Leather steering wheel wrap

I have an extra steering wheel from my last Tundra kicking around, so I’m going to give one of those Amazon leather wheel wrap kits a go soon for the new Tundra.

Is there any reason why I couldn’t/shouldn’t tack the entire thing down to the wheel with contact cement before I start to stitch it? Last attempt 4 years ago wasn’t bad, but I remember the having extra material in the back flopping around and a few seams weren’t fully lined up. I’m hoping if I can line it all up and tack it down before stitching I’ll end up with a better result. Thoughts, tips, suggestions? The wheel is a spare so I’m not rushed

 

Do it!

 

I think your idea is good. After doing my wheel (wrapped it while installed) the only words of caution I have are:

- you’ll want to have some way of ascertaining that the cover is in the correct position before the adhesive tacks up. The last thing you want is a meandering stitch line, especially if using brightly colored thread.

You could position the cover on the wheel using the kit-supplied tape. Check all the edges to be sure they line up, and then paint your Liquid Nails into each section as you go. I think you’d find this to be very effective, especially on the side of the steering wheel that faces the dash- you don’t SEE the other side of the wheel, but your fingers feel every place that didn’t get glued down.

Good luck!

 

The one I got from Amazon came with some really nice double sided tape and so far its keeping the cover stuck into all the contours of the wheel.

 

This one has the tape, but I discovered the holding power of contact cement when recovering the center armrest. I’m doing it with silver thread to match the Katzkin seats and armrest

 

So I went ahead and did the wheel without first using the contact cement. This wheel wrap came with a lot more tape than the last one did. I wrapped the wheel and tried using silver thread hoping to match it with the silver stitching on my Katzkin leather seats. The wheel came out perfect but I wasn’t happy with the look of the silver thread so I undid the silver and re stitched with the black. Only problems were that the silver thread was thicker than the black so my re stitch wasn’t as tight as the first time and I missed one loop toward the end. It still looks great, but I have a feeling my OCD will have me trying it for a second time with a fresh wrap