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10-07-2011, 11:47 PM | #1 |
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How do you make a steering wheel shine
I've got 3 pretty good black steering wheels and 2 of them are a bit dull, anyway to make shine again without painting them? Thanks for any help, Randy
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10-08-2011, 12:08 AM | #2 |
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Re: How do you make a steering wheel shine
Randy,
I use a product called GOO-GONE to get the oily residue off of them. Should be able to get it at Wally-World, Walgreens, Farm stores, or hardware stores. Use plenty, it won't hurt the wheel. If it looks pretty decent when you get that done put a couple coats of paste wax on it. LockDoc
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10-08-2011, 12:15 AM | #3 |
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Re: How do you make a steering wheel shine
The dullness is probably just years of grime, maybe some laquer thinner or the like, then hit it with the buffer.
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10-08-2011, 12:17 AM | #4 |
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Re: How do you make a steering wheel shine
Randy, you can sand scratches out with very fine sand paper, 400 to 1000 grit depending on how deep your scratches are and then use a polishing compound and it will shine up very nice
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10-08-2011, 12:38 AM | #5 |
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Re: How do you make a steering wheel shine
well 40 years worth of daily driver style steering seems to get them shining and smooth! lol
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10-08-2011, 07:37 AM | #6 |
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Re: How do you make a steering wheel shine
mcguires has a product "plastix" it is excellent for cleaning polishing all types of plastic and glass products to like new condition
real cheap easy to use and works excellent
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10-08-2011, 08:13 AM | #7 |
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Re: How do you make a steering wheel shine
I use Brasso on plastic lenses to bring them back to life... I bet a good cleaning and a little elbow grease would work...
Let us know how it comes out..
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10-08-2011, 01:21 PM | #8 |
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Re: How do you make a steering wheel shine
Do you think any of those products will work on mine?
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10-08-2011, 01:24 PM | #9 |
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Re: How do you make a steering wheel shine
Meguiars has a new product called "ultimate compound"
I have had very good results with it.
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10-08-2011, 01:33 PM | #10 |
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Re: How do you make a steering wheel shine
Heck yes, that will buff right out...
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10-08-2011, 03:15 PM | #11 |
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Re: How do you make a steering wheel shine
it will work on his....... peices that are left!
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10-09-2011, 09:56 AM | #12 |
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Re: How do you make a steering wheel shine
Thanks for the info guys!!!!!!!!!
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10-09-2011, 09:42 PM | #13 |
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Re: How do you make a steering wheel shine
Once you get it clean just wipe some baby oil on it ,I use it in my El Camino and Chevelle on the steering wheel ,seats ,door panels and dash pads ,even on all the exposed rubber gaskets .I plan to use it on my truck when it comes home from the bodyshop one day.
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