The Ford Barn

daveymc29 · 06-14-2018, 09:16 PM

The bride and I went to lunch in Livermore yesterday. Pretty hot out there so after we had a look at the 118 year old light bulb, we push started a members car and headed home. Now I was hot and we were on back roads so I pulled off the shirt and now was in T shirt and Levis. When I got out of the car at home I ended up a bit trapped, as usual, getting out and my back rubbed against the steering wheel with a bit of pressure. T shirt looked like I had been scooting around the garage floor in it. I took a paper towel and windex and cleaned the seat, towel was clean, wet it again with the windex and rubbed once over the steering wheel. Wow, is that a nasty black mess. I gather the rubber is rubbing off when I exit the car. So how can I seal it so that quits happening? Going to the Nugget soon so don't want to pull the wheel and paint it. Any suggestions other than a coat of duct tape? I do have a roll of a bright orange.

Thanks in advance!
Dirty back Dave, as Bill W. might say.

Gary WA · 06-14-2018, 09:20 PM

Keep cleaning with windex until it stops taking black off,then wax it. Or some other cleaner,simple green etc.

racingrufus · 06-14-2018, 10:07 PM

I laced a black leather cover on mine, not the wrap around junk from Walmart but a good leather cover that laces to the inside. It was not cheap but looks good, feels good and keeps everything clean.

modelAsteve · 06-14-2018, 10:32 PM

Alcohol- not the drinking kind- the cleaning kind. A few cleanings and the black is off the wheel and on the paper towel. I have tried to wax it or Lemon Pledge it after the good cleaning but now just the alcohol.

Clem Clement · 06-15-2018, 09:22 PM

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Wheel stuff is soybean. My wheel came from a roadster in a junk yard. The sun baked all the oil out of the soy. Wear gloves?

06-14-2018, 09:16 PM	#1
daveymc29 Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Danville, CA Posts: 1,554	Steering wheel cleaning The bride and I went to lunch in Livermore yesterday. Pretty hot out there so after we had a look at the 118 year old light bulb, we push started a members car and headed home. Now I was hot and we were on back roads so I pulled off the shirt and now was in T shirt and Levis. When I got out of the car at home I ended up a bit trapped, as usual, getting out and my back rubbed against the steering wheel with a bit of pressure. T shirt looked like I had been scooting around the garage floor in it. I took a paper towel and windex and cleaned the seat, towel was clean, wet it again with the windex and rubbed once over the steering wheel. Wow, is that a nasty black mess. I gather the rubber is rubbing off when I exit the car. So how can I seal it so that quits happening? Going to the Nugget soon so don't want to pull the wheel and paint it. Any suggestions other than a coat of duct tape? I do have a roll of a bright orange. Thanks in advance! Dirty back Dave, as Bill W. might say.

06-14-2018, 10:07 PM	#3
racingrufus Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2013 Location: alabama Posts: 146	Re: Steering wheel cleaning I laced a black leather cover on mine, not the wrap around junk from Walmart but a good leather cover that laces to the inside. It was not cheap but looks good, feels good and keeps everything clean.

06-14-2018, 10:32 PM	#4
modelAsteve Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2010 Location: Penn Valley (Nor-Cal) Ca Posts: 128	Re: Steering wheel cleaning Alcohol- not the drinking kind- the cleaning kind. A few cleanings and the black is off the wheel and on the paper towel. I have tried to wax it or Lemon Pledge it after the good cleaning but now just the alcohol.

06-15-2018, 09:22 PM	#5
Clem Clement Senior Member Join Date: May 2010 Location: Fairfax, VA Posts: 3,393	Re: Steering wheel cleaning Sponsored Links (Register now to hide all advertisements) Wheel stuff is soybean. My wheel came from a roadster in a junk yard. The sun baked all the oil out of the soy. Wear gloves?