steering wheel

[mark laville]

Hello everyone, Have you heard of the problem with vintage Barbie dolls that get sticky

I have the same problem with the steering wheel of my 170 Grand Prix I have casually tried some fairly

benign  products with no real cure. My car has been in the garage  for about fifteen and I think that is time

to bring it back out into the sunshine. I really enjoy talking to all of you and sharing our cars

Thanks All     Mark

[Last Indian]

3 hours ago, mark laville said:

Hello everyone, Have you heard of the problem with vintage Barbie dolls that get sticky

I have the same problem with the steering wheel of my 170 Grand Prix I have casually tried some fairly

benign  products with no real cure. My car has been in the garage  for about fifteen and I think that is time

to bring it back out into the sunshine. I really enjoy talking to all of you and sharing our cars

Thanks All     Mark

All plastics are made from crude oil, which are refined into polymers for use in plastics. Old plastics are not as well engineered as they are today. Any, but especially those older plastics age & this is what occurs. What you are feeling are polymers. 
To fix this get a micro fiber cloth & isopropyl alcohol, make sure to use gloves. Use the isopropyl sparingly, I.E. don’t soak the cloth. Rub the wheel all over till the sticky is gone. When done use a good, like Meguiar’s, interior shine product.

You might have to do this more than once depending on how badly the polymers are separating from the substructure. It’s important to keep plastics well replenish with high quality silicone products like a Meguiar’s.

Edited February 8 by Last Indian

[B52bombardier1]

The same thing has happened to the steering wheel on the 70 Catalina I've bought.  I will do what Last Indian suggests above but ultimately, I will likely add a leather "Wheelskin" stitched steering wheel cover to mine.   I want a fatter, grippier wheel anyway and Wheelskin makes a good cover . . . good upgrade.

https://wheelskins.com/

 

Rick

[mark laville]

Thanks for the feedback I will give it a try and get back to you