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Thanks for the encouraging words. It’s a huge effort in front of us, but we are really excited to get it fixed up and back on the road.Pleased to see you're still on the job. I was beginning to worry. There's nothing more noble than saving a rustbucket 40, so good on ya for keeping the faith.
I always degrease, sand, and put a coat of epoxy on then shape it with sandpaper. Feel free to contact me, if you have questions.I think @Birdhead is your guy.
Yes, we knew they had to be replaced when we bought the 40. The upper and lower lips of the side panels had rotted away almost entirely. There wasn’t much metal left that was secured to the bottom tub or to the roof gutter.Those are very nice side panels. That purchase will save you a lot of time and effort!
Contact me and I’ll walk you through restoring your steering wheel.Next up is cleaning and restoring some of the interior dash parts and the steering wheel. Pretty straight forward for the procedure on the dash pieces, going to remove all the rust with wire brush and chemicals (evaporust or Ospho) then paint to protect metal.
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But the steering wheel is a whole different animal. Was tough to get off, but went with some encouragement with a big sledgehammer on the center pin as I pulled out on it.
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But the steering wheel grip part seems to just crumble off when you scratch it with a finger nail or rub anything on it with a small bit of pressure. It just the top layer, as there is a solid porous core just underneath that layer.
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Any ideas on how to best restore it? How best to fill in the porous areas or build up the uneven surface of the steering grip? Any suggestions would be appreciated!!