Steering wheel CRAP !

How can you get that sticky crap off the steering wheel after a car sits for a long time !!!! Tried soaking and the car wash but no luck !! Its in the dishwasher now!! Any ideas ?

That is the plastic actually breaking down and trying to revert back to the crude oil that it was made from. There is nothing you can do about it. I have heard of people trying to sand it down and then buffing it back to a finish near what it was new, but it was a LOT of work and never was worth the effort because you never could sand enough off to get rid of the deteriated top layer of plastic. I just broke down and bought a wheel cover from Pep Boys and streached it until it went on. Looks kind of odd with a green steering wheel and a gray and black cover. JB

That stuff is a p.i.t.a. to remove. I'm sure that by the time you've read this, you'll have discovered the dishwasher treatment didn't work. I've cleaned a couple steering wheels that were pretty bad by using Spray N Wash (it's marketed as a degreaser), Soft Scrub and a scrubbing pad like those that are a sponge on one side and a coarse mat'l on the other. You have to scrub like crazy. I've even gone so far as to use an S.O.S. or Brillo pad...but, be aware those will probably dull the finish once the gunk is removed; although an application of conditioner (ArmorAll) will usually restore the looks. Seems I remember on one wheel I used a blade to gently scrape as much of the stuff off as possible before scrubbing it. Suggest you start with the scrubbing pad and Spray N Wash and see if that works. Next try the Soft Scrub. Last resort, the Brillo pad as gently as you can and still get the gunk off. Anyone else have a better idea?

Thanks for the info... Guess I will clean it as good as I can then get a wrap for It !!!!!

ARMOR ALL WIPES

ive actually found the glass cleaning ones work the best, just scrub them really hard...no lie.

The steering wheel in my dad's '70 Chevelle is starting to do that.

But, it doesn't matter, because it NEVER gets driven.

That's a shame (the car not being driven, that is). Too many of us let these classics just sit in the garage and forget to enjoy the thrill of driving them.

He really needs to sell it.

It needs a total mechanical overhaul. It does run, but needs a lot of work.

He'll never do it. Sell it to someone who will give it the care it deserves.

I know someone who is DYING to have that car. And he would give it proper care. But he'll never sell it. He's had it since '82. It will just sit and rot.

True '70 SS 396 convertible with A/C.

Probably a lot of guys DYING to have that car!

Lol, probably.

When I had my '74 Chevelle, I used mineral spirits.

Don't have that problem on the Monte though.

I followed up with Armor-All. I only had do do it a couple times, and it never came back.