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Re: [Shop-talk] sticky mess removal

To: "Tim ." <tims_datsun_stuff@outlook.com>, Shop Talk <shop-talk@autox.team.net>
Subject: Re: [Shop-talk] sticky mess removal
From: Brian Kemp <bk13@earthlink.net>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2016 21:52:47 -0700
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I've had good luck with Gojo hand cleaner cleaning adhesive goo off 
rubber trim.  Since it is designed to clean your hands and be safe on 
skin, I would guess it will be safe for the wheel.

Brian

On 7/22/2016 4:21 AM, Tim . wrote:
>
> I have a steering wheel from the mid 60s that I want to 
> salvage/restore. I removed a layer of what I think was electrical 
> tape, then two layers of what appeared to be medical tape (the stuff 
> that is reinforced with thread/string) then another layer of the 
> electrical tape stuff. What I found was a steering wheel with no 
> cracks (sweet!) but now is coated in a sticky ass mess. I tried 
> acetone and while it started to cut the sticky it really didn't get 
> rid of it all the way. I also really don't want to take the chance of 
> damaging the material that the wheel is made of.
>
>
> Thoughts please on what might work safely?
>
> Thanks
>
> tim
>
>
>
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    I've had good luck with Gojo hand cleaner cleaning adhesive goo off
    rubber trim.  Since it is designed to clean your hands and be safe
    on skin, I would guess it will be safe for the wheel.<br>
    <br>
    Brian<br>
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    <div class="moz-cite-prefix">On 7/22/2016 4:21 AM, Tim . wrote:<br>
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        <p>I have a steering wheel from the mid 60s that I want to
          salvage/restore. I removed a layer of what I think was
          electrical tape, then two layers of what appeared to be
          medical tape (the stuff that is reinforced with thread/string)
          then another layer of the electrical tape stuff. What I found
          was a steering wheel with no cracks (sweet!) but now is coated
          in a sticky ass mess. I tried acetone and while it started to
          cut the sticky it really didn't get rid of it all the way. I
          also really don't want to take the chance of damaging the
          material that the wheel is made of. </p>
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        <p>Thoughts please on what might work safely? </p>
        <p>Thanks</p>
        <p>tim</p>
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