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Mine was cracked in about every place imaginable. Every joint between the spokes and the hub or rim were separated.
https://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...D720/ry%3D480/ https://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...D550/ry%3D400/ It took a bit of work, but now it looks like new. https://im1.shutterfly.com/media/47a...D550/ry%3D400/ |
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^Wow djecst, that turned out nice^
Here is a perfect example of the grain wearing off 155,000 miles of comfort grip Smooth everywhere except where the hands don't touch it You can see how more is worn off on your left hand Probably because it is so comfortable to drive these with your elbow out the window. Gripping the wheel right in that spot |
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I really just want to put a 67-68 wheel on my 72!
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First, I used 400-1000 grit sandpaper to remove fine scratches. Following that, I buffed them with the white rouge compound and a soft flannel buff that I use as the final step in polishing stainless. I used VERY light pressure to avoid softening or melting the plastic. The buckles look new. You may want to practice first on something that's not as valuable as your steering wheel. |
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Mine, currently have a 65 Chevelle installed in its place. Grain worn down, no cracks.
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My Burban had a 80's/90's steering column and wheel in it when I bought it. (Yes the 2nd photo is of the column I removed, nice upgrade!) That was one first things to go. I found a wheel listed on C/L with a bunch of other odd stuff. It took three weeks to actually talk with the people who listed it. When I finally got to meet up with them I found out the wheel had been hanging on the wall of her art gallery since 1977 along with a bunch of 50's Ford chrome bits and other stuff. She had painted it a Hunter green and under that it looks to be the correct color for my 503 green truck. We tried to get the dark green off but it didn't want to come off. It ended up black when my buddy who was helping with the rest of the steering column replacement painted it when he painted the column, so now I have two layers of paint to remove.
Has anyone successfully stripped paint off a wheel without damaging it? If so how did you do it? |
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As a side note the '94 leather Blazer wheel I mentioned in my post also had a cover on it when I found it in the junkyard. When I removed it, the wheel looked like it had never been used. |
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The replacement I bought may may have been painted. I say this not just because it's duller than my others wheels, but by the looks of the part number. If my junk wheel survives it, I think I'll try some brake fluid on the area, see what happens. If it's painted I'll have it soda blasted. What tools & materials do you recommend for buffing? |
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All the early 2 spoke wheels I've seen were like the one from my '69. It's possible that the later wheels were more like those I've seen in vans due to a change in supplier or a running design change. It's also possible that the reason more black wheels seem to have survived is that the black wheels were, as special-K noted in post 11, used in vans from 73-78 and may have been purchased to replace cracked wheels in trucks. Does anyone have additional info? See post 31 for buffing info. |
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From what I know the 69-72 wheels had part # 9749753 whereas the later style wheels (vans?) had part # 335212. The grain pattern differed between the two. I have the later style wheel on my k20 and it's just as shiny as the OEM examples I have for 69-72 but the rim diameter feels slightly larger - I like the grip feel best with this style.
There are also differences in the wheel hubs as shown in this thread here: http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...d.php?t=575539 Here's what was a NOS saddle 69-72 wheel that I bolted on to a painted tilt column in my green Blazer with a repro horn button (that's an old school sew up grip protector removed from an early 60s one ton suburban). |
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Here is an OEM 69-72 wheel I removed from a low mileage motor home that came from WA. It had a sew up grip protector. Nice crisp grain and nice shine.
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Here's the later style wheel in my k20 - note how the grain pattern differs from the other. Same style as that shown in the top pic post #18.
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Thanks for the pictures, Pete. They show exactly the differences I was talking about.
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This is the sandalwood wheel I just replaced. Closest I could find was the repop in saddle, is ebay the only place to find anything in sandalwood?
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Here's a green one
Anyone out there have one with no cracks? |
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That is what I thought, and thanks for the quick verification!
Jim |
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https://garage.eastwood.com/videos/?...sc&wpv_paged=1 Here's another Eastwood link that shows a small canton flannel buff on a die grinder that would probably do the trick on plastic in lieu of expensive equipment: http://www.eastwood.com/canton-flannel-buff-wheel.html |
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67 custom
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