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Posted on: The Triumph Experience
Posted at: Friday September 4, 2009 7:51 PM
I painted the steering wheel hub the final coat. I pulled off the tape from the steering wheel and mounted it to the hub. This is where I learned that clearcoat does not adhere to metal very well. I could rub it with my fingernail and it would flake off. I sanded all the clear off and used a good wax and rubbed it in well. I got it remounted on the hub and will have to decide what to do about the cover. The old one is very worn and the new one I have is a bit too big. I could pad it with the foam I have for the interior panels. It would feel good and probably fit very well. I masked off the dash and took the covers off the steering column and painted it as well. I forgot to do it when I had the dash out, so like an idiot, I am doing it the hard way. It turned out well, though. I took the opportunity to clean the covers and remounted them. I don't have any of the horn electrics or horn pad. I have a horn button coming from Mark Jones, but what else I need remains to be seen. I sanded all the fish-eyes out of the front cowl area, taped off and covered everything up and re shot the cowl and windshield frame area. Now I can finally put the windshield back in and get the dash pad installed. Things are coming together fast.
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