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Offline Yellow Submarine

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Silver trim paint on standard E body steering wheel
« on: September 30, 2016 - 10:51:17 PM »
While replacing the ignition switch tumbler I ended up disassembling the upper end of the steering column and detailed it. I scrubbed the steering wheel and painted the backside of the spokes. I used a silver marker to do the trim around the horn button but I don' know a good way to do the spokes. What paint and technique works best. I don't want to send it off to someone just want to do it myself.

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John
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Offline burdar

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Re: Silver trim paint on standard E body steering wheel
« Reply #1 on: September 30, 2016 - 11:44:02 PM »
What year? 72-74 wheels are stainless. Just rub them with some 0000 steel wool.

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Re: Silver trim paint on standard E body steering wheel
« Reply #2 on: October 01, 2016 - 02:04:40 AM »
Since John's sig shows he owns a 70......

Got a syringe? put the paint in a syringe & with the wheel pad laying flat use the syringe to push the paint where you want it to flow....
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Re: Silver trim paint on standard E body steering wheel
« Reply #3 on: October 01, 2016 - 07:02:26 AM »
A lot of masking and dull aluminum spray paint. :2cents:
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Re: Silver trim paint on standard E body steering wheel
« Reply #4 on: October 01, 2016 - 09:00:05 PM »
I have done a ton of E-Body standard wheel restorations and here is what I used. Eastwoods detail gray for the spokesand Aluminum spray paint by Sherwin Williams for the spoke pad trim (acrylic). Spray some in a small bottle cap and paint the grooves with a very small artists brush. Be as careful as possible to avoid smears but you will have some. Clean them off with some type of swabs DAMPENED with your preference in thinners--I use lacquer thinner. Good luck.  :2thumbs: