Dash Pad and wheel. repair part 1 of .....

yeah dang I'd rather have a lot more money than time right about now! but since I don't I decided to fix this busted up steering wheel just to keep me busy.
first 4 are the wheel in it's ugly glory. it broken on the rim ,cracked there too!

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I bead blasted it to get the grung off and to make a good surface for the epoxy to stick. I also angle drilled some small holes into the cracks and broken pieces to better anchor the epoxy. still have to V grove the smaller cracks too!
and here it is with the first coat of PC-7 going on to start the process of repair. there is still a lot of fill work for the cracks but it's stuck together good now.

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A couple more coats or the epoxy in needed places and then the shaping and sanding fun starts!

it's still got a long way to go to look like a steering wheel but it's almost in one piece now.