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HOTRODSURFER · 01-29-2014, 04:49 PM

the steering wheel in my 48 needs some tlc is there a special paint for steering wheels?

ford3 · 01-29-2014, 04:52 PM

i use automotive paint, usually the color of the body, car paint dries hard and fast, wears good, and is easily repaired, ppg or dupont

flathead4rd · 01-29-2014, 04:53 PM

I used base coat & clear coat on mine and it came out very nice.

green50 · 01-29-2014, 05:03 PM

I'm looking to paint my wheel too. I'm considering automotive paint or appliance epoxy paint.

51 MERC-CT · 01-29-2014, 05:34 PM

Used to use lacquer years ago but my current favorite is single stage urethane, it's hard and durable.

Lawson Cox · 01-29-2014, 05:38 PM

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I use old fashioned alkyd enamel with a hardener. I do not use a primer. Just sand out any perfections and shoot another coat. Works for me.

Old Henry · 01-29-2014, 06:47 PM

To get just the right color I went to the hobby store and bought their small cans of hobby spray paint. Patched cracks and holes, sanded, a couple of coats of primer, two or three of the paint (that was a flat finish as it is for painting model army tanks, ships, planes, etc.), then a couple coats of clear and done.

flatford8 · 01-29-2014, 06:59 PM

I bought NAPA upohlstory and fabric paint for the wheel on my '50. I think it looks great.... Mark

Willit Stop · 01-29-2014, 07:38 PM

Mine was in rough shape. I filled the cracks with epoxy,sanded and then a thin coat of catalyzed glazing putty,sanded again,two coats of catalyzed primer,sanded,sealer,base coat then clear.It turned out so nice that I had to make a steering wheel cover for it.

HOTRODSURFER · 01-30-2014, 06:46 AM

thanks for the help fellas!

oldbugger · 01-30-2014, 07:02 AM

I used bumper paint in a rattle can, a little more flexible than most auto paints, worked great.

01-29-2014, 04:49 PM	#1
HOTRODSURFER Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: HATBORO,PA Posts: 154	Steering wheel paint? the steering wheel in my 48 needs some tlc is there a special paint for steering wheels? __________________ HOILER AUTO REPAIR est 1918 https://www.facebook.com/pages/HOILER...16725868370435

01-29-2014, 04:52 PM	#2
ford3 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: oroville calif. Posts: 1,453	Re: Steering wheel paint? i use automotive paint, usually the color of the body, car paint dries hard and fast, wears good, and is easily repaired, ppg or dupont

01-29-2014, 04:53 PM	#3
flathead4rd Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Michigan Posts: 505	Re: Steering wheel paint? I used base coat & clear coat on mine and it came out very nice.

01-29-2014, 05:03 PM	#4
green50 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2013 Location: North Georgia Posts: 392	Re: Steering wheel paint? I'm looking to paint my wheel too. I'm considering automotive paint or appliance epoxy paint.

01-29-2014, 05:34 PM	#5
51 MERC-CT Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: East Hartford, Ct Posts: 5,898	Re: Steering wheel paint? Used to use lacquer years ago but my current favorite is single stage urethane, it's hard and durable. __________________ DON'T RECALL DOING SOMETHING FOR MYSELF BASED ON SOMEONE ELSE'S LIKES OR DISLIKES

01-29-2014, 05:38 PM	#6
Lawson Cox Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Above the gnat line in Georgia Posts: 7,009	Re: Steering wheel paint? Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) I use old fashioned alkyd enamel with a hardener. I do not use a primer. Just sand out any perfections and shoot another coat. Works for me. __________________ Life is like a roll of toilet paper. The closer to the end, the faster it goes. It is better to be seen, than viewed. "We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm".

01-29-2014, 06:47 PM	#7
Old Henry Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2010 Location: Orem, Utah Posts: 5,762	Re: Steering wheel paint? To get just the right color I went to the hobby store and bought their small cans of hobby spray paint. Patched cracks and holes, sanded, a couple of coats of primer, two or three of the paint (that was a flat finish as it is for painting model army tanks, ships, planes, etc.), then a couple coats of clear and done. __________________ Prof. Henry (The Roaming Gnome) "It is good to have an end to journey toward; but it is the journey that matters, in the end.” *Ursula K. Le Guin in The Left Hand of Darkness

01-29-2014, 06:59 PM	#8
flatford8 Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lyman,ME. Posts: 2,629	Re: Steering wheel paint? I bought NAPA upohlstory and fabric paint for the wheel on my '50. I think it looks great.... Mark __________________ I'm thinkin' about crankin' My ragged ol' truck up and haulin' myself into town. Billy Joe Shaver

01-29-2014, 07:38 PM	#9
Willit Stop Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2013 Location: Eureka Calif. Posts: 969	Re: Steering wheel paint? Mine was in rough shape. I filled the cracks with epoxy,sanded and then a thin coat of catalyzed glazing putty,sanded again,two coats of catalyzed primer,sanded,sealer,base coat then clear.It turned out so nice that I had to make a steering wheel cover for it.

01-30-2014, 06:46 AM	#10
HOTRODSURFER Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: HATBORO,PA Posts: 154	Re: Steering wheel paint? thanks for the help fellas! __________________ HOILER AUTO REPAIR est 1918 https://www.facebook.com/pages/HOILER...16725868370435

01-30-2014, 07:02 AM	#11
oldbugger Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Holland Mi Posts: 641	Re: Steering wheel paint? I used bumper paint in a rattle can, a little more flexible than most auto paints, worked great.