[Shop-talk] sticky mess removal

[Steven Trovato]

I find that WD-40 is actually pretty good as an adhesive 
remover.  When the adhesive is gone, you will have to do some 
additional washing to get rid of the WD-40, but soap and water should 
take care of that.

-Steve

At 07:21 AM 7/22/2016, Tim . wrote:
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>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.
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>Thoughts please on what might work safely?
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>Thanks
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>tim