First we clean the wheel completely. We then bead blast all the metal and some of the plastic that we can't get in to sand. This assures good horn contact and good adhesion for the dyes and fillers. We then fill all cracks either by plastic welding or with an epoxy resin. Next we sand smooth the plastic or filler and use a plastic primer to clean up the sanding marks. Next we cut in the woodgrain. Over the years most wheels have smoothed out from use and this is done to make the plastic look like it has a wood texture. We next put on the woodgrain finish. We have two finishes we do. One is a lighter brown finish, sort of a teak style and the other is a darker brown walnut style finish. While nothing can match an original finish, our finish looks very nice and something you will be proud to show. Our next step is to spray the color dye. After the color has dried we add the chrome outer band. Once all this is done the wheel has a clear polyurethane finish applied. We let this dry and color sand and buff to a beautiful finish. Now the wheel is ready for the horn switch, pad and the next car show.
