M-R-P
Tuesday 27th November 2012, 23:39
After my success, repairing a leather and wood steering wheel, I took-on another in the hope of another win...
I bought a wheel, for a good price, from Munster who told me it was in need of some TLC and thought "no problem".
He wasn't fibbing...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/IMAG0724.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/IMAG0725.jpg
So, I'm quite confident I can sort the chips and scratches and, at first, the leather looked ok...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/IMAG0721.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/IMAG0720.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/IMAG0719.jpg
But, after a good clean, I could see the real effect of 14 years of use...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/DSCF9493.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/DSCF9492.jpg
I'm gonna have to learn how to fix leather...
I've been doing some research on leather renovation and think I can get some results here but more on that later, when I can get hold of some equipment I don't already have.
First thing's first... fill the chips and scratches...
Because there's some big chunks missing, I'll need to use more than one colour to do the job. Once again I'm using a mixture of acrylic paint and epoxy resin...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/DSCF9495.jpg
On with the job...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/DSCF9497.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/DSCF9496.jpg
More to follow... Stay tuned ;)
I bought a wheel, for a good price, from Munster who told me it was in need of some TLC and thought "no problem".
He wasn't fibbing...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/IMAG0724.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/IMAG0725.jpg
So, I'm quite confident I can sort the chips and scratches and, at first, the leather looked ok...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/IMAG0721.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/IMAG0720.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/IMAG0719.jpg
But, after a good clean, I could see the real effect of 14 years of use...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/DSCF9493.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/DSCF9492.jpg
I'm gonna have to learn how to fix leather...
I've been doing some research on leather renovation and think I can get some results here but more on that later, when I can get hold of some equipment I don't already have.
First thing's first... fill the chips and scratches...
Because there's some big chunks missing, I'll need to use more than one colour to do the job. Once again I'm using a mixture of acrylic paint and epoxy resin...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/DSCF9495.jpg
On with the job...
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/DSCF9497.jpg
http://i1100.photobucket.com/albums/g413/martinrpeachey/wheel/DSCF9496.jpg
More to follow... Stay tuned ;)