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 by plastic welding and then use an epoxy resin to clean up any small imperfections left from the welding. (note: even if you don't choose us to restore your wheel, make sure they weld the plastic. Any and all fillers used to fill cracks will crack again sooner or later. We speak from experience. We've tried them all.)Next we sand smooth the plastic and any filler that was used. We next 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 that some people ask for. It matches the woodgrain of the dash pieces a little better, but it is not correct. People say our woodgrain looks more like real wood than wood:) All wheels received a darker brown walnut style finish which is correct for a concourse restoration. While nothing can match an original finish, our finish are the closest you can get and will stand up to even the most strictest judging. 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 3 coats of 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.
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