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The Cars => 1969-1970 Shelby GT350/500 => Topic started by: rdmgt500 on January 03, 2023, 11:10:45 AM

Title: 3 spoke steering wheel pad touch-up or replace
Post by: rdmgt500 on January 03, 2023, 11:10:45 AM
My steering wheel foam pad is pulling away from the metal base exposing some of the yellow-brown foam at the edges. Any thoughts on spraying the pad with black charcoal vinyl spray paint vs replacing the pad? Is this just a loosing battle? Thanks.
Title: Re: 3 spoke steering wheel pad touch-up or replace
Post by: shelbymann1970 on January 03, 2023, 11:21:37 AM
Quote from: rdmgt500 on January 03, 2023, 11:10:45 AM
My steering wheel foam pad is pulling away from the metal base exposing some of the yellow-brown foam at the edges. Any thoughts on spraying the pad with black charcoal vinyl spray paint vs replacing the pad? Is this just a loosing battle? Thanks.
They never used black charcoal as far as I have seen. vinyl black pad. I use a vinyl dye for center pads.
Title: Re: 3 spoke steering wheel pad touch-up or replace
Post by: Bob Gaines on January 03, 2023, 12:43:31 PM
Quote from: shelbymann1970 on January 03, 2023, 11:21:37 AM
Quote from: rdmgt500 on January 03, 2023, 11:10:45 AM
My steering wheel foam pad is pulling away from the metal base exposing some of the yellow-brown foam at the edges. Any thoughts on spraying the pad with black charcoal vinyl spray paint vs replacing the pad? Is this just a loosing battle? Thanks.
They never used black charcoal as far as I have seen. vinyl black pad. I use a vinyl dye for center pads.
+1 . The vinyl pads were black from the factory. It is the dark plastic of the steering wheel body that is the very dark charcoal metallic.
Title: Re: 3 spoke steering wheel pad touch-up or replace
Post by: rdmgt500 on January 03, 2023, 01:00:35 PM
Thanks. Any suggestions for a black vinyl spray paint to use? Matte, semi-gloss, etc?
Title: Re: 3 spoke steering wheel pad touch-up or replace
Post by: shelbymann1970 on January 05, 2023, 11:01:01 AM
Quote from: Bob Gaines on January 03, 2023, 12:43:31 PM
Quote from: shelbymann1970 on January 03, 2023, 11:21:37 AM
Quote from: rdmgt500 on January 03, 2023, 11:10:45 AM
My steering wheel foam pad is pulling away from the metal base exposing some of the yellow-brown foam at the edges. Any thoughts on spraying the pad with black charcoal vinyl spray paint vs replacing the pad? Is this just a loosing battle? Thanks.
They never used black charcoal as far as I have seen. vinyl black pad. I use a vinyl dye for center pads.
+1 . The vinyl pads were black from the factory. It is the dark plastic of the steering wheel body that is the very dark charcoal metallic.
+1 thanks for expanding on that Bob, I should have. I got a real NOS rimblow wheel on my Vert.