RE: AW: SER1 Restoring steering wheel

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From: Brett Pritt
Subject: RE: AW: SER1 Restoring steering wheel
Date: 22:44 on 12 Aug 2005

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<P>Hallo Ulrico,</P>
<P>2Komp. Rustoleum is oil and nearly all acid resistent and will survive your sweat hands as well<IMG height=19 src="http://graphics.hotmail.com/i.p.emwink.gif"; width=19><BR><BR></P><BR><BR><BR>&gt;From: "Ulrico Becker" &lt;ulrico.becker@xxxxxx.xx&gt;<BR>&gt;Reply-To: series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx<BR>&gt;To: &lt;series1@xxxxxxxxx.xxx&gt;<BR>&gt;Subject: AW: SER1 Restoring steering wheel<BR>&gt;Date: Fri, 12 Aug 2005 18:16:47 +0200<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Without offense to anybody, but none of the methods proposed is the best<BR>&gt;solution. None of the paints described have been designed to withstand<BR>&gt;constant gripping and "caressing".<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;If a steeering whell is supposed to come out in a really good shape and stay<BR>&gt;so for a long time there are only two possible ways: Powder coating or glass<BR>&gt;enamelling.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;Powder coating achieves a good gloss 
with a pretty hard surface and can be<BR>&gt;done at temperatures of 60 to 80 degrees C. It&nbsp;&nbsp;can be done in several<BR>&gt;coats. First you can apply black and then as a second coat a glossy<BR>&gt;transparent material. Glass enamelling is done at considerable higher<BR>&gt;temperatures (200 - 250 C) and is the hardest paint coating available.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;It is not too difficult to find companies who can do that and should not<BR>&gt;cost the world, specially if it is done in black which is quite a common<BR>&gt;color.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;As to the cracks, I think of making a mould out of the type of children's<BR>&gt;putty that can be hardened in the oven and cast the cracks out with the type<BR>&gt;of resin that is used to repair surf boards. Then a bit of sanding and it is<BR>&gt;all done. The last is theory, because I am still working on the chassis<BR>&gt;bushes for the 
springs and am a long way from refurbishing the steering<BR>&gt;wheel. However, I have sourced over the past year or so four steering wheels<BR>&gt;to try to find the best casting process.<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;<BR>&gt;To change subscription see www.landrover.net/series1/mail<BR>&gt;<BR></DIV></div><br clear=all><hr>Keine Lust mehr auf Toni998 oder Alex78. Dann jetzt bei MSN Hotmail einen seriösen Namen anlegen. <a href="http://g.msn.com/8HMBDEDE/2734??PS=47575"; target="_top">Anmelden und gewinnen!</a> </html>


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