The Leather Reconditioning Process
Our process does not consist of painting or dying which will both fade and stain with usage. Cheap alternatives merely make your wheel look "new" for only a period of days before the dye begins to fade and discolor due to your hands' oils and sweat. Not to mention the fact that many of these "do it yourself" options offer minimal opportunities to fix damaged (or missing) areas of the urethane foam. Often these cheap alternatives even make your wheel *worse* as the paint or dye actually break-down the urethane's polymers over time. Clearly this is not an option for many of us that take so much pride into restoring and maintaining our classic and muscle cars.
MCB's process uses nothing but the highest quality workmanship and materials. We take your worn-wheel and perform a multiple-step refinishing process. First, we repair and replace any worn or missing urethane, and permanently reattach it to the armature's rim. The replacement urethane is filled to all of the factory thicknesses at the rim and spokes, and permanently bonded to both the armature rim and the adjoining urethane wrap. Then, should you choose the option, the spokes on the wheel are cleaned of rust and replated to a high chrome-like luster, and the urethane rim prepared for the leather-wrapping process. Next, depending on which stitch-type you choose, high-quality OEM leather is skived, glued, professionally sewn, and heat shrunk to your wheel. Final touches are then made to the various seams and joints to produce the ultimate in leather-wrapped construction and appearance. The leather will not break-free, the seams will not separate, and your wheel will continue to look outstanding for many years to come.
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| Your old tired wheel | Refinishing the damaged area | Refinishing the damaged area | After the replating and leather-wrap processs | Fully completed wheel |