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Minwah:

I have an old Pole Position wheel which is OK but a bit rusty.  Unfortunately the chrome has rusted passed the stage that it can be cleaned up.

I could pretty easily get the rust off with wire wool and / or sandpaper.  Then I suppose I could just spray paint it black or something.  I would ideally like to get it re-chromed, but I am not sure if this is possible with the dip-coated rubber coating around the 'wheel' part (?)

Any suggestions?

dirt:

you cant rechome it without taking off the rubber part. my suggestion would be use a 4" grinder with a soft sanding disk on it and take off all the rust and scuff up that chome so you can paint it.


dirt

Minwah:


--- Quote from: dirt on February 22, 2004, 06:26:05 pm ---you cant rechome it without taking off the rubber part. my suggestion would be use a 4" grinder with a soft sanding disk on it and take off all the rust and scuff up that chome so you can paint it.

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I was afraid of that :(  I'll have a go at painting it then, thanks for the reply :)

SirPeale:

I suppose if you're looking to make it look 'factory' you never will, unless you know how to get that coated look.  But this is what I would do.

1) tear the coating off.

2) have it sandblasted to get the chrome off.

3) have it rechromed

4) use a steering wheel cover.  One of the nice leather ones.

At least, that is what I would do, if I had the $$$.

What is the original cover/coating like?  Is it foam rubber, rubber, ???

JustMichael:

I wonder if the coating on the wheel is similar to the rubber coatings you can apply to common household tools?

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