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Old 07-15-2012, 05:03 PM
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My Car has a carbon fiber steeing wheel. Most of the plastic around the carbon fiber is cracked? Is it repairable?

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Try Bill Raul on Pontius in West LA
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I have had some success on the door sills

Essentially you have to carefully remove the old clear coat and recoat with resin.

Here my thread on doing it.

https://rennlist.com/forums/996-foru...d-lifting.html

Not sure I would try on the steering wheel though. The surface geometry presents a challenge.
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Originally Posted by Byprodriver
Try Bill Raul on Pontius in West LA
Do you have contact info for Bill Raul??
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Originally Posted by morganabowen
Do you have contact info for Bill Raul??
No I have not been to his shop since 1997. I used to work for Beverly Hills Motoring accessories & he converted stock wheels to wood covered for BHMA. Great craftsmanship. He used to advertise in Hemmings Motor news. I think the shop was called Raul restoration.
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Originally Posted by agent325
My Car has a carbon fiber steeing wheels. Most of the plastic around the carbon fiber is cracked? Is it repairable?

WOW, My car has just one wheel, But that's a Steering one.
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Originally Posted by Katherinejjm
Try Bill Raul on Pontius in West LA

Tried it but came up empty handed. I will just drive by there in the next couple of days. I know him from about 5 years ago when one of his neighbors who repairs antique furniture introduced me. If it is ok with him, I will post his contact info
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Like I promised, I drove by Bill Raul's place and his name is William Rau. I spoke with him for a while and he gave me a good price to refurbish my steering wheel. Someone wanted his contact his info. Here it is

William Rau
2027 Pontius Ave.
Los Angeles, Ca. 90025
310-445-1128
rau-autowood.com
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How did it look and how much did it cost?



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