Pictured to the left is the original steering wheel for the TR3. With only a few minor defects the restoration should be fairly straight forward. Since the trafficator is a bit time-consuming to remove, we decided to refinish the entire wheel assembly in place.
My friend and fellow enthusiast, John, accepted the challenge. He began by repairing the problem areas with an epoxy compound. John is a pro at this.
After the repairs are made, the wheel is prepped for the application of the epoxy finish. Notice the chrome spokes and trafficator have been masked off.
Two coats of epoxy finish were applied allowing at least 24 hours curing time between coats.
Finally, the wheel and trafficator are polished to a soft luster. It looks amazing.
Tom McCurry
Tommy's Topless Cars
tdmccurry@yahoo.com
843-338-2253
No comments:
Post a Comment