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Re: What color is this OEM Blue steering wheel?
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Originally Posted by special-K
That original wheel is rare to be in such decent condition. But I guess to repair it would lead to paint. That leads me to say if you want a perfect new wheel, why don't you match paint to the original and paint a repro? Use urethane. The only repro I ever bought was painted (blue), not molded in color. Not sure if the same is true with current offerings. But GM painted 67/68 wheels
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Hello Tim, I always enjoy reading what you have to say on the forum. Has anyone posted anything near as much as you? And I have always enjoyed talking with you at Carlisle. Twenty years ago I tried painting a repro wheel with single stage acrylic urethane and it worked out quite well. Unfortunately the wheel itself underneath the paint started cracking and then the paint started cracking, but only at the places where the wheel itself was failing. So it was not the fault of the paint. And this is in a truck that is kept in a garage out of the sun all the time, so there should not be any environmental stress on the wheel. But it does make me wonder if the new repros are made any better?
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1972 Chevy Custom Deluxe Highlander, owned 34 years.
1970 GMC Sierra Grande 2500, unrestored, original.
1970 Chevy K10 Short Wide-bed, working on restoration..
1967 Chevy K10 Short Stepside, unrestored original.
1969 GMC CST (Longhorn) 396, buckets, unrestored.
1995 GMC K2500, 65,000 miles, 454.
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