AW: SER1 Restoring steering wheel

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Without offense to anybody, but none of the methods proposed is the best
solution. None of the paints described have been designed to withstand
constant gripping and "caressing". 

If a steeering whell is supposed to come out in a really good shape and stay
so for a long time there are only two possible ways: Powder coating or glass
enamelling. 

Powder coating achieves a good gloss with a pretty hard surface and can be
done at temperatures of 60 to 80 degrees C. It  can be done in several
coats. First you can apply black and then as a second coat a glossy
transparent material. Glass enamelling is done at considerable higher
temperatures (200 - 250 C) and is the hardest paint coating available.

It is not too difficult to find companies who can do that and should not
cost the world, specially if it is done in black which is quite a common
color.

As to the cracks, I think of making a mould out of the type of children's
putty that can be hardened in the oven and cast the cracks out with the type
of resin that is used to repair surf boards. Then a bit of sanding and it is
all done. The last is theory, because I am still working on the chassis
bushes for the springs and am a long way from refurbishing the steering
wheel. However, I have sourced over the past year or so four steering wheels
to try to find the best casting process.


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