Not a problem you are likely to get with discos and freelanders,...
However my steering wheel is giving me this problem.
Obviosly I could replace it with a new one, which would seem rather pointless
I went into my local car spares place to see if they had a suitable steering wheel cover but of course nothing fits a 16" wheel. Anyone know where I can get a cheap cover for the steering wheel mail order that fits and keeps my hands clean ?
Cheapest option would be latex gloves...
Baby wipes...as in arse wipes. They sorted the problem on Morph. Cleans up a treat.
Lee D
Well if cleaning it with an alcohol or solvent based cleaner fails, you could always get some racket tape from a sports shop. The type they use on badminton rackets would be ideal.
Martyn
But would they stretch enough to cover the steering wheel?
On or around 5/10/03 11:00 am, Lee_D using , in article ID fZRfb.7144$ snipped-for-privacy@newsfep4-winn.server.ntli.net, scribbled:
Or fit a Defender comfy version.
I think i saw an article in one of the mags about restoring steering wheels. I think they just painted it black. The steering wheel that came with my 2A was made of horrible spongy stuff. It used to soak up water in the night, and made your hands smell all moldy and horrible. I covered it in insulation tape until i managed to buy a nice new one.
in article blold5$e8iop$ snipped-for-privacy@ID-129032.news.uni-berlin.de, Larry at snipped-for-privacy@larry-arnold.com wrote on 5/10/03 9:30:
Wipeing it round with some white spirits useually stops thatbut I find makeing it too clean makes it slippy.
A common 101 restoration for the steering wheel is to clean it and then spray it with Black Hammerite. You do need to leave it for a good couple of months though, as my experience with Hammerite is that it can take that long for it to properly 'cure' to a very hard finish.
Martyn
On or around Sun, 5 Oct 2003 09:30:07 +0100, "Larry" enlightened us thusly:
the cheapo plastic soft-feel ones will sometimes stretch - I have one on the
110 - fake-leather, with holes in, but in reality it's some sort of plastic stuff. Made in China... was a sod to get it on, you have to start lacing it on and stretch it as you go, or it keeps slipping off. But it's stayed on so far.Can't tell you where to get it, unfortunately, 'cos someone gave it to me.
Larry,
Clean it up well with spirit, give it a rub with steel wool to key the surface, and then a couple of coats of clear polyurathane varnish. It will obviously eventually wear off, but should last a long time and can easily be re-applied when needed.
Andrew Mawson
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