stering wheel
 

Are working on some stering wheels while wetter is bad.
Have sanded down most of it, and noticed that the wooden stering wheel even had gray primer at the bottom, just like the steel on it. It also seems that the wood have been painted black when new. Is this correct?? Or should it be brown or plain wood??

And when on to it, the seat frames, are they to be black too? Or did they came in both black and brown? What abouth the heater system? Seems as there are differences here to, found some that have been black and some that shows no evidense of black, just brown.

Any comments please

Rolf

Paint again
 

Hi Rolf:
Just did my wood wheel last fall. Found red primer and OD paint.
I have quite a selection of original seat frames, from 1940 to 44, all of which are various shades of green or khaki.

HTH
Don

Stering wheel
 

Thanks Don
Then the seat frames will be painted khaki or green and not black. Saw a picture somewhere of a restored wireless where the seat frames was black and they looked nice....

And the stering wheel will be painted, althoe I think it would loock nice black, I will keep it brown or green...
But then again, is there anyone else that has found steringwheels with black on??
And what abouth other stuff in and arround the vehicle?? I guess many of sub-suppliers had their own paintsheems regardless if they were supplying the Army or the Sivilian market.
Much is the same as we know....

Rolf

Forgot to mention...
 

That I left my wheel in natural wood. After sandblasting and sanding, I just couldn't cover up that nice maple. So it got a half dozen coats of marine varnish to seal it and potect it, while the metal was masked off and painted with the red primer and KD.
May not be 100% authentic, but it looks better than green!:p

Steering wheel
 

I have a NOS Chevrolet/GM of Canada steering wheel purchased from Brian Asbury almost 10 years ago - it is painted in (original?) olive drab. I don't have it at home, it is stored in a different location, so I can't share a picture of it now.

:)

While we're on the subject
 

I have another steering wheel question. I need to restore my Ford truck steering wheel. Overall its in not too bad shape but it does have some cracks around the four spokes near the centre. What is the material that is used to cover it? Its not the wood ones! Is there a material I can use to fill cracks? Then what? Is it waxed, painted, spat on or boot polished?

Nigel

Re: While we're on the subject
 

Nigel,
There are kits available in Britain, from restoration suppliers such as Frosts. These kits contain all the items needed to fill and repair cracks, etc.

Richard

steering wheel fix
 

my brother tony came up with a durable fix for a wooden steering
that was rotten. he used a product called shoe glue.

What about...
 

Epoxy putty? Easily available, and can be sanded. Just a thought.

Don

Re: Re: While we're on the subject
 

You're a mine of information Richard, thanks. Frosts are who exactly? And do you have a contact no. address per chance for me? Fanks ever so!

Nigel

Re: While we're on the subject
 

Nigel, go to "Steering Wheel Repair" to see how a fellow enthusiast repaired his jeep steering wheel.

H.