For those that didn't see my post in my restoration thread. I'm very excited. :banana: :) Got my steering wheel back today from Dave Tay at WOODGRAINWHEELS.COM. I couldn't be more pleased with the results. The wheel looks brand new. :clapping: Before I sent it to him most of the wood grain was worn away on both sides of the wheel and my poor attempt at duplicating the silver strips in the cover looking it had been done by a kindergartener who couldn't keep in the lines. Anyway, if you're looking for somebody to restore your steering wheel, I highly recommend Dave Tay at Woodgrainwheels. com Easy to work with, good communication, fair price and reasonable turn around time. :bravo: First two pics are before pics and the rest after Dave restored the wheel.
Wow, that impressive!
:twothumbsup: That looks good!
Very nice, thanks for reference! :twothumbsup:
I have thought about suggesting an un-boxing page... Those who are into watches would understand.
Funny how unboxing a flywheel and pressure plate can make you feel like a kid on Christmas morning :haha:
:haha: Kid at Christmas! A present for the car. :rofl:
Yup, does some wonderful work :worship:
That looks real good, very nice work.
That looks very nice! Makes sense to properly restore your steering wheel since you get to look directly at it and enjoy it every time you get in your car. :ohyeah:
:perfect10: Nice
Quote from: anlauto on April 21, 2020, 01:47:18 PM
Yup, does some wonderful work :worship:
:iagree:
Did mine too. :bigthumb:
Play this until it shows up. :D
That wheel came out great.
If you don't mind me asking What did he charge and how long did it take?
Quote from: 68bee on April 21, 2020, 05:26:38 PM
That wheel came out great.
If you don't mind me asking What did he charge and how long did it take?
PM being sent
Congrats! That steering wheel looks absolutely beautiful.
Quote from: Topcat on April 21, 2020, 05:43:43 PM
Quote from: 68bee on April 21, 2020, 05:26:38 PM
That wheel came out great.
If you don't mind me asking What did he charge and how long did it take?
PM being sent
Any reason to not post for all to see?
PMs sent to 68bee, Topcat and Katfish. The reason I don't want to post the price for all to see is that I don't want to lock Dave Tay into a price since every wheel is different ("well you did Brad's wheel for $. How come it's costing me more?") and the time to finish may vary depending on the time of year and how many he has to do. If people are serious about getting their wheel done the best thing to do is take pics of your wheel and send then to Dave for an estimate like I did. He doesn't charge for estimates and like some others who restore wheels, Dave doesn't ask for any money up front. You pay when he's finished. Considering some wanted money up front and others wanted in excess of $1K to restore a wheel, I was very happy with Dave's work, price and turnaround time. :twothumbsup:
Quote from: usraptor on April 21, 2020, 06:09:47 PM
PMs sent to 68bee, Topcat and Katfish. The reason I don't want to post the price for all to see is that I don't want to lock Dave Tay into a price since every wheel is different ("well you did Brad's wheel for $. How come it's costing me more?") and the time to finish may vary depending on the time of year and how many he has to do. If people are serious about getting their wheel done the best thing to do is take pics of your wheel and send then to Dave for an estimate like I did. He doesn't charge for estimates and like some others who restore wheels, Dave doesn't ask for any money up front. You pay when he's finished. Considering some wanted money up front and others wanted in excess of $1K to restore a wheel, I was very happy with Dave's work, price and turnaround time. :twothumbsup:
:iagree:
Pricing last week, last month, or even last December, doesn't necessarily reflect price now.
Restoration work is still case by case scenario.
Nice job :australia:
PMs sent to 68bee, Topcat and Katfish. The reason I don't want to post the price for all to see is that I don't want to lock Dave Tay into a price since every wheel is different ("well you did Brad's wheel for $. How come it's costing me more?") and the time to finish may vary depending on the time of year and how many he has to do. If people are serious about getting their wheel done the best thing to do is take pics of your wheel and send then to Dave for an estimate like I did. He doesn't charge for estimates and like some others who restore wheels, Dave doesn't ask for any money up front. You pay when he's finished. Considering some wanted money up front and others wanted in excess of $1K to restore a wheel, I was very happy with Dave's work, price and turnaround time. :twothumbsup:
Im not in a rush to get it back because I have a spare wheel to use, and I understand that each wheel is different.
I was just looking for a ballpark figure on the price.
The detail of the grain on Dave Tay's wheel looks a lot better than some of the other wheel restorers doing them
Dave has done 4 wheels for me, 3 rim blow and 1 standard wheel. I compared the standard wheel he did to what was on my 3,900 survivor, absolutely perfect. Yes he does stellar work, I can comment on it because I've actually sent him money for his talent. :worship:
:haha: :bigthumb:
Dave is actually best known for his work on RimBlow wheels....Here's one of the ones I've had done....beautiful work :twothumbsup:
Quote from: anlauto on April 24, 2020, 08:39:45 AM
Dave is actually best known for his work on RimBlow wheels....Here's one of the ones I've had done....beautiful work :twothumbsup:
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Huh? No, he's known for being the best with all the wheels he's done. Just curious, are you saying that because of what you've heard or what you've seen? You've never had him do work for you, I have and have flawless originals to compare his work to.
You comment a lot about the higher end restoration guys in the hobby like Dave and Jim at Dixie among others, yet you never use any? As a restoration "professional" as you claim to be, who do you use when restoring a car? :crazytalk: Yea, we talk.
The above picture I posted is of a car I restored, I had Plumbeeper (Dave) restore that wheel for me as well installed others. I've also installed alternators/starters restored by Jim Ridge. both are excellent companies and provide a great service :twothumbsup:
Quote from: anlauto on April 24, 2020, 09:36:11 AM
The above picture I posted is of a car I restored, I had Plumbeeper (Dave) restore that wheel for me as well installed others. I've also installed alternators/starters restored by Jim Ridge. both are excellent companies and provide a great service :twothumbsup:
Yea sure you do, OK. :deadhorse:
:popcorn:
Very nice work! :bigthumb: