Sealed the Steering Wheel

[RedMF40]

There’s been some discussion about this already—how to keep a steering wheel that’s oxidized and deteriorating from turning your hands black. Sure, you can buy a new one, but I had this can of polyurethane around for woodworking projects and decided to put a coat on.

Works great, doesn’t look too horrible bad and has a nice shine as well. This is on a Farmall Cub I’m trying to bring back from the dead. It’s the one that had a stuck engine and sticking valve. Both those things have been corrected, just remains to see if I can get it running again. For the steering wheel, it’s not a long term solution as this product is not meant for outdoor use. Then again, it’s not a long-term tractor.

 

[rustred]

All I do is wipe them down with spray nine. Then good to go.

 

[Ray,IN]

Whatever works is fine, I wipe mine with a rag wetted with WD40, then wipe that off with a dry rag. My wheel had big splits in it from ages of too much sun. I bought some black epoxy, taped the bottom and sides of the rim, then filled the crack with epoxy. When that dried I sanded it off to match the good parts of the wheel.