My wheel had a lot of scrapes on it when I bought the car so I decided to try refinishing it with SEM Classic Coat. Pics aren't great as they are taken with my phone.

Before:


After:



I followed the video directions on SEM's site. You can still see the damaged part but at least it is all the same color. I sanded it with 400 grit but it looks like I needed to do more sanding to get it smooth. Total cost for the SEM Soap, SEM prep, and SEM Classic Coat was $47 after shipping. I used the GM Black 17093. I'll take another pic tomorrow once it is dry and installed.

 

looks much better Who owned that car before you, wolverine ? damn

 

Do you think this would work on preforated leather, like on the shift knob? Mine is wearing where the metal meets the leather.

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I don't see why it wouldn't. I have a ton left and was planning on doing the shift knob next. I need to go get a bolt so I can put the knob on a drill to refinish the metal top first.

 

Here are the finished pics, I had the car in the garage with the top up so the pics are a little dark. I wish it was a closer match for the seats I would try it on the side bolster.

 

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I just got done doing that. You want an M10x1.5 bolt. I'm pleased with the result but more of the leather flaked off when I took the masking tape off. Looking forward to seeing how the refinished leather turns out.

 

I put the shift knob in a drill and used 400 and 500 grit sandpaper on the metal portions. Then I taped it off and refinished the leather. Taping it off is a serious pain and I didn't do a good job. There was paint on the metal portion, but I found you could easily run a razor knife around where the leather and metal meet and the paint could then be carefully scraped off.

 

Very nice restoration! Keep it up

 

Really good!

 

Awesome work. Thanks for sharing.