Just finished steering wheel

[Vandrid]

Just finished restoring the steering wheel. At first I was just going to paint it since the thing was old and black, but my paint job was bubbled. So I started sanding my paint off to try again; low and behold, someone had painted it black before me. So I got to sanding and few hours later this is the result!

[Odoyle]

Most of these steering wheels were painted black by the factory fyi. Looks good though!

[joelittel]

You might need to coat the newly exposed metal to keep it from rusting.

Mine developed a light surface rust shortly after I sanded it down.

[Vandrid]

Most of these steering wheels were painted black by the factory fyi. Looks good though!

Haha! Really. I thought they were metalic.

[Vandrid]

You might need to coat the newly exposed metal to keep it from rusting.

Mine developed a light surface rust shortly after I sanded it down.

I already did a polish/wax on it. I still need to sand the back and once I do I'm going to paint it with a clear coat enamel

[pininfarina79]

What the heck is wrong with my steering wheel? Wants to be silver-ish. But rub it a bit and it turns black. Is bare metal under the black?

[aj81spider]

Was it painted silver over the black?

You may have to go through both the silver and black to get to bare metal.

[pininfarina79]

Yeah, I assume previous owner sprayed it silver, but it rubs off quite easily. If that's what he/she did...not much of a paint job. Thanks for the input.

[Vandrid]

Yeah I had to really go at mine with a wet sand and paint thinner, so its probably painted silver