TIM WALTZ wrote
>Does anyone know how you can fill the cracks in a steering wheel (what would
>you use) or know of anyone that does this type of repair?
>
>
>Tim Waltz
>67.5 1600's
I used the Epoxy-putty stuff from Eastwood (It came with a how-to book
that was somewhat useful) The resto was done on a wheel from a '65
datsun pickup. I don't know how long a life I can expect from the
repair, but it's one year down in Texas heat and cold, and no re-emerging
cracks. Someone suggested melting the plastic from a waste wheel and
spatulating it into the enlarged cracks (you cut the cracks open to fill
them like a dentist does with cavities). Any attempts at melting the
stuff resulted in black bubbly burning stuff that smelled like hell, so I
abandoned that strategy.. Some pics of the wheel resto at:
http://datsun_marc.tripod.com/cgi-bin/progress_pics
Marc T.
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Marc Tyler TDROC Sisterdale TX
1970 1600 #SPL311-31016
1965 L-320 #L320 013642
http://datsun_marc.tripod.com/cgi-bin/datsun_homepage.html
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