STEP BY STEP: 1940's Ford Steering Wheel Restoration

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2 жыл бұрын

On this episode, we go through step by step on how to restore an old Vintage, cracked Ford steering wheel that had been lying around for years. This happens to be going in a very special future project of Bennetts Customs Co. Stay tuned. ENJOY
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@Garyatairfab 2 жыл бұрын

New sub from Make It Kustom! And this is fine work! I like it!

@johnmaguire8689 2 жыл бұрын

That was a great how to presentation!!!

@bennettscustomsco 2 жыл бұрын

Happy you enjoyed it John

@JasonJones-sv1xe 10 ай бұрын

I’m loving your videos! I’ve started at the oldest and working my way to the newest. Cheers from California!

@bennettscustomsco 10 ай бұрын

Awesome to hear Jason! Enjoy

@MakeItKustom 2 жыл бұрын

Beautiful job restoring that wheel! I agree with the old chrome looking great and retaining soul

@bennettscustomsco 2 жыл бұрын

It’s going to steer new life!

@rickdidier3936 2 жыл бұрын

Just watched the last make-it video, though I would see the Canadian take on Australian hot ridding. Good luck, will check past videos

@kurtludwig6962 2 жыл бұрын

Very nice!

@markgriffin4888 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for that!!!! Turned out EXCELLENT 👍👍👍👍👍👍

@bennettscustomsco 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks Mark! Much appropriated

@randydunning7584 2 жыл бұрын

Nicely done! Looking forward to seeing the new upcoming project. Enjoying the content, keep it coming!

@bennettscustomsco 2 жыл бұрын

Cheers Randy, new project coming within a few weeks

@gregjobson4844 2 жыл бұрын

Great work, i didnt think it would turn that good, cant wait to see what it will end up on Cheers Greg

@bennettscustomsco 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah it came up really nice, the firewall will end up the same colour and a few bits for the new project! Stay tuned

@IowaMercMan 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job! I restored an F100 wheel with fairly large cracks, some were 1/8”. I cleaned up with a Dremel and files, then used PC70 epoxy paste for the first fill; after that was sanded, followed the same steps you did. it has survived the test of time.

@bennettscustomsco 2 жыл бұрын

Yeah I’ve used that before as well, it works great! Looking forward to steering the new project

@jimronchetto8592 Жыл бұрын

That looks GREAT!! What about going a step further and spraying a couple coats of clear so the paint isn't as likely to wear through, or at least not as quickly.

@bennettscustomsco Жыл бұрын

Yeah you definitely could do that forsure. It would take some miles to start taking paint off while driving but the clear would help

@debd7803 Жыл бұрын

Have you done the horn ring center piece yet with custom center? Since I have dad's coupe now I thought I'd see what you were going to do and maybe find a way to somehow make it a memory type thing. A picture, a tiny crescent wrench which he had tons of or something.

@bennettscustomsco Жыл бұрын

That’s a great idea! I want to create something for the centre forsure

@fredgillick3071 2 жыл бұрын

Nice job. Maybe I should look for old steering wheels and restore them. Give me something to do being retired. Take care and be safe.

@bennettscustomsco 2 жыл бұрын

Start looking! Excited to see what you find

@fishhuntadventure 3 ай бұрын

You should! It will keep you alive. Actually, though, I’m 58 and when I see people say they need something to do when they retire (or now that they’ve retired) it confuses me. I’ve been bored at jobs, but I’ve never lacked for things to do and never have needed to find something to do since I was 11 or 12 😆 I’m trying to reduce projects myself- I’m probably not going to live long enough to finish the projects I have on hand right now.

@gabrielgrigonis9840 2 жыл бұрын

Great video, I use a product called Marine-Tex it comes in white and grey. I do not know if you can get in Australia.

@bennettscustomsco 2 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I will have a look!

@scottmartin6955 9 ай бұрын

Wow cool I have a 1940 ford steering wheel that needs a little love ( a few cracks ect ) do you have the video we restore the sender cap if so can you share a link

@raycowan1387 9 ай бұрын

What are the details on the paint? what is the manufacturer and type of paint you're using and what would you suggest as any alternatives, as the Los Angeles area may not have yours? Thanks.

@bennettscustomsco 9 ай бұрын

Lessonal product- called ‘saint Mouritz’ I believe from memory it’s Toyota colour.

@ronmcintyre9290 Жыл бұрын

Did you ever do a video on casting a new steering wheel?

@karenjackson6224 Жыл бұрын

Did you add gloss after painting the steering wheel?

@bdpgarage 2 жыл бұрын

Curious if you ever restored a wheel that wasn’t originally painted? My Chevy had one that’s either plastic (or Bakelite?) from the 70’s. Wondering if an epoxy filler on the cracks and then a thinned epoxy recoating might work.

@nickihermosilla Жыл бұрын

I did my 63 oldsmobile steering wheel a couple years ago using PC-7 epoxy. It seems like lots of people had good results but mine started to get some hairline cracks back after 3 years. Although its not nearly as bad as it was its still a bit disappointing. Im not sure if its just me or if it eventually happens to everyone.