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Old 10-06-2021, 10:49 AM   #1
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Got caught in down pour and wet steering wheel gave off black residue . How to get the black out of my favorite "T" (at the belly area ) and stop it from happening
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Old 10-06-2021, 10:54 AM   #2
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I had to replace the wheel on our 29. Tried painting wheel, after a few years it don’t look right.

Your wheels Bakelite is breaking down.

Is the wheel cracked?
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Old 10-06-2021, 11:15 AM   #3
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It has cracks
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Old 10-06-2021, 11:54 AM   #4
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It has cracks
I would replace the wheel. Not a big job.

That will take care of your two problems. Cracks and black rubbing off.

Enjoy.
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Old 10-06-2021, 02:35 PM   #5
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Jerry Google Bakelite restoration, I just did and if your wheels not too cracked I would use some rubbing compound and then polish
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Old 10-07-2021, 02:20 PM   #6
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Old 10-07-2021, 08:34 PM   #7
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I used epoxy to fill cracks, sanded, then paint.. Some of your black residue may have been a dirty wheel surface.
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Old 10-08-2021, 08:27 AM   #8
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The rubber compound absorbs moisture and rubs off onto clothing, and the only fix for this I know of is to put a cover on the wheel. I painted the original steering wheel in my 1931 Coupe in 1979, and in a year or two of driving the Coupe very often, the paint started to flake off.
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