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#41
06-12-2020, 12:35 AM
Been having a test of the burgundy I wanted to use on the boulogne car.

It looks ok for a special.

But for me on a vintage it is to glossy. And the grip to small on a 1.2mm

It's taken me 4 hours to get this far?

Tony.

   
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#42
06-12-2020, 08:49 AM
Hi Tony

I tend to agree that the small thread doesn’t provide the right “vintage” look.  I used 3mm but that was for straight lacing rather than the herringbone pattern.  A thinner thread does cover the original grips better than the thicker one.

Love the colour!

Cheers

Howard
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#43
06-12-2020, 07:02 PM
I love the colour too but, for the same reason I'm not a doctor, I don't have the patience...
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06-12-2020, 10:19 PM
Hi Duncan,

There is always a bright side.

As I'm doing now, waiting for the F1 highlights. In front of the open fire. With a large maker's mark and ice. Stringing a steering wheel.

The positives being heat and alcohol, two things I don't get out in the cold cold barn.

Tony.
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#45
07-12-2020, 01:05 AM
With all the excitement have you tied yourself in knots!!
Amazing race! 
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07-12-2020, 04:02 AM
Did someone bribe the Merc pit crew ? 

What happened to Danny ?

So many questions  Big Grin

I will watch the highlights closely tonight !
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#47
19-12-2020, 02:25 PM
Hello Howard, thanks for your post and pic. On the strength of that I’ve strung my wheel with the 3mm waxed cord and it now looks very nice. I needed approx. 8m per segment so I needed a total of 3x10m from the eBay supplier. I anchored the ends with wound and tied 1mm waxed cord - just like a very original type35 Bugatti I saw at Silverstone a long time ago.
Just wondering if you’ve felt the need to varnish the cotton or is it ok as it is, it certainly feels fine as it is.
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#48
19-12-2020, 03:23 PM
Hi John

I’ve left mine as is.  If it starts to fray I may put a post of satin or matt lacquer on.

Cheers

Howard
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19-12-2020, 06:22 PM
This is what I finally went with for the boulogne build.

The wheel is finished in 1.5 dark green.

Took 60metres.

Thanks tony

   
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19-12-2020, 06:44 PM
That looks great Tony, very impressed!
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