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Old 05-22-12, 09:10 PM
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Is there a way to get the sc wood trim refinished in a cherry wood grain like the the newer lexus?
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There is but it would be more like paint...I just did mine over in carbon fiber wrap but I have black interior
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Well i have black interior as well but i want to keep the luxury look of my car. Just trying to update the luxury look thats all?
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If you have black interior then just take the paint GLOSS black
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i Have often thought about that as well, but just dont see myself parting from the wood grain. I want to get an black sc430 steering wheel and i want my wood trim to match the wood trim of the 430 steering wheel..
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Originally Posted by supraclay
i Have often thought about that as well, but just dont see myself parting from the wood grain. I want to get an black sc430 steering wheel and i want my wood trim to match the wood trim of the 430 steering wheel..
Try a reupholster shop
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Try using wood veneer and wood stain...
Remove the wood trim, sand it down, apply wood veneer with the proper epoxy, let it cure, sand the wood trim down again to smooth out any rough edges and to level out the veneered surface. Once the fit of the veneer is to your liking, apply wood stain that matches the color you desire and let it dry. You can go the easy route and have a cabinet maker ( that specializes in custom finishes ) do it for you.
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If you remove the wood trim you can restain to the color you want. First, the finish is a polyurthane varnish. Use a paint stripper to remove. Sand and then bleach the exposed wood. Resand and apply the stain you want. Revarnish and install. That keeps your original wood and gives you the color you want.
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Thanks guys i figured it would be some things similar to that....
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Sounds like a lot of work. 3M makes a ton of wood color finishes from their Ninoc series. Some are specialty orders, but many distributors will send you a small swatch sample for free. They have several matte and gloss finishes. I know this because I bought a 24"h x 48" roll of the birds eye maple 3M Dinoc. I paid almost $100 for this roll so it would match a birds eye maple SC430 steering wheel that I bought. I never installed either as I just bought a common acorn wood matching wheel from an RX.
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^^^ this is what i was going to suggest. 3m DiNoc is available in a large variety of wood grains/colors. Best/easiest way to do what your wanting
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Its not quite that simple to re veneer compound curved panels. There is alot more to it than just gluing new veneer down and sanding it. Its a very involved process to get it to bend as tight as it needs to without breaking. I work with veneer for a living and im planning to do my celsior and SC trim soon. If it all goes well ill make a thread about it.
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