help restoring SWB steering wheel please.

[haycait911]

can someone help me? what goes between the leather pad and the metal backing disc? foam? or something else. any help much appreciated. Don.

[70SATMan]

Hey Don,
Yes, there should be a seperate foam piece there. They typically dissolve to dust. Do a search on the S Registry board. Couple of really good threads there on the different types of early horn buttons and restorations.

Cheers

[Fritz Peyerl]

Don, I had the same problem on my 66 912. I finally found some very thin foam around 2mm thick, I cut 3 discs with different diameters and stacked them on top of each with just a small tap of glue. that gave me the desired crown.

Fritz

[Rich Lambert]

I cut a circle out of a Meguiars foam waxing pad. The pads are two pieces of foam bonded together around the edges and the thickness of one of the halves was perfect.

[haycait911]

thanks guys! all done , appreciate the help. Don.

thursday



saturday

[Rich Lambert]

Wow...that looks way better. Did you paint the trim ring?

[haycait911]

yeah, it's just painted. no easy plating around here. maybe next winter. D.