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10-23-2022, 02:32 PM | #1 |
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Steering wheel paint
What would be the best paint to refinish a 31 A steering wheel?
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10-23-2022, 03:17 PM | #2 |
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Re: Steering wheel paint
I'm not sure what others have done, but the previous owner of my car painted it with the same polyurethane paint they painted the the black on my car with. It's holding up very well after 14+ years with only a few tiny cracks were the spokes are cracking with no fading, peeling or rubbing off.
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10-23-2022, 04:30 PM | #3 |
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Re: Steering wheel paint
I've painted antique tractor steering wheels, stays on well and looks good for many years. I used rustoleum and painted them with a brush. Put it on thick so it flows nicely. I don't know why it wouldn't work just as well on an A? Might work better to spray it I suppose although not sure how well rattle can paint would hold up.
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10-23-2022, 09:21 PM | #4 |
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Re: Steering wheel paint
Polyurethane paint works like a charm here, too!
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10-23-2022, 11:35 PM | #5 |
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I used the black bumper/trim paint and it remained sticky for at least two months, I even left it outside to be baked by the 90 Degree sun, still sticky. It's dull black like original but won't set! Just letting everyone know. LRF
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10-24-2022, 10:06 AM | #6 |
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If so, there's probably an incompatibility issue going on like Polyurethane over lacquer. When something has been previously painted with an unknown product, it's best to first paint it with a sealer, then the intended paint to avoid unwanted surprises. Regards Bill |
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10-25-2022, 11:38 AM | #8 |
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Re: Steering wheel paint
I have read on this board that brake caliper paint was a good choice. I haven't tried it though.
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10-26-2022, 08:14 AM | #9 |
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Re: Steering wheel paint
Duplicolour has a satin black "Fleet" colour in a spray bomb that's as close as you can get it.
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10-26-2022, 08:15 PM | #10 |
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Bill CNC: The steering wheel was a worn, original with many of the usual cracks. It was not previously painted, I lightly sanded it and used JB weld for the filling of the cracks. This was more of a project to see if I could save it. I will probably resand it and use poly paint. Just letting everyone know what didn't work for me. LRF
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10-26-2022, 08:38 PM | #11 |
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I am considering POR 15 for filling the cracks. On other things I used it on it flowed out real nice and filled the cracks, then it can be top coated.
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10-26-2022, 10:01 PM | #12 |
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Anything other than urethane or enamel 2k paint is a waste of time.
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10-29-2022, 06:01 AM | #13 |
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Re: Steering wheel paint
since original wheels were not being painted would there be much of a point deduction for judging?
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10-29-2022, 07:08 AM | #14 |
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10-31-2022, 05:11 PM | #16 |
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Re: Steering wheel paint
I've done a couple of wheels using flat black shell lacquer. (not shellac) Comes in a spray can. Makes a very hard (lac) very thin coat. Doesn't rub off or peel and the thin of the lacquer takes a good bond with the porous wheel.
Best to build up many layers. I think for me minimum of 5. Sand with like 600 grit between. I see from Wikipedia that "original lacquer" is a cellulose product in modern conception. Not ground up "beetle shells" as the original. Since the wheel is a cellulose product the adhesion part makes sense. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lacquer Joe K
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