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I finished rebuilding my Prefect steering wheel today. Ground out all the cracks. Filled with PC-7 epoxy. Primed with PPG K200 urethane primer. Sanded and finished with Matrix urethane top coat. Below are before and after. I now understand why they charge so much for this service.

SteeringWheelBefore.jpg

SteeringWheelEpoxy.jpg

SteeringWheelPrimer.jpg

SteeringWheelFinished.jpg
 
pictures?
 
Ok, I give up. If anyone can explain how to make those stinking UBB codes work, I do have some pictures. I have tried everything I could think of and the above is the best I can do. If only we could use html instead?
 
with the file manager, the biggest problem I have had is files bigger than 150 kb. second problem is files that weren't jpegs.

otherwise I also have a flickr account - and use tinyurl.com to post the link.

good luck
 
I had the pictures on my personal web page but there seems to be some security problem with that. I put them on Flickr and will try to put the link here.

https://www.flickr.com/photos/enfoprefect/

Whoopee, that seems to work. I'm sorry that I have not been able to figure out how to get them in the proper order. But it should be pretty apparent anyway.
 
that is amazing! congratulations - took me a minute to realize I was watching the restoration going backwards - must be Benjamin Button's Prefect :smile:
 
Thanks JP. Yeah, I never could figure out how to reorder the photos once on Flickr (this was my first time). Maybe it displays them in the reverse order of how you uploaded? Anyway, that is one big job but well worth the effort in the end. Cost was about $5 for epoxy and $10 each for primer and paint. I already had the primer and had to buy $35 worth of paint. But now I have a whole lot of touchup materials. Total labor, including cleanup, was probably 4-5 hours, maybe a little more.
 
well worth it - and, FWIW go into Flickr's edit and just drag and drop into order.
 
works - and looks great! (enjoyed reading the story at your website also)
 
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