Re: Steering wheel reconditioning kits?

[Derrick Brown <derrickb@xxxxxxx>]

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Did the hardened epoxy sand ok ?  or was it like granite?

thanks again

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> I have used one of the kits from Eastwood.  I took a Dremel with a 
> small
> 'ball' type bit, ground out the cracks so that they would be wider in 
> deep than at
> the surface.  I wanted the epoxy to have a better 'grip' on the parent
> material of the steering wheel.  Mixed up the epoxy and worked it in.  
> After a few
> days (I was slow getting back to it) I used the dremel again with a 
> small
> sanding drum to remove excess epoxy and then sanded the wheel. The kit 
> has a primer
> with it that is high solids material.  I sprayed that on and sanded 
> some
> more.  Then I painted with a plastic paint.  Mine is black and looks 
> very nice.
> maybe not councours, but still, very nice.  Other colors may be more 
> difficult
> to get the look you want.  As with most things like this, the result is
> directly related to how much effort you put into it.  It is not overly 
> difficult,
> but it will gobble up some serious hours to get it nice.
>
> Dale Fonk

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