jroosh

I just picked up an 01 GS430 with the Premium Package and the wood wheel's finish is a bit fogged and has some small nicks in it, probably from tapping a ring on the wheel to music.

Any help with ideas or experience refinishing the wheel would be appreciated.

Thanks

rominl

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wet sand and/or polish buffing?

jroosh

have you done this yourself?

rominl

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i have done body works and pretty good in auto detailing, so basically if you know what you are doing it shoudl be good. as long as it's the surface it's good

jroosh

Huh?

Is that a yes?

Have you refinished a wood steering wheel or not?

Anyone else out there that can help me out?

rominl

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no i don't have a wood steering wheel to work with, but personally i don't see how differen it is from say buffing a car

Guitarman

rominl has it right, but you might be able to simply buff it via a compound before you resort to wetsanding. Try some 3M Fine Cut Rubbing Compound and work it a bit. If you see results but it leaves a haze, use a finer grit polish to bring back the clarity and remove the compounding marks.

It will depend on just how deep the marks are, you may not be able to remove them without removing too much of the clear topcoat, just like a scratch on the car's paint. It *should* remove the fogging though.

If you decide to wetsand it, go with 2500 grit, 2000 at the coarsest, then use the 3M R/C and finally a finer polish. I can bet you that the clear is about a s thin as the paint on the car though, so go gently and don't gamble too much.

As a last resort, you could always scuff it with 800 grit and then respray some clear enamel on it, but that's only if you're versed in doing that type of thing too. Best of luck.