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| | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 244 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 244 | I've got a 1953 GMC and the steering wheel needs to be restored. Has anyone attempted to do this and how difficult of a project is this? Thanks in advance for all the great info.  | | | | | Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 390 Shop Shark | | Shop Shark Joined: Sep 2000 Posts: 390 | E-mail me and ill forward you a copy of an article on how to repair a steering wheel.Same for anyone else that wants it. [email protected]
1942 1\2 Ton 1951 1\2 Ton 55 willys cj-5 1954 and 59 Cushman Scooter 1960 Biscayne Sedan 1965 G/10 panel van 1966 C/30 Grizzly Motorhome You know you're a 'Bolter when your daily driver is older than you are... My progress pics | | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 504 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 504 | Buck, I bought a small cutter for a Dremel Tool and chucked it into my air drill. I vee'd out the cracked areas down to the core of the steering wheel. I mixed up some PC-7 epoxy and filled the cracks, smoothing it with lacquer thinner on my finger. I let the epoxy harden and hand sanded the epoxy back into the shape of the original wheel. The sanding was time consuming. I did it a little at a time over a period of a couple of days. I primered it and shot some lacquer on it. The wheel looks like new. I am sure you could do a nice job on your wheel..
Bill M
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| | | | | Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 244 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Oct 2000 Posts: 244 | Bill, I'll give the PC-7 a try. Where did you get the stuff? Is it available everywhere?  | | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 47 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 47 | Bill M
What primer if any did you use on wheel? Have you driven it enough to see how paint is holding up? My 65 GMC wheel is perfect except for paint being worn off outer edge and I have paint here if it'll hold up I'll sand and paint it. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 581 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 581 | Buck, I restored mine pretty much the same way Bill describes and recorded the process on my website. Here's the web page: Spifin\' up the Steering Wheel The PC-7 epoxy can be obtained from Eastwood in the kit, Chevy Duty and some hardware stores, I believe. Good Luck. | | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 504 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 504 | Judd, I used rattle can primer from Napa and then painted it with a few coats of Dupont Lacquer that I bought from Jim Carter. I did the job this past spring and drove the truck about 2000 miles over the summer and fall. The paint is holding up nicely. Steering Wheel
Bill M
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| | | | | Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 47 Member | | Member Joined: Jan 2001 Posts: 47 | Bill M
Great! I'm polishing my ait brush up!
Nice truck interior I love the radio ( coool ). | | | | | Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 'Bolter | | 'Bolter Joined: Jan 2002 Posts: 2,839 | 53 4 me Bill, What color is your dash ? Is that the stock champagne ? Looks great. 
Craig My '50 Chevy 3100 5 window, '62-235cu, 3:55 rear My truck ....... Respect The Rust If I'm not working on my truck, '65 m00stang or VW camper, I'm fishing with the wife or smoking Salmon.
| | | | | Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 504 Member | | Member Joined: Jul 2000 Posts: 504 | cmayna, The dash was already painted when I bought the truck. I think it is the stock champagne, but I cannot be sure..
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