Re: [MBZ] Recovering a Leather Steering Wheel

I've never done one like that, so you are on your own devices with how the segments attach at the wood. Should be able to recreate what was there with a bit of effort and inventiveness. Good Luck,,, and don't forget pictures.. ;)) Can't have bragging rights without pictures.. On Fri, Feb 27, 20

Re: [MBZ] Recovering a Leather Steering Wheel

I've had better luck buying small pieces of leather from saddlers, especially since Tandy hasn't had good quality calfskin for a long time. Saddlers who make whole saddles buy whole skins and often have small strips and pieces left over that they can't use. Of course, this is horse country up her

Re: [MBZ] Recovering a Leather Steering Wheel

Sounds like a fun project. I'm dabbling in the car upholstery world myself. Sewing leather is very satisfying. Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 27, 2015, at 7:56 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > True, but at least it will give me a rough idea of the size and shape of the > material. Muc

Re: [MBZ] Recovering a Leather Steering Wheel

True, but at least it will give me a rough idea of the size and shape of the material. Much better than having to "wing it". I was thinking about how easy it might be to add some bumps for finger grips and suchmaybe some small pieces of leather glued inside, or some foam Dan Sent from

Re: [MBZ] Recovering a Leather Steering Wheel

The pattern made from the old piece with not be very accurate as it will be bulged and stretched. It will only give you a general idea Sent from my iPhone > On Feb 27, 2015, at 7:48 AM, Dan Penoff via Mercedes > wrote: > > I'm not sure if this is good or bad, but since the steering wheel in q

Re: [MBZ] Recovering a Leather Steering Wheel

I'm not sure if this is good or bad, but since the steering wheel in question has wood segments, I won't have to cover the whole thing, just three relatively small areas at 9:00, 3:00 and 6:00 o'clock, extending in to the area around the air bag. Again, I plan on using a seam ripper to carefull

Re: [MBZ] Recovering a Leather Steering Wheel

Glad to help. With a bit of care and effort you can produce a perfect wheel cover that will be a good as the $300+ job. I forgot to mention.. on the hem seam.. use a straight edge [I used a metal yard stick ] and mark the "fold to" line on the inside surface of the strip. It will help give you a s

Re: [MBZ] Recovering a Leather Steering Wheel

Grant, Thanks for the detailed write-up! It will definitely be a help when I start to tackle this project. We do have a Tandy Leather store in Tampa, and it just happens to be on my way home, so I’ll be stopping in once I get the steering wheel and assess the condition. I was planning on car

Re: [MBZ] Recovering a Leather Steering Wheel

I've done a couple of wheel recovers, so I'll pitch my .02 cents of wisdom into the collective pot.. If you have a Tandy leather store locally, visit them as a supply source for good oil tanned leather that is the correct thickness for your wheel. What you will be using, most likely is leather tha

Re: [MBZ] Recovering a Leather Steering Wheel

All good ideas - thanks! Here’s the Instructables for doing it: http://www.instructables.com/id/Reupholstering-a-steering-wheel/?utm_source=base&utm_medium=related-instructables&utm_campaign=related_test

Re: [MBZ] Recovering a Leather Steering Wheel

Snagged a leather and wood steering wheel for the SL tonight on eBay for $20. The leather definitely needs recovering. I saw an Instructable on recovering a leather wheel (BMW) today, but was curious as to if any of our esteemed listmembers have attempted this themselves. For $20 I figured

[MBZ] Recovering a Leather Steering Wheel

Snagged a leather and wood steering wheel for the SL tonight on eBay for $20. The leather definitely needs recovering. I saw an Instructable on recovering a leather wheel (BMW) today, but was curious as to if any of our esteemed listmembers have attempted this themselves. For $20 I figured I c