Restoring a MK I Steering Wheel

[BizJetGuy]

Mine's in rough shape... plastic is cracked in several locations.

How does one go about filling in the cracks in the plastic? I have thought about replacing the original wheel with something like a Moto Lita, but am now leaning towards reviving the original one. I'd also like to find a good looking leather wrap... not the Autozone type.

Any direction is greatly appreciated!

 

[ROADSTR6]

Eastwood sells a repair kit for fixing the cracks. Moss sells a nice leather cover. I used their cover on my wheel.

Dave

 

[Steve_S]

Eastwood sells steering wheel repair kits. I've heard they work well but have no personal experience with them.

I installed a "Wheel Skins" leather wrap on my TC and it looks great. It took about an hour to install and was not difficult. Moss sells them as do many retail auto stores.

 

[BizJetGuy]

Thanks gents!

I took a look at Eastwood's kit online. Looks like it is basically PC-7 epoxy, prep and spray paint. I went to the local hardware store and picked up their last unit of PC-7 and will give that a shot.

Dave - that steering wheel cover looks great!

Now I'll just have to find a MK I Horn Button - the PO provided me with a 70's vintage plastic one instead of the original type.

 

[BillK]

Mike you can mix in a bit of black pigment into the epoxy to color it. Thats how we repair granite and marble hearths and fill seams in countertops. That is if the epoxy your have is clear.
Bill

 

[mgb4tim]

If you can't find the pigment locally, this guy is great.

https://www.mertons.com/Additives/pigment.html

 

[R6MGS]

I am working on an MGA wheel now...I got two for free from a NAMGAR member but they're both in very rough shape(but the centre splines are good)...but I've got this one coming together pretty good. I filled all the cracks with body filler, sanded them out(had to refill and resand a few times to get it perfect) then I gave the entire rim a light sanding and I just now shot it with some black primer. I am going to repaint the rim with black krylon as it's seems harder than most other spray paints. I was a little worried about it flexing and the filler cracking, but I tried twisting it and there is NO WAY that thing is going to flex.
Good Luck.

 

[Peter_Rogers]

I used self etching primer followed by a spray touch up paint in a gloss black. The Moss (WHeelskins) cover went on nicely not that the rim needed it but I prefer the feel of the leather.

 

[BizJetGuy]

I started really looking at the wheel this afternoon - it looks like the PO already started "working" on it. I think I'll start by grinding off his work and trying to start fresh.

This wheel is in bad shape but I think it can be brought back to life. If I get really motivated, I'll try to take some "before" pics tonight.