Need opinions…

[RIBS]

I bought a Grant 3 spoke steering wheel, brushed stainless and black rubber wheel…
my interior is going to be blue/white, with a little red pinstripe in seats….steering column is dash color. Blue dash pad…blue carpet. White panels.

Should I paint wheel blue or leave black?? Worried about blue wearing off…

 

[Sheriff41]

I'd leave it black or maybe have an upholstery shop stitch up a leather cover in matching blue.

 

[droptop73]

I'd leave it... see if you can live with it.

 

[timachone]

Better leave it black. It would match the other black parts and you don't have to worry about blue wearing off...

 

[jpaz]

I painted my original 2 spoke steering wheel. It was green and I changed it to black. Haven’t had any paint come off yet. But the wheel you have is a rubber compound of some kind I think, not sure how good the paint would adhere. You could always get a steering wheel wrap in blue to cover the black.

 

[tpj71mach]

I agree that it would look better in blue. The best way is to have a trim shop wrap it in matching blue leather or vinyl. If you paint it, make sure to use an adhesion promoter like Bulldog and a vinyl paint to make sure the paint sticks.

 

[Cowman]

I painted my original 2 spoke steering wheel. It was green and I changed it to black. Haven’t had any paint come off yet. But the wheel you have is a rubber compound of some kind I think, not sure how good the paint would adhere. You could always get a steering wheel wrap in blue to cover the black.

I'm about to do the same thing with a used wheel I've sourced. What paint did you use and is it still holding up OK? Thanks!

 

[mrgmhale]

I bought a Grant 3 spoke steering wheel, brushed stainless and black rubber wheel…
my interior is going to be blue/white, with a little red pinstripe in seats….steering column is dash color. Blue dash pad…blue carpet. White panels.View attachment 62723

Should I paint wheel blue or leave black?? Worried about blue wearing off…View attachment 62720

I left both of our APC center consoles in their black color, as I felt painting them Ginger would eventually end up looking worn as the paint came off. Luckily there are other items in our 73 Mustangs that are black also, so it does not look out of place. I did remove the ash trays and installed fabricated Power Panels. The Power Panels each have two 12 volt outlets, a Dual Port USB outlet, and a digital voltmeter. On the flat part of the console, just behind the shifter opening, I mounted adjustable stands with magnetic heads to attach our iPhone(s) and/or iPad(s). I am very pleased with how that turned out.

 

[jpaz]

I'm about to do the same thing with a used wheel I've sourced. What paint did you use and is it still holding up OK? Thanks!

I just used Rustoleum 2X paint that is for plastic. It’s holding up ok but my wheel has developed another small crack. I’ll pull it back off to fix the new crack and respray it. Unless I find something else, I’ll use the same satin black paint again.

 

[tony-muscle]

What about leaving it black but adding blue stiching and/or blue center/horn button sticker.