Momo Prototipo - all shined up
Yeah…. I had the wheel installed for less than 24 hours before I ripped it back off, put it in the vise, and spent the next FIVE HOURS polishing it up. That dull silver finish was just not doing it for me. Action was called for.
It's not THAT shiny, not chrome levels of shiny, but it matches the rest of my stuff.
For anyone thinking about doing this, you’re in for a long day. I buffed off the silver paint with a dremel wire polishing wheel (figuring this part out took about 2 of those hours) and then I polished with various grits of sandpaper. The spoke metal was very rough. It required much work to get smooth and then more to get polished. I went from 120 grit all the way up to 1000 grit before I started polishing with the dremel again.
Vintage.
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The wheel looks much more vintage with the polished finish than with the silver paint. That silver stuff just needed to go. Anyway, it was a lot of work, but worth it
I LOVE that steering wheel! When I was looking at a vintage style wheel, it was between that one and the Nardi polished classic that I have. I just might have to pick up the Prototipo and polish it up like you have!
Thanks!!! It wasn’t difficult to polish off all that silver paint, just time consuming. I did a dremel wire brush wheel to remove the paint and then sanded up to 1000 grit. Then back to the dremel with a polishing tip to go the rest of the way. It took maybe 2 hours total?
Yes, your LE would like one. I can tell.
I am definitely bookmarking this page and sharing it with my friends.
adam, how in the hell do you do this without knackering the leather? looks great…
Ric
hahaha!
I did tape the leather up with blue tape on the edges. But I was just really careful. It also peels back quite nice from the spokes to allow you to get the bit on the edges. I was just really careful and took my time.