About 20 years ago there was an article in the Shelby American club
magazine on restoring wood rimmed steering wheels. In included
methods for removing the old finish (paste paint stripper) and oil
embedded in the wood. If anyone is interested I can pass on this
suggested method.
When it got to what to use to refinish the wood the author made a couple
of suggestions which included a good quality varnish and a specially-
prepared linseed oil used to finish gun stocks. His preference was for
the linseed oil for several reasons. First, since it's not super glossy
any dust settling on it while drying will go pretty much unnoticed.
Second,
scratches and nicks are much easier to repair compared to harder, shinier
varnishes. In fact such repairs can usually be done in place without
having
to remove and completely refinish the wheel. The author's final reason
was
that he liked the looks of the finish. The brand name of this oil is
Tru-Oil
and is available at some sporting good stores, and most gun shops.
When I restored my wheel about 15 years ago I went the Tru-Oil route
and don't regret it. It's getting to the point where it needs to be
redone, or
at least touched up, but to have held up 15 years is pretty good ,in my
opinion.
Roland
On Sat, 27 Dec 2003 17:36:08 -0800 TM <strombecker@shaw.ca> writes:
> Was wondering if anybody could tell me what kind of stain was used on
> the original steering wheels? I have stripped mine down and am
> ready to refinish it. Also what kind of clear is on it?
>
> Thanks Terry
> strombecker@shaw.ca
> B9471362
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