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jerrytocci · 10-06-2021, 10:49 AM

Got caught in down pour and wet steering wheel gave off black residue . How to get the black out of my favorite "T" (at the belly area ) and stop it from happening
again

WHN · 10-06-2021, 10:54 AM

I had to replace the wheel on our 29. Tried painting wheel, after a few years it don’t look right.

Your wheels Bakelite is breaking down.

Is the wheel cracked?

jerrytocci · 10-06-2021, 11:15 AM

It has cracks

WHN · 10-06-2021, 11:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jerrytocci

It has cracks

I would replace the wheel. Not a big job.

That will take care of your two problems. Cracks and black rubbing off.

Enjoy.

Big hammer · 10-06-2021, 02:35 PM

Jerry Google Bakelite restoration, I just did and if your wheels not too cracked I would use some rubbing compound and then polish

jerrytocci · 10-07-2021, 02:20 PM

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Thanks to all

Brentwood Bob · 10-07-2021, 08:34 PM

I used epoxy to fill cracks, sanded, then paint.. Some of your black residue may have been a dirty wheel surface.

Bob Bidonde · 10-08-2021, 08:27 AM

The rubber compound absorbs moisture and rubs off onto clothing, and the only fix for this I know of is to put a cover on the wheel. I painted the original steering wheel in my 1931 Coupe in 1979, and in a year or two of driving the Coupe very often, the paint started to flake off.

10-06-2021, 10:49 AM	#1
jerrytocci Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 242	Steering Wheel Got caught in down pour and wet steering wheel gave off black residue . How to get the black out of my favorite "T" (at the belly area ) and stop it from happening again

10-06-2021, 10:54 AM	#2
WHN Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2017 Location: Connecticut Shoreline Posts: 1,977	Re: Steering Wheel I had to replace the wheel on our 29. Tried painting wheel, after a few years it don’t look right. Your wheels Bakelite is breaking down. Is the wheel cracked?

10-06-2021, 11:15 AM	#3
jerrytocci Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 242	Re: Steering Wheel It has cracks

10-06-2021, 02:35 PM	#5
Big hammer Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2014 Location: Land of Lincoln Posts: 3,430	Re: Steering Wheel Jerry Google Bakelite restoration, I just did and if your wheels not too cracked I would use some rubbing compound and then polish __________________ Don't force it with a little hammer tap, tap, tap get a bigger hammer tap done

10-07-2021, 02:20 PM	#6
jerrytocci Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 242	Re: Steering Wheel Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Thanks to all

10-07-2021, 08:34 PM	#7
Brentwood Bob Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: brentwood, ca Posts: 4,420	Re: Steering Wheel I used epoxy to fill cracks, sanded, then paint.. Some of your black residue may have been a dirty wheel surface.

10-08-2021, 08:27 AM	#8
Bob Bidonde Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Long Island, NY Posts: 4,113	Re: Steering Wheel The rubber compound absorbs moisture and rubs off onto clothing, and the only fix for this I know of is to put a cover on the wheel. I painted the original steering wheel in my 1931 Coupe in 1979, and in a year or two of driving the Coupe very often, the paint started to flake off. __________________ Bob Bidonde