Just be sure that you don't use a chamois to clean up after the Kiwi, or
you will be in trouble with yet another group.
Bob
On Tue, 13 Jan 1998 18:01:03 -0600 DANIEL RAY <danray@bluegrass.net>
writes:
>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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