Steering wheel recon.

alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 13 Oct 2008, 11:01 pm

#674700

Does anyone know what VW finished the steering wheels in, back in the day? I have a ratty looking black 4 spoke on the 72 super that I want to clean up. I am thinking just spraying it in acrylic with a few coats of clear but I don't know how well that would hold up.
The misses told me of a joint that recon's them here in Bris but she has forgotten where.
Suggestions?

alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 15 Oct 2008, 4:48 pm

#674946

Anyone?

Dilbert Slammed & Awesome Dubber

89 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 21 Oct 2008, 4:28 pm

#675865

don't know if it helps you in any way but thought id share anyway. we restored a 356 steering wheel at work by sanding through all the paint then ran a saw through any cracks in it. brushed resin into the cracks and sanded that back and then painted it in 2 pack paint. came up pretty good.

alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 21 Oct 2008, 4:58 pm

#675873

Cool, so paint does stick to it.
This one has no cracks in it so maybe I'll try sand blasting it.
Thanks.

Dilbert Slammed & Awesome Dubber

89 posts · joined Jul 2008 · 22 Oct 2008, 5:45 pm

#676103

just make sure you rough it up a little bit even after sandblasting it to make the paint hold better.

alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 22 Oct 2008, 9:17 pm

#676151

Will do.

I wonder how the recon. mob clean em up?

Canni. Wolfsburg Wizard

471 posts · joined Sep 2003 · 12 Nov 2008, 9:27 am

#679304

You may have been thinking of this mob- http://www.pearlcraft.com.au/welcome.htm
Has a few details on how they do it.. I've heard they are quite expensive but their work looks really good.

Heidi - 1960 White Beetle
'65 Kiwi Ghia

vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday

16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 12 Nov 2008, 10:48 am

#679312

The origional colour in the wheels was part of the plastic use to make the wheel

I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=91278&page=1#pid848630

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=63561&page=1#pid624099

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=4832&page=1#pid452603

http://forums.aussieveedubbers.com/viewtopic.php?tid=60650&page=1#pid574409

alien8 Wolfsburg Wizard

521 posts · joined Sep 2008 · 12 Nov 2008, 12:25 pm

#679316

Maybe I should be looking at a plastic coat type of thing rather than spraying it. Does anyone know of a product for the DIY market that will give a good result?