MFSW Refurb

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GrimleyFiendish

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 Norwich, Norfolk
Have finally got around to removing the trim from my steering wheel to refurbish it as it was covered in little digs and scrapes in the rubberised coating. I remembered this stuff from my model making days: http://www.emodels.co.uk/plastic-kits/modelstrip-plastic-model-paint-stripper-modstr01-p-17270.html and thought I'd give it a go on the plastics.

I wasn't expecting it to take them back to bare plastic but it did a fantastic job of removing the rubberised coating leaving a satin black finish ready for a light sand and prime. I'm undecided on whether to spray them satin black or aluminium/silver to match the dash and door grabs though?
 
Satin black may shine up after a while unless you put a satin clear coat on top - I had mine sprayed by a local paint chap in matte black, opted for cheaper so he just used matte paint (rather than a matte clear coat) and they have started to shine up on the sides of the spokes from use. I do use my car every day though. Just paint with no clear coat can mark and chip easily too.

All that said, I would stick with black rather than silver, but that is just my preference.
 
I was planning on using a sating clear coat for those reasons :) I think black is the way to go as there's too much variation with silvers any way, just need it to stop being so damp so I can spray in my shed - I'm not allowed to do it indoors anymore after the last time :lol:
 
I wish I was halfway competent and I would do it myself, but I proved the first time I tried to sort the bits (with plastidip) that I need professional help with this kind of job :oops:
 
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