Hi all, my wheel has a little patch where the leather dye is starting to fade out - anyone used one of those leather dye repair kits - looks simple to use but wondered what the finish was like?
Leather steering wheel refurb
- Thread starter Fintious maximus
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I’ve been dying leather for years, not steering wheels I’ll be honest, but leather shoes.
I have always found color matching quite simple really, especially blacks. Personally i like angelus leather dyes, jet black would be the one to use.
You could either blend in the worn area, or redo the whole thing, but I think just gentle blending over the patch to build up the color would be the way.
I have always found color matching quite simple really, especially blacks. Personally i like angelus leather dyes, jet black would be the one to use.
You could either blend in the worn area, or redo the whole thing, but I think just gentle blending over the patch to build up the color would be the way.
You could buy a new leather cover and stitch it on over top. Only a about a tenner from our Chinese friends
I did one on my 350z and have to say was pretty impressed.
I recently did my vans, turned out not bad. Went for black thread as it wouldn't show mistakes the same!
What size did you get? I don’t get my van til next week so can’t measure it
I have one of the fleabay repair kit and works just fine......
Size doesn't matter in this case, it's whether you have a flat bottom or round bottom.
I have a nice round bottom so bought this one.
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Here's a pic of it fitted to my wheel
Looks great Kev
I think it's pretty good for a tenner, feels way better than the shiny oe leather. It's not perfect at the rear of the centre spokes, but good enough for me.
Ok, it took me about a month to stitch it on (it felt like that) but worth the effort.
Looks decent that. Is the stitching easy? I assume it’s a bit of a pain but worth the effort for a good result
Just bought one £6.22
did you remove the wheel or can it be done in situ?
did you remove the wheel or can it be done in situ?
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Once you get in the rhythm, it ain't too bad. Plenty of YouTube vids out there to give you an idea. Just don't expect to do it in your lunch break.
Just bought one £6.22
No, do it with wheel on. I think it would be too difficult with it off. Just don't do it on a sunny day.
Once done, you'll love the difference
