Painted The Wheel Today

[smkshw]

my steering wheel had the classic wear and tear,couldnt look at it any longer..
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thats all cleand and prepped....but you can see how bad it was...
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scuffed and cleaned to a dull finish...
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ready for paint...
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some vinyle paint
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a little flat clear...
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and good as new!....

just wanted to show this in case somone was in the same boat as me.....theres some proper steps to take and paint to use,plus i sanded in between coats to make it smooth again, but it turned out decent..

 

[smkshw]

and i tried it on my truck first a year ago still perfect

 

[95BlueStallion]

That is a great improvement for those looking to keep their stock wheel.

 

[smkshw]

been checking in the local wreckers for a long time now,hard to believe,but i cant find a tilt as of now....until then at least the stocker looks better...

 

[MikeH686]

You need a tilt column?

 

[smkshw]

You need a tilt column?

ya?.....wasnt in a panic for it, but somthing i wanted to do eventually?.....used to be dime a dozen years ago,only ones i see now are on ebay.....little pricey at the moment after all the orders i just made...lol....you must have an extra one i guess?

 

[gearheadboy]

Nice work. Me old F-150 is gonna get this treatment soon however the color has been a hard match.

 

[MikeH686]

Well I have a pretty large mustang only junkyard 20 minutes away last time I was there he had a few columns there

 

[elarm1]

Which jy are you talking about @MikeH686? Where is it?

 

[smkshw]

Nice work. Me old F-150 is gonna get this treatment soon however the color has been a hard match.

thanks....it turned out decent i have to say....and if prepped right it will last....

Well I have a pretty large mustang only junkyard 20 minutes away last time I was there he had a few columns there

mustang only yard?....lucky you,yards around my area pickings are slim now!.....ive been checking in every other week just for a column for a quite a while now with no luck!.....thats why i painted the stocker for now...

 

[MikeH686]

Which jy are you talking about @MikeH686? Where is it?

Mikes mustangs in Bryan's road md. Anything from 65-05 haven't seen many s197 cars in there though that's where I got my wheels from though

 

[elarm1]

Is it on 210 going towards Accokeek on the right side? @MikeH686

 

[MikeH686]

Past accokeek about five miles on the right looks like a bus lot but he has a ton of foxes behind the fence

 

[Grabbin' Asphalt]

Wheel looks great nice