slippery steering wheel

[Dee]

Tested a new car (to me) this last Friday it has a round steering wheel covered in leather, I found it very slippery and hard to hang on to, my gloves are also leather any ideas how to grip up the wheel short of getting another pair of gloves.
Thanks,
Dee

[TimH]

Tested a new car (to me) this last Friday it has a round steering wheel covered in leather, I found it very slippery and hard to hang on to, my gloves are also leather any ideas how to grip up the wheel short of getting another pair of gloves.

Wrap the wheel with tennis racket tape?

[Lotus7]

Tested a new car (to me) this last Friday it has a round steering wheel covered in leather, I found it very slippery and hard to hang on to, my gloves are also leather any ideas how to grip up the wheel short of getting another pair of gloves.
Thanks,
Dee

leather racing gloves ????

[TimH]

leather racing gloves ????

I've had some with leather palms.

[Dee]

thanks i ll try the tennis wrap
by the way Lotus7 I drove your Swift 016 with leather palm gloves
Dee

[EYERACE]

My one season old Nomex gloves go in the street car every year.

Seems stupid - or whatever word comes to mind among those who would think my driving all street cars with my race gloves on is - (pretentious comes to mind) - but..........

one day after years of driving so.........I noticed all the points that I touch or hold in the street car are cleaner....and the little paint symbols on the buttons are still there and not worn off and there's no grime or dead skin cells on stuff

....and when I get into the race car and grip that wheel, it doesn't feel strange.

So use the right gloves and I'll bet the wheel is not so slippery.

The right gloves for the right job......rubber, work, mechanic's, nomex, welder's, boxing

[BLS]

Possibly just needs to be cleaned. Oils from your hands soak into the leather making them slippery. Use a good leather cleaner and it might bring back the grip.

[Lotus7]

thanks i ll try the tennis wrap
by the way Lotus7 I drove your Swift 016 with leather palm gloves
Dee

interesting, I wonder how fire resistant leather is?

[Marty Nygard]

Back in the 70's, the GCR suggested that leather gloves would be acceptable.

[DaveW]

Possibly just needs to be cleaned. Oils from your hands soak into the leather making them slippery. Use a good leather cleaner and it might bring back the grip.

I have a different view on this:
Oil might make leather "slimy," but won't usually make it slippery. However aging dries and hardens leather, and that DOES make it slippery. Something like "Neatsfoot oil" (used on saddles, etc.) can bring leather back to being less hard and less slippery.

[Jerry Kehoe]

I found something called Sortkwik which is used in banks to count money rubbed on the wheel brought the grip back to normal. Rub a little on your glove grip area as well. Clean and easy to use.

[Dee]

Thanks Jerry the Sortkwik did the trick I have a nice solid grip
Thanks again
Dee

[J Leonard]

And here I was thinking sandpaper.

[tstrong]

So I use a number of vintage steering wheels with old slick leather wraps. Years ago I switched to alpinestar gloves which have silicon pads in the palms and fingers which provide outstanding grip on the leather. Haven’t found a wheel yet where grip was an issue. Love them and will never go back. Todd

[SteveG]

After reading this thread, I figured I'd give Sortkwik a try on my mountain bike saddle since it's polished smooth and I was sliding around too much. Wow! It works great, no more sliding around and $5 beats the heck out of $100+ and a sore butt breaking in a new saddle.

Thanks Jerry!

Steve

[Robert J. Alder]

Before going out, after your gloves are on, just rub in a bit of water to moisten them a bit. They'll then grip.

[qreracing]

Hey Dee! I totally get the struggle with a slippery steering wheel; I've dealt with that too. One thing that worked for me was getting a textured steering wheel cover—it really helped improve grip without being too bulky. If you want a quick fix, you could also try wrapping some rubber bands around the wheel; it’s not the fanciest solution, but it can give you a bit more traction.