No self-respecting auto owner will endure in his car, cutting covers on seats or shabby steering wheel!
However, you should not forget that, unlike the same covers, the steering wheel is not so much the part of the interior of the cabin, how much is an important control of the car, and this in turn means that the material of the steering force must be not only aesthetically attractive, but also Helping the driver better feel the car. Hauling the helm of the skin with their own hands will help and emphasize the unique style of your car, and make the management of them more comfortable.
Refresh the design of the steering wheel is actually easier than it seems. It suffices to follow the step-by-step instruction below, how to drag the wheel of the skin.
1. Selection of material
If for you the most fundamental quality of the handling material of the steering wheel is wear resistance, choose to update smooth skin, if more importantly, the skin is perforated. In any case, the thickness of the material should be from 1.2 to 1.4 mm with an average degree of material elasticity. Sewing the cover is best of all kapron thread, known for its strength.
2. Production pattern
Remove the steering wheel from the housing and the steering shaft, by unscrewing the corresponding screws and the fastening nut;
Make a pattern of patterns, wrapped with a painted tape steam with a plastic film;
Using the marker, mark the place of the future connection of the pattern parts and cut the layout on these lines, after cutting, 4 separate items should be obtained;
Ribbon and attach these elements to the sheet of cardboard, circle them along the contour and cut out the pattern for the pattern;
Apply the resulting patterns to the skin and make patterns of the cover on them, making the allowances necessary for further stitching;
Lay out all the resulting patterns in your place on the steering wheel to make sure that their edges are joined.
3. Sewing case
Wrap the edges of the patterns, it is necessary in order to make them as strong as possible;
Sustrate the patterns of the patterns with each other so that the hoop will be;
Tension the resulting product on the steering wheel;
In any convenient way (adhesive, double-sided adhesion), secure the cover on the steering wheel and align it;
Evenly pull the skin on the steering wheel and start sewing. At this stage you may need help. The new case will look much more careful if in the process of sewing one person will straighten and stretch the skin on the steering wheel, and the second to connect them with the thread and needles;
Under the lid of the sound signal, put the cover on the glue; - Pass the cover on the steering wheel - if the folds appeared on it, nothing terrible, by the elasticity of the skin they will quickly collapse;
Return the steering wheel to your previous place.
As you can see hauling the helm with your own hands A completely simple business: a few simple manipulations - and you are a happy owner of a new exclusive cover.
