RE: Wood refinishing, automotive

[Kneale Brownson <knotnook@traverse.com>]

Maybe Nardi will refurbish?

Kneale Brownson


At 08:48 AM 9/29/99 -0700, Avi Meron wrote:
>Dave,
>You are right with a couple exceptions:
>First the steering wheel is a $350 value and I hate to mess it up, it is
>wood stain and black
>Second, it has the match the shifter which also a wood one (Nardi) and I am
>not sure I can match the stain myself!
>Thanks for your reply,
>Take care,
>Avi
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Dave Conner [mailto:conner@cfm.ohio-state.edu]
>Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 7:47 AM
>To: Avi Meron
>Subject: Wood refinishing, automotive
>
>Avi,
>I don't know what you are asking for exactly.
>But I finished the wood shifter knob after peeling the leather off and am
>pleased with the way it turned out.
>I used Tung oil.
>This is an oil/resin which penetrates into the wood rather than forming a
>plastic layer on top of the wood.
>Most factory finishes are the plastic layer on top variety, and it looks
>and feels like plastic rather than wood...yechh.
>
>First strip/sand off all the old finish and get it >really< smooth.
>wet it with water to raise the grain, let dry, and sand it some more.
>Then try the Tung oil on a small spot to see if you like the color.
>If not, then experiment with stain to get the color you want.
>Next you simply wipe the tung oil on ...using a brush or rag, removing
>excess with   a rag.  You probably wnat at least two coats.
>
>Tung oil is sometimes labelled as such, but some other products are
>actually the same thing...I believe Formby's sells something with another
>name on it that is actually tung oil.
>Dave C.
>