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wch
03-19-2024, 11:59 AM
I need something, a spray or some type of cleaner, to add a tacky feel to the wheel.

ioon44
03-19-2024, 12:22 PM
Maybe an addon Steering Wheel cover.

Dusty Bannister
03-19-2024, 12:33 PM
Driving gloves?

Alstep
03-19-2024, 12:34 PM
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.

cwtebay
03-19-2024, 12:40 PM
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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wch
03-19-2024, 12:46 PM
In cab.

Froogal
03-19-2024, 03:06 PM
A little soap and water. Clean it real good. You might be surprised.

cwtebay
03-19-2024, 03:13 PM
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.https://uploads.tapatalk-cdn.com/20240319/758057055d3fbfe5a674170ff5ed6760.jpg

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gwpercle
03-19-2024, 03:23 PM
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

Buzz Krumhunger
03-19-2024, 03:48 PM
Eat a peanut butter and honey sammich next time you drive.

wch
03-19-2024, 03:59 PM
Eat a peanut butter and honey sammich next time you drive.

...and remember not to lick my fingers?!

JonB_in_Glencoe
03-19-2024, 09:26 PM
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.

45workhorse
03-19-2024, 10:15 PM
Wrap it in 550 cord, many colors to choose from!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MKznMb2-Tj4

Winger Ed.
03-19-2024, 10:41 PM
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.

contender1
03-19-2024, 11:06 PM
I actually have an inexpensive neoprene (sorta) stretch type of slip over steering wheel cover that works very well. Wally world had them.

sigep1764
03-19-2024, 11:38 PM
We used bicycle handlebar tape. Cheap off Amazon. Cushy, grippy, the bottom has sticky stuff to keep it in place.

lavenatti
03-20-2024, 06:31 AM
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).

William Yanda
03-20-2024, 08:29 AM
I have memories of soldiers being advised to remove Armour-All from tactical vehicles with Pepsi. Hope this helps.

Iowa Fox
03-25-2024, 11:00 PM
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.

firefly1957
03-27-2024, 05:56 AM
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!