Steering Wheel Refurbish

In your case the gloss was probably not what you expecting because of the plastics paint. They are designed to be sprayed directly on plastic. the best way to paint it would be to apply a primer then automotive paint through a sprayer. The reason for this is the hardener will give a lasting finish where the spray on its own will likely chip away. As an alternative I am going to lay down a good primer to fill the minor imperfections then a good top coat of spray paint and finally several coats of polyurethane/clear coat. The clear coat has the hardener in it and will help bring the shine through. I am also hoping it will give the wheel a deeper look. Kind of the under glass look.