleaned up the metal inner rim, cleaned out the old glue
to the metal rim, epoxy the wood, there are six pieces, to the metal
inner rim, using a 3/4" plywood piece on both sides, with 12 clamps.
After drying, the wood was carefully sanded, so as not to loose the
detail of the wood, and then 12 coats of a UV finish was applied, with
wet sanding in between coats.
The wheel turned out beautiful, but because it hit my knees, it now
reside in a very good home, with another Tiger.
Larry
Robin Young wrote:
> Hi Erich. Por-15 has a repair kit for black steering wheel plastic. I did
> not use it on mine as the plastic insert was complete....On an earlier
> e-mail you mentioned a splinter in the grain. I found a glue for tight
> places at Loews. Grizzly Glue will penetrate the entire splinter and swells
> to about 400% of original volume with the introduction of water. This
> happens slowly enough that the splinter can be wrapped with blue masking
> tape and a uniform pressure applied to the splinter with a 3/4 " hose clamp.
> The next day the repair can be cleaned up with sandpaper. When the old
> varnish is removed the dark patina goes with it. My wood finished blonde in
> color and the black insert really stands out. Good luck with the project
> and if you use the Por-15 product successfully for the insert, please let
> the list know....I don't think this has come up before . Robin
>
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