Leather steering wheel with own hands

The owners of even the most heaped auto periodically have a desire to "dress up" the treasured control device - the steering wheel. Some go to this step because of the deterioration of the old leather cover, others - out of a thirst to make a fresh note in the "gray everyday life" of the salon. Self-clad skin steering is an excellent way for those who are ready to take "art risk" and win!

Where ours did not disappear

Improvement of the appearance of the iron horse in order to improve the consumer qualities is a painstaking, but fascinating thing. You never know what you can do till you try. Even if the "first pancake" is not very - the skill will appear and come in handy (some of the skills allow extra earnings). Any driver will confirm: the quality of driving depends on how comfortable the steering wheel of the car is.

The natural leather cover is not just pleasant to the touch. It is breathable, has the property of absorbing moisture, finally, it looks elegant. In general, it makes sense to show sharpness and personally perform the operation. Sheathing of the steering wheel with her own hands is quite feasible, besides, it is always pleasant to make a useful one. Moreover, Samadelkin's makings on time will save a lot of money, and as you know, there are not many of them.

Club of the skilful and resourceful

However, Russians do not take resourcefulness: find a way out of any situation in their blood. Especially since a specialized studio is usually far away, and skillful handles are always in place. Then we proceed to a step-by-step transformation of the wheel (any configuration).

Skinning the steering wheel begins with making a pattern. Since the "jacket" for the wheel is not too complicated, there is no need to worry about the lack of skills in cutting and sewing. In advance we will select the necessary materials for work. In principle, nothing special: these items are in every house, and some - the constant companions housewives in the kitchen.

Not a sandwich, but still

• It will require paint tape (it leaves no residue on the surface after removal). It can be bought in any store of building materials. The coils are different in width. We need a narrow adhesive tape.
• Food film is suitable for different purposes. In this case, it is needed for the rudder wrap.
• Marker will draw the boundaries of the pieces of skin.
• With a stationery knife, it is convenient to carefully cut out the details along the planned lines.
• Cardboard of medium thickness is taken directly for the pattern.

Leather steering requires exact calculations. They are easier to do when the steering wheel is removed. Dismantled? We use food film! Probably everyone saw how deftly she was wrapping sandwiches in reserve. Imagine the steering wheel "ringlet of sausages": op, packaged! Make sure that the material is well grasped not only the rim, but also the bases of the spokes (a complex area). Now we can proceed to the next stage.

We are guided by the circumstances

A narrow painter's tape is circling around slowly, checking the uniformity of the step, not allowing gaps. Where is our bright marker? It's time to mark out where there will be a "back", "before", "sleeves" (draw suture points). A universal approach is described, without specifying the dimensions of the parts. Choose the proportions yourself.

As a rule, the braid is divided into three or four parts. Usually "on the ground" it is immediately clear which segments are the most optimal. Next in the course is a clerical knife. With careful movements we cut the paper layer strictly along the lines indicated. In order to skin the steering wheel gave an ideal result, it is desirable for the patterns to lie under a stack of books or another press.

Itself to cutter

Aligning the details of the cut is necessary in order to avoid unnecessary fuss (twisting the blanks) while transferring the image to the cardboard. Finished dense parts should be numbered (this will allow organizing the assembly). We put the cardboard parts without haste, carefully draw a marker, after which carefully cut out. The car steering wheel is just around the corner.

Those who are at least a little familiar with tailorious subtleties, we know about the so-called allowances for seams. Simply put, each component of the cut is cut with a margin (move from the marker line to 2-5 millimeters on the right and left, if you do not, the ready suit for the wheel will be hopelessly small).

Thread: the stronger - the better

We sew leather flaps on the sewing machine (if the house does not take it, you can order this operation in a special workshop, it still goes cheaper). It is recommended to take a reinforced (dense, twisted) thread. There is an opinion that it is not bad to lay lines along the edges of the already finished braid. This move allows you to hide the small defects that sometimes occur when the skin is covered by the steering wheel.

In this case, you need to make an increase of 5 millimeters, not only in the places of consecutive connection of pieces, but also on the top and bottom of the parts. From seasoned sewers, you can hear advice: after sewing pieces of technological five-millimeter allowance reduce to 2-3 mm, to ensure aesthetic fit.

Tyutelka in the tunic

Is it necessary to try on when the steering wheel covers the skin? Of course, sometimes a few. We lay the workpiece on the handlebar, tighten it, check whether it is tight enough. If you do not observe the conditions of adherence, warming up in hot weather, the skin will crumple into folds. It is clear that with such a high degree of fit, the seams will stick out. There is an opinion that the defect can be removed by making a clerical knife grooves on the handlebars (where the seams are hiding).

The groove at the base of the spokes will allow you to hide small excess skin in this place. We pull the braid with a strong thread with two needles. Middle fingers protect with thimbles. Stitches are used different ("sports", "star", "herringbone", etc.). The nodes are smeared with superglue so that the thread does not accidentally slip, it stalled securely, and also to avoid unleashing a slippery nylon in the future. As mentioned, the described method is universal. There are many others.

Fluffy or Floral

Although many car owners believe that they are able to independently skin the steering wheel, in Moscow there are many companies that provide services for necking the steering wheel. Professionally, quickly, qualitatively the masters perform the work of any complexity. Various materials are used: natural, artificial leather, non-woven ultra-microfiber (alcantara).

Here everything will be done for the client: they will remove the steering wheel, make it thicker, and add to the impression. The price of the issue is approximately 5-7 thousand rubles (there are proposals and from 2.5 thousand rubles.). Full of outlets where ready-made braids are sold. The choice is amazing: from classic leather clothes to original covers of natural or artificial fur.

Macrame

Many believe that unusual covers give the car individuality. There are also women's tricks: bright, floral themes of braiding.

After acquiring the workpiece (or making it with your own hands), such work is done as the skin of the steering wheel with the skin of Kia Rio (at first glance it seems that with the steering wheel of this car it will be difficult to cope, in fact everything can be solved).

Unscrew and carefully remove the airbag, put the steering wheel straight, rest our feet on the floor and pull it on ourselves, rocking. We remove stubs and postings, stretch the skin. You can hear that for a well-proven seam "macrame" - it is light and beautiful. You can order a constriction in the workshop. As a rule, the performance is fast and with good quality, reasonable prices. There are types of wear-resistant material, thanks to which the steering wheel looks new for many years.