Steering wheel resto

[superbon54]

I’ve got a burgundy steering wheel out of an El Camino (think Monte SS wheel but not black) that is in really nice shape except for 11 to 1 o’clock, where it is worn completely smooth. Does anyone know of restoration options for these wheels? Anyone ever use one of those wheelskins style sew on covers?

 

[fleming442]

Yup, I used one of these on my T/A wheel:
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B071F1C7X7/?tag=gbody-20

It is flipped inside out to get the suede, and I had to punch another row of holes to get it tighter. It works great for the price. Here's a link to the whole deal.

Operation Lipstick on a Pig

It;s not R12 where the more you put in the colder it gets!!!! R34 got to be in its sweet spot to work correctly. I know. It was warm, hot the sweet spot for about a half hour, and went low. SUCK!

gbodyforum.com

 

[Texas82GP]

I’ve got a burgundy steering wheel out of an El Camino (think Monte SS wheel but not black) that is in really nice shape except for 11 to 1 o’clock, where it is worn completely smooth. Does anyone know of restoration options for these wheels? Anyone ever use one of those wheelskins style sew on covers?

Around five or six years ago I did a wheel skin in an 02 F250 Lariat. I was really happy with it when I installed it. It was grey. I was disappointed with how the finish held up. It had considerable wear on it after three months of daily driving. I sold the truck. If I had kept it, I would have periodically replaced the wheel skin or come up with a different solution.

 

[Longroof79]

I actually would like to do a Wheel skin on my car. Years back I did one on my Porsche and it came out great. I think it was before the Wheel skin brand was even heard of. It's gotten kind of worn out and shabby looking.
I like how the stitching is discretely positioned under the wheel rim. If done right, it looks like the wheel was made that way.

 

[superbon54]

Around five or six years ago I did a wheel skin in an 02 F250 Lariat. I was really happy with it when I installed it. It was grey. I was disappointed with how the finish held up. It had considerable wear on it after three months of daily driving. I sold the truck. If I had kept it, I would have periodically replaced the wheel skin or come up with a different solution.

Thanks for the input, I think I’ll give one a shot. It’s a fair weather car so if I have to replace it every couple years to keep my ocd in check, I’ll just do it.

 

[EdontheBeach]

I have Wheel Skins solid color leather on both my gbodies - on the elky for over 15 yrs - they are awesome, I'd never use anything else

 

[Longroof79]

D,
Your wheel came out amazing. Wow!! What an enhancement.

 

[Longroof79]

I have Wheel Skins solid color leather on both my gbodies - on the elky for over 15 yrs - they are awesome, I'd never use anything else

Hey Ed,
What have you been up to lately?

 

[EdontheBeach]

Hey Ed,
What have you been up to lately?

I'm wrapping up a trailer I've been building to carry all my 'stuff' for the road trips in OLDScool. I plan to leave in a few weeks - hugging the coastline, staying in parks all the way to Brownsville, TX, then up the border to Big Bend National Park. It'll be a couple months on the road.

 

[joesregalproject]

I tried to do a wheelskins on my Camry a couple years ago. I watched the instruction video but I still managed to **** it up. The waxy string kept sticking to itself and I eventually pulled on it so hard the string broke. I'm sure it was my fault because plenty of people have installed them without any problems. I wish it would've worked out, because I think they look great once installed. I may try to install one again sometime but I gave up on my first attempt.