Re: [Chrysler300] material that steering wheels are made of

["Gary Barker" <gbarker@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

When I bought my Barn find 55 there was two goats living in it.  The car was 
really in great shape until you opened the doors.  The seats were just the 
springs ,  The door panels were just chrome strips and door handles etc. 
The steering wheel was just a Metal ring.  A good portion of the Plastic was 
on the floor.  I used Epoxy Glue  to put as many of the larger pieces back 
on  Then I used Bondo to fill in the gaps.  After a lot of sanding and 
grinding I found a large 1/2 round  File worked great for shaping the finger 
holds.  After painting the wheel  it looked ok but not show quality,  So I 
bought a matching Blue Vinyl tie on Covering  and shoe laced it on.  Now 
nobody knows what I did up to now . You all know now.  But at least I have a 
steering wheel that feels normal instead of that metal ring.
                                                                             
                                                                     Gary 
Barker

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From: <paulholm@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Sunday, April 06, 2008 5:42 PM
To: <dennis57300@xxxxxxx>; <chrysler300@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: Re: [Chrysler300] material that steering wheels are made of

>
>
> I have heard tail that BONDO has been used in the past to rebuild these.
> SOME of the new remade ones I have seen have been repaired/recast and then 
> PAINTED
>
> I do think that if one tried bondo, then one has the chance to get it 
> sanded 'just right'
>
>
> --
> Paul Holmgren
> 2 57 300-C's in Indy
> Hoosier Corps #L6
> A generation which ignores historyhas no past -- and no future.
>                           - RobertA. Heinlein
>  -------------- Original message from dennis57300@xxxxxxx: --------------
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>
>> does anyone know what kind of plastic that the upper part of the steering
>> wheel is made of? i know some people in the plastic molding industry that 
>> might
>> be able to help me with the wheel in my c. i want to see if anyone i know 
>> can
>>  help me before i have to spend yet another thousand dollars on one small
>> piece  of my project and have to deal with a vendor that is a million 
>> miles
>> away
>>
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