Rubber steering wheel cleaner?

[ron350]

Rubber steering wheel cleaner?



I have a 75 Chevy truck that has a black rubber steering wheel.

Once or twice a year the steering wheel becomes sticky like the rubber is breaking down.



Is there a safe way to clean the sticky stuff off the rubber without fading the color of the rubber?



So far I have tried 91% isopropyl alcohol, Goo-gone, and mineral spirits. They will remove the sticky stiff but will make the rubber look faded or lighter in color.



Thanks

Ron.

[gben]

Seems to me that the products you`re trying would further the drying out of the rubber. What you want to use is a product that replenishes the "moisture" content of the rubber instead of depleting it. Perhaps a leather conditioner type of product would help after applying a cleaner that has less of a "drying effect" than mineral spirits or rubbing alcohol. I would think any of the cleaner / dressing type products may work well for you.

[ron350]

Gben yes the chemicals I have tried are not what I need to clean a rubber steering wheel.



I know some one on this forum knows exactly what product I need to use that is why I ask.

[Joseph K]

Just use a woolite/water mix around 1:8 and scrub it down, then put some sort of conditioner on it and buff off the excess after you let it dwell for a while.