Steering wheel - black to polished

[shropshire lad]

The search function can't help me at the moment but I know this has been covered before. How best to polish the standard black steering wheel of a Chimaera to achieve a shiny metal finish ? Alternatively , can anyone recommend a reasonably priced replacement that would fit the standard boss and horn push.

[Barreti]

Mask off the leather using lots of layers of masking tape.
quite rough wet and dry initially, getting gradually finer and finer.

Alternatively, a dremel and tiny wire brushes, but its expensive because it eats the brushes at an alarming rate of knots.

[shropshire lad]

Thanks for the advice. How many hours for the manual method would you say ?
If the easier process eats wire brushed - a long time I guess

[Barreti]

I'd guess at a full day, can't honestly remember now Shropshire Lad.
Mine was a Momo Fighter which I'd tried and failed to repaint, so guessing my timings could be a complete red herring.
I was talking to someone recently who'd taken the paint off their Personal wheel and said it was a bit of a pig to do but very well worth it.

Go for it, do a bit of the back first if you're worried. Well worth it IMHO

[shropshire lad]

I did both back and front last night - about 4 hours non stop . As you say , well worth it , maybe not perfect yet if you use a magnifying glass , but its back installed and I can always give it extra polishing sessions when the fancy takes me.
Very glad I took the plunge , looks particularly good against the stainless steel dash.