Bad Idea/dangerous to paint steering wheel air bag?

@sirjelliston not my cup of tea, but WOW, bad ass paint job. I've been read ing TW for a few years now, and there are some vey talented people on this forum. It's like a giant encyclopedia of Knowledge and Videos all in one place.

 

Yep. But then there are also threads like these on the other end of the spectrum.

 

I'll just leave this here

 

I’ve used grant steering wheels for years in my Miata. I’ve tweeked it to look like a 1960s Lotus, so it required a red steering wheel. I got a cheap faded red vinyl one & tried the auto-store interior leather & vinyl paint. 15 years later, I changed the leather seats & the new pair didn’t match anymore, so I repainted to a brighter red.
The more expensive “dye” style seems to work well. The can I usef for the repaint was $8/can at O’Reilly’s.

For a vinyl 13” Grant wheel, the paint worked for well over a decade. Unless the material of the Taco wheel is less paint-friendly, it should be fine.

 

Looks great!

 

I cant seem to remove airbag from steering wheel. I loosen the star bit from eqxh side but still hard to remove. Researching more in case i missed a step, but dont think so. T30 star bit size used.

 

Forgot- prep is key
Clean the heck out if it, finishing with a full-on alcohol wipe, untill all the gunk & oils are off it. Psint won’t stick to oils.

 

Update.

 

I like it!
How are the reflections in the windscreen?

I’m wondering if/how I should mess with my old truck

 

None. Go for it. Bring it back to life

 

Gotta get seat covers first, as all needs to coordinate. Overall, my interior is in pretty good shape. My plan is to add a door panel, probably body color or matching the seat cover- esp. if I make it in plaid/tartan- probably using Black Watch, as it is commonly available & coordinates well the garnet/Sunfire Red & will work with the dark tans too.