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10-15-2014, 02:04 PM | #1 |
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Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
I've used epoxy in the past but this might be better.Sorry about the commercial.
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10-15-2014, 03:37 PM | #2 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
Next time I need to repair plastic I hope to remember this U tube fix. I used J.B.Weld on my steering wheel, but it shrank a bit showing all my repairs.
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10-15-2014, 03:39 PM | #3 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
Interesting concept, but the steering wheel is made from a different type of plastic. it was made from soybeans. I would only try it on a wheel that can't be saved.
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10-15-2014, 03:41 PM | #4 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
The question I have is: does the process work on hard rubber? Because that's what the early Ford steering wheels are made of; they're not plastic.
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10-15-2014, 05:32 PM | #5 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
Loctite 480, a rubberized type of acrylate superglue, is used to repair thin cracks in hard rubber - ebonite - the old black bowling balls etc. Fillers, such as baking soda, seem to work ok with with acrylates as well as some epoxies for wider cracks. The soda also helps to reduce shrinkage and make the repairs more machine-able, sandpaper-able and file-able.
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10-15-2014, 05:34 PM | #6 |
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PC-7, a two part epoxy-like material. Says right on the container, for steering wheels (as well as gas tanks, oil pans, and other stuff) 1 lb cans - way too much, can completely build a steering wheel. Life time supply. tubes - similar to toothpaste tubes - a good size for several minor repairs. Available at any good hardware store. JMO |
10-15-2014, 05:51 PM | #7 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
Ditto on the PC-7. If you don't care how the restoration looks then try the baking soda but in my experience the PC-7 route is the way to go.
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10-15-2014, 06:58 PM | #8 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
That video is a real hack job.
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10-15-2014, 07:24 PM | #9 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
I vote for PC-7, did my steering wheel over 15 years ago for my truck and it till looks great! I have not seen anything that's better.
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10-15-2014, 08:09 PM | #10 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
pc 7 is what to use, it comes in small portions if that's what you need, about the size of small baby food jars
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
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However, with modern technology, new and better chemicals have come about. Currently I use the same fillers that are applied to plastic bumpers, etc. on new cars. Much easier to shape than PC7 and will last for YEARS w/o issues. Now don't get me wrong, PC7 was and is a great product for this type of repair but there are newer and better products now available. As always, preparation is the key to a great repair.
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10-15-2014, 09:13 PM | #12 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
"However, with modern technology, new and better chemicals have come about. Currently I use the same fillers that are applied to plastic bumpers, etc. on new cars."
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10-15-2014, 09:51 PM | #13 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
I used JB Water Weld epoxy my steering wheel. Works great, easy to work with. http://www.jbweld.com/product/j-b-waterweld/
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10-15-2014, 11:17 PM | #14 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
I have an original '32 Ford steering wheel. Is it a hard rubber material on it? So the Loctite 480 with baking soda would be an appropriate filler combo?
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10-16-2014, 12:19 AM | #15 |
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10-16-2014, 10:13 PM | #16 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
I used Numetal from KBS Coatings for a badly cracked steering wheel on my 36 truck. Came out pretty good for an amateur.
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10-16-2014, 11:25 PM | #17 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
Years ago a friend of mine bought a banjo wheel that had seen much better days. He fixed it in a way I never heard of before. He went to the pro shop at the local bowling alley and bought bowling ball putty. He went to work with the putty, a fine file and various grits of sand paper and soon enough it looked very good. He installed it in a '40 convertible that he hot rodded and won shows and drove it all over for the next fifteen + years then sold it and as far as I know it is still driving somewhere with bowling ball putty repaired banjo wheel. Go figure.
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10-17-2014, 02:20 AM | #18 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
I restored my 1946 mercury wheel had a dozen cracks ,took several applications until it was near prefect,used PC 7
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10-17-2014, 09:22 AM | #19 |
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Re: Has anyone tried this for steering wheel cracks
We've used Marinetex for years, sold through West Marine. A 2 part epoxy for hull repair, no shrinkage on a '40 Deluxe wheel done over 30 years ago.
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