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Old 10-07-2011, 10:12 AM   #11
rbar
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Re: Steering Wheel Restoration

I sandblasted mine at a low psi. I then filed the cracks open bigger, filled them with epoxy, and then carefully sanded it with a drum disc on a dremel. The steering wheel is very soft and chalky and if I try to sand them together the steering wheel is the only thing to give away, which is why I used the dremel. The auto body paint store sold me a can of spray that is supposed to lock down the "chalk" and allow primer to adhere to it. After doing that I could touch the wheel and not have black get all over me. It's clear and seems to sink into the wheel. Then I primed out with a high build primer. Once I sand that I will use dolphin glaze over the primer to fill the low spots and then I can finish it up. The P.O. Had painted it and it all peeled off, so I was worried about the adhesion.
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