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does anyone have a good way to repair cracks and small pieces of the wheel that are missing would JB weld be good and what seems to last the longest
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I repaired the cracks on my 36 steering wheel with J.B. Weld, years ago, and It has held up quite nicely. I then painted the steering wheel with several coats of laquer.
Richard
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Eastwood sells a kit for about 95 bucks with the different grades of sandpaper, etc .... personally my plan when I do my 59 Impala wheel is the JB Weld route.
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Now that I see It In print, I did use PC-7 not JB weld.
Richard
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thanks for all the help i'll try both and see witch one will hold out better
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I have repaired steer wheel cracks with 2 part epoxy (Araldite) and to my knowledge no further problems.
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Tony where did you get the kit from
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Araldite is only a brand name of a epoxy glue available in most hardware stores down here. You mix equal quantity together then apply to the required area and some types sets within 5 minutes others are 24 hours.
Where the wheel is cracked through I use insulating tape as a former while the epoxy is setting.
It can be difficult to smooth out though.
Tony
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You can purchase a steering wheel repair kit with instructions at the eastwood co. the kit is # 52196Z and cost $49.99. www.eastwood.com 
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