Not Original... Better

uk1979 wrote: gR@HaM wrote: Anyone know what has happened to BJ?? Graham, given your skills on the upholstery.....what about vinyl wrapping the steering parts in chrome vinyl just over lap and knife on the underside shrink it around with a heat gun. May need to sand and fill what you have first then apply. As for the D handle I think they may well be still available new in the USA our ones here are much the same but screw holes are different settings. Something like this Chrome Vinyl lots on eBay. It would be good to see if it can be done as I have a bad set too

I like your thinking Roger, never thought of wrapping. Ideally I would like the ones cut from aluminium as that would match the spokes of the steering wheel, although that said need to keep the cost down really.
Have been toying with the idea of coating them with silicone polyester loaded with aluminium flake/mica (company I work for manufactures some none stick type coatings) but that would never have the same effect as real metal

gR@HaM wrote: Anyone know what has happened to BJ??

Graham, given your skills on the upholstery.....what about vinyl wrapping the steering parts in chrome vinyl just over lap and knife on the underside shrink it around with a heat gun.

May need to sand and fill what you have first then apply.
As for the D handle I think they may well be still available new in the USA our ones here are much the same but screw holes are different settings.

Something like this Chrome Vinyl lots on eBay.

It would be good to see if it can be done as I have a bad set too

gR@HaM wrote: Anyone know what has happened to BJ??

Disappeared right after the wedding.

Oh, you mean hasbeenskier...

As you see I was rather unsuccessful in getting these chromed.
Before sending away, I was origionally instructed to grit them..


and heres how they came back!!

WOW! Those are beautiful! I would take a blue one if you make more!!

BJ, beautiful work! I may be needing one of those knobs (blue please) very soon- are you making more?

I cant imagine someone making those both for less than 300.00?

Pete, does better than origianl work?

BJ,
Do you actually work for a living or is your mind constantly tunned into CC'S!!! Your "spare time" tunned into the CC's details is amazing! Regrettably I do have to work so my mind needs to be focussed there at least 10 % of the time, HA!! In the back of my mind, The thoughts are always on boats! One of these days. we need to meet. (even though I lean towards more original than yourself!!!!)

somthing like this

BJ,
I think sometimes you're in hiding thinking and doing all this great stuff and then come out of nowhere and "spring" it on us!!! Great work. But now I need to ask - I'm sure he'll make a original center cap too!!

For a "hasbeen" you're sure keeping things new.

Chuck

wow between this post and the other one on the floor job I must say i'm pretty impressed by your work