Hi friends,
I've got a couple of 3 spoke 80 series steering wheels I need to recover. First for the Holy Truck, and then the Omani Diesel. I've been doing steering wheels every year or so for a while and I thought I would try something different this time--making my own pattern. I may embarrass myself by posting here before it is complete, but here-goes.
At the moment I don't have a spare 80 steering wheel with old leather still on it. I could go to the scrapyard and geat yet another steering wheel but I seem to have several around the apartment now hardly need another lying about. Also, I've had concerns with using the old leather as a pattern.
This time I thought I would try making a pattern with several layers of painters and masking tape.
Here is the wheel I am going to cover--actually for the first time because this wheel never had leather on it--just a textured foam in grey. I've de-rusted and covered the wheel with blue painters tape.
I hate rust, even where I cannot see it, so I primered the metal.
I ran a little short of time and rushed the finish coat, leaving an interesting mottled grey-black finish, which I actually kind of like.
Then a layer of regular masking tape
And another layer of blue
I've got a couple of 3 spoke 80 series steering wheels I need to recover. First for the Holy Truck, and then the Omani Diesel. I've been doing steering wheels every year or so for a while and I thought I would try something different this time--making my own pattern. I may embarrass myself by posting here before it is complete, but here-goes.
At the moment I don't have a spare 80 steering wheel with old leather still on it. I could go to the scrapyard and geat yet another steering wheel but I seem to have several around the apartment now hardly need another lying about. Also, I've had concerns with using the old leather as a pattern.
This time I thought I would try making a pattern with several layers of painters and masking tape.
Here is the wheel I am going to cover--actually for the first time because this wheel never had leather on it--just a textured foam in grey. I've de-rusted and covered the wheel with blue painters tape.
I hate rust, even where I cannot see it, so I primered the metal.
I ran a little short of time and rushed the finish coat, leaving an interesting mottled grey-black finish, which I actually kind of like.
Then a layer of regular masking tape
And another layer of blue