About that emblem in your steering wheel center......

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handmedown03
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About that emblem in your steering wheel center......

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Beware on 2003-? Vibe that the emblem in the center of your steering wheel is easily damaged. How do I know? After looking at a tiny scratch for 30,000 miles, it got to me and I tried to buff it out. Starting with 2500 grit sandpaper, i wiped it out in 2 strokes. Because it is lacquer with no clear on it. Which means any hand sanitizer or alcohol based product will damage it. If yours is in good shape, I would recommend clearing it. It will not come out because in infinite wisdom the designers did not want you to have it in your skull when the airbag goes off. I wiped the old finish off with lacquer thinner which will leave a nice chrome emblem if you like, sprayed it with Duplicolor etching primer then dusted on 2 coats of gloss black engine paint and CAREFULLY heated it to bake the paint on. Added a new GrafexWorx decal and there it is.Image
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