[Healeys] Restoring Bakelite

[Jackson Krall]

I've used PC-7 epoxy, which dries grey, to fill
steering wheels. This stuff looks like it might
correctly colour the PC-7.
--- Dan Serrao <serraodan at gmail.com> wrote:

> Has anyone used this product on steering wheels. It
> says it is a liquid for
> rubber products. Do you fill in the cracks first
> with an epoxy or
> something??
> 
> Dan Serrao
> 1963 BJ7
> 
> 
> On 9/12/07, dracmarine at aol.com <dracmarine at aol.com>
> wrote:
> >
> > There was a person at Pebble Beach Concours this
> year in the first tent
> > that you enter to the show?who repaired Healey
> steering wheels among
> > others.? I recall he said something like $900.? I
> have two of them, both
> > cracked, so I went and bought a Tourist wood wheel
> from Moss. When I asked
> > about repairing the wheel on my 66 SL Bagoda Benz,
> he said don't bother, get
> > a new one from Mercedes, around $200.
> >
> > First time I ever heard of a German car anything
> being cheaper than a Brit
> > car...
> >
> > Richard of KY/CA
> > BN7 440
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Greg Lemon <glemon at neb.rr.com>
> > To: healeys at autox.team.net
> > Sent: Wed, 12 Sep 2007 3:44 pm
> > Subject: [Healeys] Restoring Bakelite
> >
> >
> >
> > The subject of restoring bakelite such as our
> steering hubs and knobs on
> > some of our cars comes up from time to time, I got
> this from the MG
> > section
> > of the British Car Forum, haven't tried it, but a
> couple of guys said it
> > works very well,  if you are trying to get your
> bakelite to look a little
> > better may be worth a try.
> >
> > http://www.pensburymanor.com/PMBHRPPNo9.html
> >
> > Also if any listers have had experience with it
> good or bad feel free to
> > weigh in on the subject.
> >
> > Greg Lemon
> > 54 BN1
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