Steering Wheel Restoration

**Bill Pritchard** · #1 07-14-2015, 08:37 PM

Anyone here had any recent favorable experiences with any steering wheel restoration vendors? Gary's in PA is not up for consideration at this time [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

Pat_Dilling · #2 07-19-2015, 01:37 PM

I did mine myself. There are several videos on youtube on methods to do it. Eastwood has a couple different kits with the materials. I was able to match the paint color with places on the wheel that were covered by trim. I used Duplicolor rattle can paint and clear coat. Depending on the condition of your wheel, mine only had a few cracks, if you have some basic body working skills you can do it. Just offering this as an alternative.

**Damien** · #3 07-19-2015, 09:54 PM

Bill, Dan over at Team Chevelle restores steering wheels. I don't know him personally but he helped me out a little with some trim for my Chevelle. Seemed like a knowledgeable guy. He's in Wisconsin.

http://www.chevelles.com/classifieds...458&cat=76

**Bill Pritchard** · #4 07-23-2015, 02:02 AM

Pat,

I did one myself about 20 years ago using the Eastwood kit, and I still have the booklet that came with it. It turned out OK for the car I did it for at the time (my wife's 69 Impala convertible) but let's just say my body working skills are not the best [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/blush.gif[/img] My biggest gripe was that I also used rattle can paint, sine I do not have any professional spray equipment.....the wheel always felt 'tacky' for years afterward. Did not want that again [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/no.gif[/img]

**Bill Pritchard** · #5 07-23-2015, 02:06 AM

Damien,

I did contact Dan in WI.....he says he has too many irons in the fire and wouldn't be able to get to mine for many months [img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/frown.gif[/img]

In the meantime, I have sent my wheel here....

http://www.bestinshowsteeringwheels.com/

Keeping my fingers crossed.....

**galveston** · #6 07-23-2015, 07:35 PM

You should have called me Bill, I'd do it for you.

**Xplantdad** · #7 07-23-2015, 07:44 PM

**Bill Pritchard** · #8 07-23-2015, 07:53 PM

<div class="ubbcode-block"><div class="ubbcode-header">Originally Posted By: galveston</div><div class="ubbcode-body">You should have called me Bill, I'd do it for you. </div></div>

[img]<<GRAEMLIN_URL>>/cry.gif[/img]

Wish you would have seen this thread when I started it.....oh well.

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