1966 Factory V8 Valiant Signet Restoration For My Other Daughter

Was the purpose of putting it in the oven to cure it, or see if more cracks would appear? I've seen a few people restore VW steering wheels, but I don't think any of them backed them.

Jay

because I saw a crack develop with it sitting out in the heat and sun drying the paint. I wanted to give it a stress test. The PC7 also shrank a bit.