Sticky Steering Wheel

For the newer games sure, but no one is selling Pole Position wheels new, right?

Unless it's been run over by a truck, just about any original Pole Position wheel should be able to be restored.

Between VLR'ing the rubber, and using vinegar + stainless steel wool (or aluminum foil) on the chrome, then a good metal polish (I use Simichrome, the best goddamn polish ever), you should be able to make just about any PP or similar style wheel look decent again.
 
Little update here. Been sick all week so I decided to just soak the steering wheel in hot Dawn dish soap water for about 12 hours the last three days each time scrubbing it with a Brillo pad before putting it in hot water again. Just let it dry off today and it looks like that did the trick. Of course the real test is to see how long it stays this way.
 
Just a little update. Been over three weeks and the wheel rubber is still all nice and dried out. No tackiness to it at all. So it looks like soaking it in Dawn dish soap water really pulls the oils out of the rubber. Hopefully it stays this way.
 
I don't know if they make them in the correct size but you could try a leather steering wheel cover for both longevity and aesthetics (though that's up to personal preference). Glycerin saddle soap will clean it up fine and seal it against oils, water, etc.

Not sure of the soaps effect on rubber. I'd have an inkling to say it'd work well.
 
I don't know if they make them in the correct size but you could try a leather steering wheel cover for both longevity and aesthetics (though that's up to personal preference). Glycerin saddle soap will clean it up fine and seal it against oils, water, etc.

Not sure of the soaps effect on rubber. I'd have an inkling to say it'd work well.
this is exactly what I was thinking about when I saw the thread title lol

I've seen people put steering wheel covers on their sticky wheels
 
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