I Have been given a sport steering wheel that is in great shape. The rim is sticky. I cleaned it but a month later it is sticky again. I have not installed it yet. Why did this happen, and is the wheel salvagable? Thanks Craig
Had the same problem with mine. Cleaned it with Sherwin Williams R7K 158, available at a body shop supply store. Still gets dirty but has not been sticky again. I think the chemicals & oils from your hands react with the vinyl material. Where in N.S. are you?
I've also heard that this is the result of the chemicals in the steering wheel grip breaking down over time and leaching out the oils.
HAH, and I was just going to post this exact same question. I'll have to head over to the body shop store.
I've got one that I pulled from a yard, nice but really sticky. I've scrubbed it, soaked it, hot water, cold water, Simple green, etc........and it just won't go away. I've decided that if I use it, I'm going to put a Wheelskin on it. I think when they get to that point there's no restoring the original feel of them, at least thats been my experience so far.....
Skunk piss! I just used good old WD-40 and it seems to have solved the problem with mine. I had it stored in a box wrapped with bubble wrap for several years. When I took it out and unwrapped it I thought it was rurnt. It is fine now. It may take it a few weeks to completely dry up. Good Luck Bert
