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S/E steering wheel resto
I want to restore the gold on my original steering wheel, has anyone done this this has any advice for me? Like what paint to use for a decent match. When I am done with the spokes, I plan on sending them out to get leather wrapped, so the grip is not an issue.
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77 SE TA 400 auto |
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You can't do it as originally, only mimic an effect that looks similar. You'll need to sand any existing colour off, then pick a yellow clear coat that matches your dash. Test on a piece of scrap aluminium first to see how thick, how many coats to match, or which shade.
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
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As you probably know, there is a grain in the metal, so you should use very light coats. I used a rustoleum gold on my original wheel and it was too dark and too 'thick'. I have a NOS wheel installed now and there is a big difference in the two. The stuff canam man posted looks positive.
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It's a great product. It's very thin and dries fast.
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1976 LeMans B09 Freeway Enforcer, 455/M40 Smokey 1977 Trans Am, 400/M21 Black/Gold Bandit. 44K actual miles 2017 Sierra SLT 1500 Z71 4X4 2019 Canyon SLT Crew 4X4 |
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2019-07-03_09-46-50 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr
Here is the wheel in my car. It is NOS out of the box. 2019-07-03_09-46-42 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr This is what came on the car. I painted it with Rustoleum gold. The 'graining' is not visible because the paint is too thick I suppose.2019-07-03_09-46-24 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr For comparison I overlayed the one I painted with the stock wheel. Colour is actually much closer that what I had thought it was.2018-04-17_04-53-02 by Kerry Grubb, on Flickr This is the paint I used. |
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