question about SWB steering wheels

[stephers]

I am restoring a SWB steering wheel and would like to know what color of black is on the wheel section and what is on the hub and spokes, It appears to me that the spokes and hub are in satin black and the wheel part is gloss black.


Asking for clarification on this .

Thanks, Rick

[NeunElf]

It's awfully hard to craft a few adjectives to describe colors. I guess you could call the spokes "satin" black or maybe "semi gloss" black. Here are scans of two old brochures that might help you draw a conclusion:

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W221 October 1964 German Language Brochure


W221e April 1965 English Language Brochure

As to the rim, the best I have is a picture from a 912 brochure I downloaded:

W 223 e June 1965 English Language Brochure

I guess it could be called glossy, glossier than the spokes at least. I do know that the rim materiel is hard rubber, aka Ebonite (PET: 902.347.082.01 Steering wheel Hard rubber). In fact, if you Google "ebonite steering wheels" you'll get a bunch of pictures of Porsche 911/912 steering wheels.

[stephers]

Thanks, pretty much what I thought from what was on the wheel originally , I will do the spokes in a satin black and do the wheel in gloss black and see how it turns out

[mfitton]

I don’t think any paint was on the rim you may try polishing it first with some 3M scratch remover first. Good paint match for the spokes is Wurth Satin Black.

[Edoyle]

As Mike stated the Wurth Satin Black is an excellent option (it is self-etching if i remember correctly). Another option SEM trim paint. The texture is thinner.

[stephers]

Yes, I have a couple of Wurth cans at the shop, great stuff but I am looking to do these in an 2 part 2K ( with a hardener in it ) or epoxy paint for durability I have been looking at some of Eastwoods paints , if those won;t work, I may just get some epoxy made up at the local paint store and spray them with a small touch up gun I am going to spray the wheel because I have used a 2 part wheel epoxy filler over it to fill any cracks, down now to sanding it down to 600 grit. I have media blasted the hub and spokes back to bare metal, used glass beads at lower pressure to give it a nice smooth finish

Thanks, Rick

[Jim Morris]

Most, but not all, epoxies are light sensitive, and not color/sheen stable over time because they are typically made to be covered. Your 2 part urethane appropriately flattened will be more durable and color fast. I use SEM Hot Rod Black for the dash because it is catalyzed and durable, but I think the steering wheel spokes are a bit shinier than the dash so perhaps the Wurth Satin Black is the way to go, as pointed out above..