MJM
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Up next was the steering wheel. Not in horrible shape overall compared to others but it still needed considerable repairs.
The wheel itself was solid with no cracks. All of the cracks were at the joints with the center section. Both at the hub and at the wheel. I dug out the old plastic and really opened each crack with a Dremel and a small carbide burr. Opened each area up wide to give it more surface area as well as down to the steel to make sure it was clean. Once the metal was cleaned up, it was given a few coats of epoxy with a brush.
After letting the epoxy cure a few days, I filled it all in with 3M 08237 semi-rigid urethane and gave that a day to cure. I initially knocked they heavy stuff down with 80-grit on a wheel and then switched over to 80-grit with various shapes to get in where I needed to and block it all flat. I went over the whole wheel with 80-grit to prep for epoxy.
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After that, I spent literally hours detail wet sanding over a bucket....not fun! Had to get creative with the ribs on the wheel and found that some paracord worked pretty well.
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Once that nightmare was over, I shot a coat of epoxy sealer followed by two coats of the SPI black base that was used on the car.
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Followed that up with 2-coats of Universal and called it a day. Didn't want to go any more than that since I didn't plan on cutting and polishing it. The wheel has chrome beauty rings that are set into the wheel itself. I had those taped throughout. When finished, I taped each side of the wheel next to them and carefully polished them with a felt buff on a Dremel and some metal polish.
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Incredible, great job !!!