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Old 29th June 2020, 12:59   #1
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Default refurb of wood steering wheel?

The dash etc of my tourer is walnut but I have a lovely (but light oak) steering wheel. i wondered if its worth refurbishing with a walnut stain, anyone tried this? i am afraid of losing the lovely smooth finish that i currently have but it just looks out of place now that the dash has been replaced with real wood!
(and i found a tin of walnut wood stain in the shed, hence my query!!)
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Old 29th June 2020, 14:24   #2
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I would hold out and get a replacement walnut wheel. You might even find someone on the forum willing to do a swap.
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Old 29th June 2020, 14:28   #3
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I would be interested in the answer as I am in exactly the same position.
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Old 29th June 2020, 14:42   #4
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Someone did it on one of the facebook pages. put your email adress down and i will send you scren shots. i have also done it. the previous guys was better than mine but a light coating of wood stain after being sanded does the job then varnish on top.
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Old 29th June 2020, 14:43   #5
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I am waiting on trying a product on a light oak wheel called Mohawk Classic toner laquer in Walnut. On order but not received yet.

https://www.mohawk-finishing.com/pro...classic-toner/

Will let you know when I get to it.

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Old 30th June 2020, 00:42   #6
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Personally l don't mind the difference in wood colour. I haven't yet found a walnut wheel that suits my pocket so have a lighter wood wheel which l've just recoloured Sandstone. I was using it in its original Smokestone but finally got a recolouring kit & changed it. I was going to fit it the other day but decided l didn't want the Smokestone backing on it so after investigating a back swap, decided that was far too much hassle & will be painting the rear instead. I've also just bought another Smokestone/wood wheel from the bay which l'll be changing to aubergine as the kits have just been made available & this will give me the choice between the two wheels. This is because l've recently had a half aubergine conversion, everything except the seats & carpet. Retaining those in the original Sandstone has made for an extremely pleasing interior.
I do find the full compliment of walnut accessories a bit too much though so as said don't mind a bit of wood mix'n'match, a bit like my furniture.
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Old 30th June 2020, 03:39   #7
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About three years ago I refurbed a dark walnut steering wheel; I glued small split-offs, filled cracks with a colour-matching sanding dust paste and finally resprayed with 8 to ten coats of 2K-clearlacquer followed by patient wet-sanding and polishing. Many hours of patient work but basically possible with very good results. As opposed to this staining a light oak wheel to dark walnut will be highly problematic because staining wood requires a surface completely free of any residues of lacquer and that´s impossible with a 0,6mm thick veneer (provided that the light oak wheel actually has a real wood veneer like the dark walnut ones have). Alternatively it is imaginable to use a tinted clearlacquer instead of a woodstain but it is very difficult to match a particular colour and usually requires series of tests until the match of the colour is sufficently satisfying.
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I am waiting on trying a product on a light oak wheel called Mohawk Classic toner laquer in Walnut. On order but not received yet.

https://www.mohawk-finishing.com/pro...classic-toner/

Will let you know when I get to it.

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Hey Stubs! Did you got to try that laquer? How did it go?
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Old 6th December 2020, 00:01   #9
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Hey Stubs! Did you got to try that laquer? How did it go?
Sorry I am not at liberty to discuss this on the forum

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