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    Slippery Steering Wheel

    I need something, a spray or some type of cleaner, to add a tacky feel to the wheel.
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    Maybe an addon Steering Wheel cover.

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    Driving gloves?

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    Wrap it with old fashioned black cloth electrical tape. I did that to my old John Deere tractor that doesn't have power steering. It's tacky and has a textured grip.
    Or shooters adhesive. Or both.

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    In cab or cabless tractor?
    In a cab - nothing trumps leather. Outdoor use there is a leather substitute made from silicone which doesn't degrade in UV light. Either are cheap and easy and long lasting as long as you're meticulous with your wrapping and cordage application.

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    In cab.
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    A little soap and water. Clean it real good. You might be surprised.

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    Could just add one of these!
    The International H I mowed with as a kid had one, so does the F5 stock truck. Gotta say, hitting a gopher hole wrong with the front end of the H would end up sending that sucker right into the web of your thumb. But you didn't have to worry about how slick the steering wheel was.

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    I always put a Leather Steering Wheel Cover on all my car's steering wheels ...
    Not only because of the "sticky wheel syndrome" but also the "Hot steering wheel syndrome " after a car sits in the sun ... it gets too hot to touch .

    I used the Lace-On kind for years , lacing is easy ... but they now make a sSitch-On wheel cover that looks very nice ... but you have to stitch it on and it takes just a wee bit of sewing skill ... not too much though !
    Both types run about $15 from the Wally Mart Store .
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    Eat a peanut butter and honey sammich next time you drive.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Buzz Krumhunger View Post
    Eat a peanut butter and honey sammich next time you drive.
    ...and remember not to lick my fingers?!
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    Quote Originally Posted by Buzz Krumhunger View Post
    Eat a peanut butter and honey sammich next time you drive.
    Now that made me laugh.
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    Seriously though, I wonder about beeswax. It might have to be reapplied once or twice a year.
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    Wrap it in 550 cord, many colors to choose from!

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    The best way I've seen to make something sticky is after a little kid has had pancakes for breakfast--
    tell them not to touch it.
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    I actually have an inexpensive neoprene (sorta) stretch type of slip over steering wheel cover that works very well. Wally world had them.

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    We used bicycle handlebar tape. Cheap off Amazon. Cushy, grippy, the bottom has sticky stuff to keep it in place.

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    Try some hand cream. I had a similar problem and it turned out my hands were so dry they slipped on the wheel (and I kept dropping things).

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    I have memories of soldiers being advised to remove Armour-All from tactical vehicles with Pepsi. Hope this helps.
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    Quote Originally Posted by gwpercle View Post
    I always put a Leather Steering Wheel Cover on all my car's steering wheels ...
    Not only because of the "sticky wheel syndrome" but also the "Hot steering wheel syndrome " after a car sits in the sun ... it gets too hot to touch .

    I used the Lace-On kind for years , lacing is easy ... but they now make a sSitch-On wheel cover that looks very nice ... but you have to stitch it on and it takes just a wee bit of sewing skill ... not too much though !
    Both types run about $15 from the Wally Mart Store .
    Gary
    I have been putting the genuine leather lace on style on everything I have or I should say I buy them and my wife puts them on. Get the genuine leather. Some are imitation leather and the skin will flake off after the first year. My hands sweat a lot in the summer and make a mess of steering wheels My older cars with wood wheels really caught heck. I just got one in the mail today and it was 11.00 with tax & shipping. My wife likes to put them on and after she is finished you can't tell the steering wheel has a cover.

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    Only cars I remember having trouble with a slick steering wheel was a 1969 Dodge Polara and my 1973 Charger I first I wrapped with friction tale for Bicycle handle bars the second got a leather wrap . I see a lot of stretch on steering wheel covers Walmart has them Measure the diameter before looking .

    for another bad idea: Maybe just spray the steering wheel with DEET insect repellent it makes everything else either goey or tacky!
    When I think back on all the **** I learned in high school it's a wonder I can think at all ! And then my lack of education hasn't hurt me none I can read the writing on the wall.

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