steering wheel

[Phantom]

G'day all,
                Has anyone out there restored their steering wheel , i have a large cracks at the base of the arm , what is the best thing to fill it with bog? or is an epoxy resin the best thing to use, and where do i buy it from , etc
                                    Cheers Rusty

[Cat]

Hey Rusty,
There was a post about 12 months ago about reconditioning a steering wheel.  Try a search for it, or ret might know where it's at.
Cat

[Phantom]

Thanks CAT

[HARKO]

Rusty ,I Redone my FBs steering wheel about two years back with bog and white 2k , The pretty large cracks have come back as a hairline fracture type crack but considering its done daily duty in the past two years and I hang off it for stability around corners with a face full of Maccas ,the flexing and bending had to do something.
And the 2k paint was sprayed on in the shed with no booth or lights and looks just as good now after all the grease and food and rubbing as it did when i sprayed it.. Would highly recommend doing it.

[Phantom]

Thank you Harko, that is what i will do , did you rub the whole wheel down with wet and dry also?
                          Cheers Rusty

[Trevor_B]

Phantom,
I had a go reworking mine. Had several significant cracks which I filled with high strength araldite epoxy. Took a couple of goes to overfill then rubbed back smooth. Then prepsol'd and undercoated with acrylic. Bit of spot filler and lots of undercoat sanded smooth then applied 17 top coats of acrylic black gloss. Polished back and looks brand new. Mind you, I haven used it on the road yet as I still haven't got a motor installed yet.
Trevor_B

[Phantom]

Trev it looks immaculate, did you restore the horn button as well? if you did you can do mine
                                               Cheers Rusty

[Trevor_B]

No Rusty,
I had a win at the last Bendigo swap meet. $10 for a complete steering column inc wheel, ring & horn button.
I fixed up the new wheel as mine was severely cracked.
The horn button probably looks better in the photo than it does in real life.
Trevor _B

[Phantom]

ten bucks! u sure had a big win mate, i paid 50 bucks just for the steering wheel and a crappy horn button
                              Rusty

[Emu]

Trev,

How much do ya want  to do "Hilda's" wheel?  ;)  

[streetneat]

Hey there Emu ... I have restoring these wheels for a while now and was supplying thenm to rare spares for $165 on a change over basis. They were selling them for nearly double that!... The methods I  use are the same as above - boging up the cracks and a liberal dose of 2K .. comes up a treat and I have them fitted to the FC Ute and the FC custom. The hairline cracks have appeared and this will happen due to the nature of the original material. ...but they stay as hairline cracks.. so the trick is to start with a wheel with the least number of cracks and go from there .. let me know if you want yours done as we have to do my wifes soon as well. I have been charging up to $200 for this as the materials I use are expensive for one off wheels .. send me your Indicator stalk as well and if you want the whole coloum and I can do this for about $180 for you. Cheers streetneat

[Trevor_B]

Emu,
Sounds like Streetneat may be a good option as I assume he lives in Qld as well? Would save on the postage down to Melbourne & back. Also he uses 2K paint which would be harder (less wear) than acrylic so would last longer and require less coats.
Happy to talk more if that's not the right answer for you.
Regards,
Trevor_B

[-KIWI-]

oye emu why would ewe want a steering wheel emus dont have arms remember !!!!!!!!!!!!!!


kiwi -emu exposer

[Emu]

Hey Streets,

Thanks for the info. I think I'll leave my steering wheel down the priority list at the mo. It needs doing, but I need to budget for the absolutely necessary on Hilda - such as rust repair.  :'(

She's slowly being cured. Will post some more shots soon.

Kiwi - at least we Emus have long legs to compensate for our armlessness. Wot u got? No arms and no legs!!

Emu

[Phantom]

OH OH here we go again

[-KIWI-]

ewe call those toothpicks legs emu? :P ;)
ive seen more meat on a sparrows kneecap :-*


kiwi -proportionally correct bird ;) ;) ;)

[Sarge]

Kiwi for once you are right
BIG NOSE
AND
BIG BUM


Kiwi - proportionally correct bird


Regards
Sarge

[-KIWI-]

oye sarge a bread obove the rest wot is dat?????
tiptop??????

kiwi -bread knowaboterer