Re: Restoring Vs Value (LONG)

Frank, thank you so much for the tip on the oil based spar varnish. I called my
friend and he was at the point of applying the varnish, but he has urethane spar
varnish and oil based regular varnish. Where would one get oil based spar
varnish?? Also, would one stain the wheel and then apply varnish or lightly
pigment the varnish and then apply? The wheel looks so nice I would be tempted 
to
not even stain it, but then it would be nowhere near original, just like the
Midguki and BugeyeVette.
Thanks to all that have voiced their opinions and offered ideas, Brad