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Offline miketyler

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Just got a Tuff wheel....
« on: December 13, 2008 - 08:52:32 PM »
....and its in great shape, except the leather is cracking. Is there anything that will restore this short of sending it out for restoration/recovering?

BTW - these guy look like they wrote the book for tuff wheel restoration:

http://www.tuffwheelrestoration.com/

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Re: Just got a Tuff wheel....
« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2008 - 09:41:58 PM »
Leather?   I thougt those were just foam .....are you looking for something other than OE?
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Re: Just got a Tuff wheel....
« Reply #2 on: December 14, 2008 - 09:16:18 AM »
no, just shows how much I know aboiut these. It probably is foam now that I take a second look at it. That said, i suppose leather rewrap is the only way to go
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07' Toyota Tacoma Prerunner Dbl cab in Speedway Blue!
01' Honda 1100 Shadow Sabre
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Re: Just got a Tuff wheel....
« Reply #3 on: December 14, 2008 - 11:35:11 AM »
Sure looks good in the picture  :2thumbs:

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Re: Just got a Tuff wheel....
« Reply #4 on: December 14, 2008 - 12:13:05 PM »
yeah, thats how i WISH mine looked. Thats a sample photo from tuffwheelrestorations.

The metal on mine is very nice but looks like this:

 
72' Cuda restomod
70 Mustang Mach 1
07' Toyota Tacoma Prerunner Dbl cab in Speedway Blue!
01' Honda 1100 Shadow Sabre
96' Seadoo Challenger

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Re: Just got a Tuff wheel....
« Reply #5 on: December 14, 2008 - 12:14:42 PM »
oh, and BTW, will have the poormans tuffwheel for sale soon.  :thumbsup:
72' Cuda restomod
70 Mustang Mach 1
07' Toyota Tacoma Prerunner Dbl cab in Speedway Blue!
01' Honda 1100 Shadow Sabre
96' Seadoo Challenger