How do you seal old steering wheels?
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Topic: How do you seal old steering wheels?
Posted By: WF owner
Subject: How do you seal old steering wheels?
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 6:20pm
| I got a bunch of my old tractors (B, IB, CA, WD, D-10, D-17 and 180) going today and when I got done, my hands were absolutely black from the old steering wheels. What do you use to seal up these steering wheels, so you don't get black grime all over your hands? |
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Posted By: BEK
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 6:56pm
| Buy a new steering wheel. I purchased a new steering wheel for my B and shipped to my front door for $29.00. |
Posted By: tractorboy
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 7:03pm
| the 17 im workin on had no cracks in it so i just taped up around it and spray painted it 3 coats, sure is nice for you hands not to get dirty black. |
Posted By: BEK
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 7:07pm
| Your hands are turning black because the material on your steering wheel is rotting away. Restore or replace the wheel. |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 9:10pm
Did you use regular paint or something special? I had thought of lightly sanding it and using a two part epoxy to try to seal them up. |
tractorboy wrote:Posted By: steve(ill)
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 9:14pm
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I mixed up some epoxy and filled in the cracks and missing areas... sanded lightly and just sprayed with rattle can. ------------- Like them all, but love the "B"s. |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 9:32pm
I was thinking of something like that. I really don't want Chinese steering wheels on them. I would really like to keep them original. Besides, I know what a PITA they can be to get the old steering wheel off.
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Posted By: CrestonM
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 9:49pm
| One thing I’ve thought about is the Super 100 combines...their steering wheels are unique to them, and I’ve never seen a replacement. The epoxy seems like a good idea! |
Posted By: WF owner
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 9:52pm
Same thing with the WF. I have never seen a replacement steering wheel for a WF.
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Posted By: Roach
Date Posted: 09 Jun 2019 at 10:15pm
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Repair the wheel with bondo, sand smooth and paint black, then clear coat and your good for a long time. Started doing this in 1985 and they are all still in great shape. This is for large cracks and not for anything with steel bar showing. ------------- 1937 WC, 1948 G,1954 CA,1956 WD45, 1967 D17, 1937 M crawler, 1963 D-19, 1966 190XT, 1967 D-15, 1948 HG42 Cletrac, 1955 G456 Terra Trac, CAT 10 1928 and CAT 22 1938 |
Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 10 Jun 2019 at 1:33am
| I put a steering wheel cover from wally world on one of mine, but unless it's kept inside, it'll rot off in a year. |