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    Hello,

    My steering wheel is in fair conditions except some little cracks here and there and the paint a little faded. Do you guys have a remedy for it besides buying a new one. Maybe if i bondo it a little on the cracks and then sand it down to the right curve and painting it again. Anybody try that?
    1957 Studebaker President Sedan 57H-W6 2606

  • #2
    Eastwood makes a steering wheel repair kit www.eastwood.com or you can have it professionally done. Garys Steering Wheel Restoration in Carlisle PA. has a good rep, but there are many others.

    Dick Whelan Spencerport NY

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    • #3
      I have done my own steering wheel repairs with the above mentioned Eastwood product and it has worked well. The cracks need to be opened up some with a hacksaw blade before trying to fill them. After that is done it is just a matter of sanding it smooth and painting it. Really not that hard to make it look like new.

      Frank van Doorn
      Omaha, Ne.
      1962 GT Hawk 4 speed
      1963 Daytona Conv
      1941 Champion R-2 Rod
      Frank van Doorn
      Omaha, Ne.
      1962 GT Hawk 289 4 speed
      1941 Champion streetrod, R-2 Powered, GM 200-4R trans.
      1952 V-8 232 Commander State "Starliner" hardtop OD

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      • #4
        I found three pages of topics for that in the Technical Talk Forum. That's what the search function found above is for, especially for tech questions. Here's a start:

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        • #5
          Epoxy or JB Weld.


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          • #6
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            • #7
              Bowling ball repair material

              Jim
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              • #8
                SI still has brand new wheels available. Not THE exact color your car had originally, but they do have green ones as well as other colors.


                1957 Transtar 1/2ton
                1963 Cruiser
                1960 Larkvertible V8
                1958 Provincial wagon
                1953 Commander coupe
                1957 President two door

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                • #9
                  I've tried some of those semi clear epoxies from Home Depot and they stay sort of rubbery. The JB weld works the best. It will shrink in and you need to sand it for the next layer.

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                  • #10
                    Thank you all, I will be doing this repair this long weekend and am also sanding down the steering wheel column and painting black.
                    1957 Studebaker President Sedan 57H-W6 2606

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