How to remove odor from the steering wheel of a 67 Fury?

[Mid70's Chrysler Fanatic]

Whew, the smell is gone! I had a can of Krylon Fusion For Plastic - Clear Gloss UV Protector:
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Still had plenty left from when I had coated my retractable hose reel to help protect it against the brutal summer sun here. Took the wheel off, hung it from the clothes line. Didn't bother sanding it, covered up the center steel bit and horn wire with masking tape, wiped it down clean and made sure no lint was left on it, then gave it some mildly thick coats - not enough to drip - but definitely more than the "light" coats the instructions say to apply. Did it about 6-7 times, wanted it to last long considering it's probably the most touched part of the interior besides the seat. Smell is completely gone, no doubt sealed in from the spray paint. About an hour or two later and it was back in the car.

Operation: de-puke: success! I'm sure this could be done with any good quality spray paint, but I went with one that had UV protection in it. If anyone knows of other similar paints do share.

I hope this would work on my screwdriver handles. As for the toolbox, I think it’s made of polyethylene (doesn’t hold paint) so I might have to just get rid of it.

 

[Big_John]

I hope this would work on my screwdriver handles. As for the toolbox, I think it’s made of polyethylene (doesn’t hold paint) so I might have to just get rid of it.

I think there's some YouTube videos that cover that.

 

[polarnj]

Just curious, what part of the wheel was it coming from? Was it the horn pad or the plastic wheel?

 

[edbods]

The whole plastic part of the wheel.

An update to this: the smell has returned a little bit BUT I think it's because I didn't spray the cracked parts well enough - there's a spot at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions that I didn't see had smaller fissures so I only gave those a quick gloss over with the spray can. I think if I laid down more coats it'd seal it up for good. It's more than bearable though, because you basically have to be snorting the wheel like you're snorting a line of coke. Not that I know from personal experience...

 

[Toolmanmike]

The whole plastic part of the wheel.

An update to this: the smell has returned a little bit BUT I think it's because I didn't spray the cracked parts well enough - there's a spot at the 3 and 9 o'clock positions that I didn't see had smaller fissures so I only gave those a quick gloss over with the spray can. I think if I laid down more coats it'd seal it up for good. It's more than bearable though, because you basically have to be snorting the wheel like you're snorting a line of coke. Not that I know from personal experience...

I wiped my plastic woodgrain wheel down with Armor All years ago and I never did get the smell completely out of it. It smelled like vomit. It did get better after a few years.

 

[edbods]

yeah the problem is wiping it down won't do much because the plastic is still breaking down, short of making a brand spanking new one from scratch, the only way I know of that'll stop it is painting it since that seals it up, so make sure you cover every inch and really get into any cracks if you're not gonna file and epoxy them.