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« on: March 22, 2006, 12:18:33 PM »
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I'm after a decent steering wheel for my FC.  Am I dreaiming, or can they still be found??
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« Reply #1 on: March 23, 2006, 12:05:44 PM »
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To a certain extent yes you are dreaming. Sometimes they come up on Ebay or you may consider repairing your own. They can also be repaired by pearl craft in Melb,if you have lots of bucks,they are on the net.
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« Reply #2 on: March 23, 2006, 12:15:37 PM »
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Streetneat said he was repairing the one that Rares were selling. A bit of filler/resin/whatever to fill the cracks and a lick of two-pack black and you are away!
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« Reply #3 on: March 26, 2006, 10:48:48 AM »
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 :)G Day.
I hope I can help regarding painting the steering  wheel.
I would use Por 15 as it is very flexible I think the 2 pak will crack as i've discovered.
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« Reply #4 on: March 26, 2006, 10:05:21 PM »
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only problem is that por 15 is designed to bond by chemical adhesion to treated steel and if you dont use it exactly how they say to use it you get peeling.
Or are you talking about a por 15 steering wheel paint I havent heard of.
I painted my first wheel in acrylic and it got better with time as steering it seemed to buff it it up to a glassy shine, after a couple of years it got a couple of barely noticable chips but one day my spline striped and I had to run home and get another, this one got painted with a go lo spray can and never set, after driving around for a week all sticky I swapped it for another wheel, this time I used a dearer rattle can, it looked ok for a while but chiped very easy.
I will probably use 2k this time, problem with 2k is that if you dont have 2k at home you will need to get, 2k primer, 500 ml of 2k black, 2k thinner, 2k hardner as well as your fillers, it could nearly cost as much as a restored wheel.
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« Reply #5 on: March 27, 2006, 02:03:38 PM »
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just noticed another post mentoining a por 15 steering wheel resto kit wich I guess leon (not me, the other Leon) is talking about, it may be worth sussing out, I picked up a por 15 alloy resto kit for the same price as 2k clear and hardner, it even had a tube of autosol in it, I havent used it yet but Ill let ya's know how it works out when I do, it's used to give your polished metals a permanant shine.
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« Reply #6 on: March 27, 2006, 02:27:00 PM »
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i've had white 2 pac on my ute wheel for 6 years now and my car is an everyday driver, no wear at all, just a couple of chips where i have knocked it
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« Reply #7 on: March 27, 2006, 09:09:19 PM »
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just noticed another post mentoining a por 15 steering wheel resto kit wich I guess leon (not me, the other Leon) is talking about, it may be worth sussing out, I picked up a por 15 alloy resto kit for the same price as 2k clear and hardner, it even had a tube of autosol in it, I havent used it yet but Ill let ya's know how it works out when I do, it's used to give your polished metals a permanant shine.


Small Hijack here, Leon, with the alloy resto kit, don't go for the recommended second coat as it seems to stuff the first coat up. Brush on is OK and it flattens out perfectly.
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« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2006, 10:25:05 AM »
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 :)G Day all.
I didn't know about the steering wheel paint kit that you can buy.
I sprayed my steering wheel on my FE standard  sedan about 3 years ago and where  the  spokes  joins the wheel there were cracks so I sanded and under coat then applied acrylic paint.
About a couple of weeks the cracks were back.
About 8 or so months ago  I sanded and under coated the wheel again this time I used POR15 black gloss and it still looks as good as the day I sprayed it.  
I can't say its not the right paint for any  one who's thinking of using it; all I can say it works for me with NO regrets.
As for  2pac I was refering to a steering wheel I borght and it was sprayed a short time before and it had fine cracks  in it.
Regards. Leon Wink 
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