That sounds like a good procedure. I never liked the super-shiny varnish
look. I don't know about the 5 or 6 coats, though -- I always had to drive
the car!
on 5/22/01 7:25 PM, Carl W French at cfrench@cybertours.com wrote:
> I have redone two vintage wheels in the last couple of years. In each case
> I have used satin polyurethane with very nice results. I have always felt
> like it made the wheels look like they had been oiled. I apply 5-6 coats
> with a light sand in between. I then finish with a coat of Butcher's wax.
> Carl
>
>
> At 06:51 PM 5/22/01 -0700, Max Heim wrote:
>> I did an oil finish on my wheel (which had no trace of varnish left -- it
>> looked like a 50-year-old unrestored Chris-Craft). It worked out OK, but on
>> cold, damp mornings the oil seems to ooze out to the surface making it feel
>> sticky
>
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Max Heim
'66 MGB GHN3L76149
If you're near Mountain View, CA,
it's the red one with the silver bootlid.
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