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 alien8
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| posted on October 13th, 2008 at 11:01 PM |
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Steering wheel recon.
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?
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alien8
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| posted on October 15th, 2008 at 04:48 PM |
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Anyone?
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| posted on October 21st, 2008 at 04:28 PM |
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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.
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alien8
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| posted on October 21st, 2008 at 04:58 PM |
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Cool, so paint does stick to it.
This one has no cracks in it so maybe I'll try sand blasting it.
Thanks.
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| posted on October 22nd, 2008 at 05:45 PM |
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just make sure you rough it up a little bit even after sandblasting it to make the paint hold better.
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alien8
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| posted on October 22nd, 2008 at 09:17 PM |
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Will do.
I wonder how the recon. mob clean em up?
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| posted on November 12th, 2008 at 09:27 AM |
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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
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| posted on November 12th, 2008 at 10:48 AM |
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The origional colour in the wheels was part of the plastic use to make the wheel
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alien8
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| posted on November 12th, 2008 at 12:25 PM |
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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?
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