The steering wheel in my Midget was also rusty when I rescued the car from
its resting place. I used fine sandpaper on the spokes to remove the rust,
then polished it and used clear engine enamel to keep it from rusting
again. That was O.K. for about 10 years, then I replaced the wheel with a
new wooden one from Moss.
Steve Byers
Havelock, NC USA
'73 Midget GAN5UD126009G "OO NINE"
"It is better to remain silent, and be thought a fool
than to speak, and remove all doubt" -- Mark Twain
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> From: Danny Rendleman <dannyr@flint.umich.edu>
> To: spridgets@Autox.Team.Net
> Subject: Stereing wheel
> Date: Tuesday, September 29, 1998 3:31 PM
>
> I'll try this again--it didn't seem to want to go through the first
> time...
>
> Thanks for the advice, folks. One other thing while I'm on: I'd
> like to keep my original steering wheel, but the silver part is
> pretty pitted and I guess rusty (brown spots). Has anyone
> sanded/ground down/wheeled one to bring back something shinier?
> Chrome polish doesn't touch it, as you might imagine. Or I suppose I
> could paint it black?
>
> Have a good evening.
>
> Danny
> 74 Midget
>
> 74 Midget
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