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RE: Steering Wheel Resoration

To: "'Grant Shirreffs'" <Grant.S@greatelk.com>,
Subject: RE: Steering Wheel Resoration
From: DANIEL RAY <danray@bluegrass.net>
Date: Tue, 13 Jan 1998 18:01:03 -0600
Haha! I just KNEW someone was either going to get me on the KIWI, or the SPIT!!!

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From:   Grant Shirreffs
Sent:   Tuesday, January 13, 1998 4:40 PM
To:     DANIEL RAY
Cc:     MG List
Subject:        RE: Steering Wheel Resoration

I'm sure the New Zealand Department of Conservation would have something
to say about you using a poor defenceless little bird as a polishing
cloth :-)

Grant Shirreffs
70 MGB
Auckland
New Zealand

> -----Original Message-----
> From: DANIEL RAY [SMTP:danray@bluegrass.net]
> Sent: Wednesday 14 January 1998 12:33
> To:   'MG List'
> Subject:      Steering Wheel Resoration
> 
> This may sound a bit weird, but my steering wheel's rim is kinda ratty
> but it's otherwise solid and sound, and I had an idea on how to
> improve it:
> Like a combat boot - strip it, dye it and polish it with Kiwi to a
> high "spit shine". (I've got a LITTLE experience with this, like 13
> years worth.) 
> Now, I don't want the polish to come off in my hands, so should I seal
> it with something? A good "spit-shine" (no not with real spit)
> shouldn't rub off, but I would think sealing it might help the job
> last longer. 
> Any ideas on a good clear leather sealant? Is treating a steering
> wheel like a combat boot silly?
> Any comment or suggestions are welcome. 
> 
> Dan Ray
> '73 MGB
> Ft. Knox, KY 




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