| 40MercSedan | -- 06-24-2010 @ 12:29 PM |
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I would appreciate a recommendation for refinishing my steering wheel rather than randomly selecting someone. Thanks!
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| TomO | -- 06-25-2010 @ 8:41 AM |
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The Club's paint advisor, Lauren Mately has been highly recommended by others in the past. Tom
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| supereal | -- 06-27-2010 @ 10:49 AM |
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Tom's suggestion is good, but it can be done by a good body shop using isocyanate (two part) paint, which must be professionally applied. Be sure your wheel has no visible cracks, even the hairline type. If you find any, they must be widened and undercut, then filled with epoxy before being smoothed. Steering wheels are made of a steel core covered with hard rubber. This material shrinks as it ages, and more often than not, the cracks will reappear. I haven't had good luck restoring steering wheels, but did find a NOS wheel, still in the box. Even that wheel, for 47-48, had one very small hairline from shrinkage.
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| TomO | -- 06-28-2010 @ 11:51 AM |
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I'm on my 5th year with no cracks reappearing after restoring my steering wheel. I used PC7 to fill the cracks and topped that with a flexible filler. The primer and paint also had a flex additive. I am hoping that my good luck will keep up for the rest of the time that I own my car. Tom This message was edited by TomO on 6-28-10 @ 11:52 AM
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| 40MercSedan | -- 06-28-2010 @ 4:21 PM |
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Great advice. Thanks!
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| supereal | -- 06-29-2010 @ 11:13 AM |
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Now I know where to send my next wheel, Tom.
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| TomO | -- 06-29-2010 @ 5:42 PM |
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To Laurren Mately? Tom
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| supereal | -- 06-30-2010 @ 9:46 AM |
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No, to my friend in Illinois who has better luck than me!
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| TomO | -- 07-01-2010 @ 1:27 PM |
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Bob, When something works,"It is skill, not luck", when something doesn't work its bad luck. Tom
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| supereal | -- 07-02-2010 @ 10:14 AM |
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I agree, Tom. I can add that "persistance usually overcomes lack of skill". I've proved that on many occasions.
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