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1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2637 Location: Minor Hill, TN | I was wondering has anybody here painted a steering wheel before? I am restoring my Aero wheel at home to save money . I plan to paint the wheel red with a pearl in it . I need to know what kind of paint do I need to use | ||
ttotired |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8445 Location: Perth Australia | Best talk to a paint shop I would be inclined to use a baked enamel (its a harder paint) The painted aero wheel I have here has cracked without any use (I didnt "restore" it), so good luck with yours (my aero1.jpg) (my aero7.jpg) (my aero now 008.jpg) (my aero now 001.jpg) (my aero now 004.jpg) Attachments ---------------- my aero1.jpg (34KB - 178 downloads) my aero7.jpg (33KB - 173 downloads) my aero now 008.jpg (56KB - 185 downloads) my aero now 001.jpg (48KB - 177 downloads) my aero now 004.jpg (42KB - 187 downloads) | ||
MOPAR-TO-YA |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 5139 Location: cornpatch county, Southwest IOA | I would use Urathane paint....................................MO | ||
1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2637 Location: Minor Hill, TN | Thank you . My dad did use that on the wheel of my other '61 and it did not work to well . I am not sure why . He is going to primer the wheel 1st and then paint it . What do you think of red and white the wheel red and the center white or the wheel white and the center red with a pearl in both colors | ||
My57Saratoga |
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Elite Veteran Posts: 612 Location: Kingston Springs , TN | There are some pointers here..... http://www.imperialclub.com/Repair/Steering/wheel.htm | ||
1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2637 Location: Minor Hill, TN | Thank you I will take a look at that when I get home my dad is doing the restoration on the wheel Its has been sanded down and is now in primer. When it gets the final paint I will post it here Edited by 1961plymouthfury 2015-03-06 3:58 PM (WP_20150306_009.jpg) (WP_20150306_010.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_20150306_009.jpg (154KB - 178 downloads) WP_20150306_010.jpg (129KB - 176 downloads) | ||
1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2637 Location: Minor Hill, TN | Here is my Aero Wheel restored at home I saved money by doing this. I painted it red and white to match my interior Edited by 1961plymouthfury 2015-03-11 5:35 PM (WP_20150228_003.jpg) (WP_20150305_001.jpg) (WP_20150306_004.jpg) (WP_20150306_009.jpg) (WP_20150311_003.jpg) (WP_20150309_003.jpg) (WP_20150311_003.jpg) (WP_20150311_006.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_20150228_003.jpg (129KB - 168 downloads) WP_20150305_001.jpg (108KB - 178 downloads) WP_20150306_004.jpg (153KB - 182 downloads) WP_20150306_009.jpg (154KB - 170 downloads) WP_20150311_003.jpg (147KB - 165 downloads) WP_20150309_003.jpg (140KB - 162 downloads) WP_20150311_003.jpg (147KB - 166 downloads) WP_20150311_006.jpg (121KB - 175 downloads) | ||
1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2637 Location: Minor Hill, TN | Back on steering column but not bolted on yet . I did not get a paint with a pearl in it but that is OK (WP_20150312_001.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_20150312_001.jpg (133KB - 178 downloads) | ||
jimntempe |
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Expert Posts: 2312 Location: Arizona | looks real nice. | ||
1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2637 Location: Minor Hill, TN | Thank you I had it done this way to match my red and white interior | ||
hoodinki |
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Veteran Posts: 119 | Hope it's durable and lasts. | ||
1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2637 Location: Minor Hill, TN | I will be keeping the car in the garage and after the restoration it will go to the tint shop. Here it is again with the horn ring put back on and installed back in the car. East wood carries steering wheel restoration kits. Edited by 1961plymouthfury 2015-03-13 5:21 PM (WP_20150313_007.jpg) Attachments ---------------- WP_20150313_007.jpg (127KB - 175 downloads) | ||
Windsor59 |
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Expert Posts: 2596 Location: Upplands Väsby, Sweden | Like a New steering Wheels. Super nice WORK. | ||
1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2637 Location: Minor Hill, TN | Restoring this your self saves you money | ||
196061SAVOY |
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User has resigned from board | woops, its square, I thought steering wheels were round, is that custom made or did it come like that, why square, must be hard to turn a corner, wont your hands fall off | ||
ttotired |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8445 Location: Perth Australia | Ahhh young grasshopper, you have much to learn (done in my best Chinese accent ) That is called an aero wheel, quite rare to find in good condition and very expensive to properly restore Quite a few of the mopars had a square wheel in the early 60s, some aero wheels (also called sparkle wheels) and some wernt (no sparkle) The square ones were for power steered cars and the manual steered cars got a round one ( also a sparkle wheel) Here is a picture of my 2 60 areo wheels, one is NOS the other is a painted "restored" one and has cracked up without actually getting any use. Not sure what was used to "restore" it though, as I didnt do it, but the plan is to make a mold using the NOS one and re casting the other one to fix it (Aero wheel 002s.JPG) Attachments ---------------- Aero wheel 002s.JPG (76KB - 173 downloads) | ||
196061SAVOY |
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User has resigned from board | yes master, that was an awesome show, I watched that every day at 4pm with my old man before super (thEFGTZ77X.jpg) Attachments ---------------- thEFGTZ77X.jpg (5KB - 163 downloads) | ||
ttotired |
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Expert 5K+ Posts: 8445 Location: Perth Australia | I have the NOS one in my dodge at the moment and it was strange driving it with the square wheel Definitely an experience | ||
1961plymouthfury |
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Expert Posts: 2637 Location: Minor Hill, TN | Thank you . This was done at home and my rule is only clean hands touches this wheel no dirty or greasy hands allowed. I want to keep it clean I hope someday to find s wheel cover for this | ||
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