Steering wheel restoration
#1
Steering wheel restoration
Hi gents;
I have posted about this before, but now the damage is beyond a simple re-dye. The leather parts of my steering wheel have holes at this point.
The leather parts (I have a wood/leather wheel) have perished. I tried, successfully, to re-dye a while back, and that lasted until now. My X type is a daily driver and she has swirl marks and a couple of dings, and I even run her thru a car-wash, but it’s a very nice driver. This steering wheel is really making my interior look ragged and worn down.
Has anyone tried and replaced the leather parts of the steering wheel with said steering wheel in place?
I found a video online of a company in California doing it on a similar steering wheel on a Lexus :
but if anyone has done this on a X type any tips would be appreciated.
I have posted about this before, but now the damage is beyond a simple re-dye. The leather parts of my steering wheel have holes at this point.
The leather parts (I have a wood/leather wheel) have perished. I tried, successfully, to re-dye a while back, and that lasted until now. My X type is a daily driver and she has swirl marks and a couple of dings, and I even run her thru a car-wash, but it’s a very nice driver. This steering wheel is really making my interior look ragged and worn down.
Has anyone tried and replaced the leather parts of the steering wheel with said steering wheel in place?
I found a video online of a company in California doing it on a similar steering wheel on a Lexus :
but if anyone has done this on a X type any tips would be appreciated.
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Cprhodes1999 (08-14-2020)
#6
With so little leather on our type wheels, I don't think redoing it in situ would be all that bad. A bit of contortions probably. Just make sure the key is turned in case you need to spin the wheel for a better angle and have a couple of different darning needles including the curved one. I'd lean toward using 2 in an overlaping cross stitch or a baseball stitch so you could snug up the seam with pulling the 2 threads would be easier than pulling on one to tighten it up. I think a little bit of non staining (like used on headliner) spray adhesive on the flat surfaces would help too holding it in place while stitching it.
Last edited by Dell Gailey; 10-19-2019 at 02:54 PM.
#7
If the problem with the wheel of the OP is that the leather dye has been removed, the easiest and most original repair can be done in 15 minutes by simply redyeing (using a brush) with any one of a number of water-based polymer colourants such as Surflex by Color Plus, or the Leatherique colourant or similar products by other manufacturers. I have used these finishes numerous times on multiple Jaguars on the seats and armrests and steering wheels where necessary. The results are always Concours-perfect.
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Spikepaga (10-20-2019)
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If the problem with the wheel of the OP is that the leather dye has been removed, the easiest and most original repair can be done in 15 minutes by simply redyeing (using a brush) with any one of a number of water-based polymer colourants such as Surflex by Color Plus, or the Leatherique colourant or similar products by other manufacturers. I have used these finishes numerous times on multiple Jaguars on the seats and armrests and steering wheels where necessary. The results are always Concours-perfect.
#10
Thanks, yes this certainly worked well at first, but the leather is too far gone. It has literal holes in it and there is just no bringing it back at this point. It does not help that the X type is a DD for me and I suffer from hyperhydrosis is my hands, so it’s really perished rather than just lost its colour.
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Ive done this a while ago on mine. Use a razor to cut all the old seams and thread. Peel off all the old leather but dont rip or tear it. Once off, use it as a template and trace it over a new piece of stock leather (from an art and crafts store). Try to get a piece of leather as thick as the original. Cut the new pieces out and use some leather glue to bond them to the steering wheel. Might have to trim some excess leather and of course wipe any excess glue.
I didn't end up stitching, since the glue held up pretty well. But if you end up stitching, I would suggest getting a hole punch and making the holes prior to gluing.
I didn't end up stitching, since the glue held up pretty well. But if you end up stitching, I would suggest getting a hole punch and making the holes prior to gluing.
#13
Ive done this a while ago on mine. Use a razor to cut all the old seams and thread. Peel off all the old leather but dont rip or tear it. Once off, use it as a template and trace it over a new piece of stock leather (from an art and crafts store). Try to get a piece of leather as thick as the original. Cut the new pieces out and use some leather glue to bond them to the steering wheel. Might have to trim some excess leather and of course wipe any excess glue.
I didn't end up stitching, since the glue held up pretty well. But if you end up stitching, I would suggest getting a hole punch and making the holes prior to gluing.
I didn't end up stitching, since the glue held up pretty well. But if you end up stitching, I would suggest getting a hole punch and making the holes prior to gluing.
#14
If there is thread there then it should be cut.
EDIT: i think the 2 plastic pieces on the steering wheel that cover the buttons have to be popped off too. Otherwise it might be tough to tuck the new leather in there.
Last edited by gkubrak; 10-27-2019 at 08:22 PM. Reason: info
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