[magicoolbus]

Yup, I did use a rattle can. I am running the wrong steering wheel on my truck on purpose. I'm running a 55-56 wheel on a 57 steering column, it gives me an additional 4 inches of budda belly room!
I used the microballoons to stiffen up the mixture, regular two part epoxy was too runny, and when it starts to set off, the temperature goes way up making it even more runny. I v-grooved the cracks and worked the epoxy (putty consistency) in the grooves.
I'm a long time R/C modeler and have imported many of my building techniques into the automotive hobby, especially painting and finishing. Most rattle can paint for the model hobby are very sturdy, hold a shine very well and are impervious to many chemicals. Once curred, model paint can withstand 20% nitromethane, tough stuff! I'm thinking that my palm oils and sweat aren't as corrosive as nitro, but who knows. This is just an experiment and we'll see how it goes.