Try pine tar

 

My 'ol lady won't let me.

 

I want one of those fuzzy suede steering wheels that all the racers have.

 

dont hate!

 

The burly construction guys where I stop for my AM coffee are cool with my car & me. They smile. stare, & will ask me about it.
But...I think if I drove up with driving gloves on(not winter gloves) they'd pull me out of the 8, drag me around back, and pummel me.
I wouldnt blame them, either!

 

I tried that. Had great grip, but when I got home and tried to pet my shepherds, they bared their teeth and backed off like I was their vet with a needle in hand!

Any other suggestions?

 

haha i was waiting for that one

 

I thought only asian moms wear gloves driving..

 

Of course not... lots of mercinaries and bail enforcement officers wear them while driving too!

 

Never catch me with one... too small for my carry weapon!

 

I tried the "grip" stuff from a golf shop. It works ok for a while but can actually make things slippery when it wears off. A better answer is hand moisturizer -- I only have the problem when my hands are dry. But with all the macho strutting going on in this thread I should probably say "just use spit".

 

i dont need the gloves for that, i do it anyways

 

In the winter I use lined leather gloves until the wheel warms up.

I also have gloves for autocross/track, to help with grip and sweaty hands on hot days. I actually use batting gloves since they're thin, flexible and I can feel the car's feedback pretty well. I haven't tried the fire retardant gloves yet (Sparco, G-Force, etc) since I don't use a fire-retardant suit yet anyway.

 

I agree with glassetcher. I love the size of the wheel in the 8 but it is a little too smooth and slips in my hands, especially when they are dry. I have thought of getting driving gloves to use sometimes but I would prefer to find a treatment that would make the leather a little more supple. Hmmm...It may be worth trying something like Minkoil for shoes and leathers. I'll have to see if I still have some around here.

 

On a related note - does anybody else get the feeling that our steering wheel is too thin? Sometimes I think if it was a little thicker I'd have better grip.

 

The thin wheel makes it easier to drive with a thick sheepskin cover
I would love to see a contest between macho types who wear neither gloves nor resort to wheel covers - Let the car sit out in the sun on one of those nice 107 degree days and then watch them grab the wheel and hold on tight - Let the games begin!

And if you were borrowing the car of one of those spitters...well, you might really want to consider gloves!

There is a gymnastic resin that might help with the grip, as an alternative to saliva

 

When I originally searched the web for a suitable leather treatment I found something called "Hamanol", which supposedly conditions leather and restores it's natural "grip". Only seems to be available from UK suppliers.

Another thing I've though of doing is rubbing the wheel down a bit with Glad Press-n-Seal food wrap. The stuff that makes it sticky is Gum Arabic, which I think may be just the ticket.

 

I wear the aforementioned 80's-style leather glove (left hand only) with the fingers cut off... rock on.

In all seriousness, I find that it's a lot safer to drive with a glove in the RX-8. I didn't have a slippage problem in my previous car (93 corrado vr6), but for some reason, my hand keeps slipping off the RX-8's wheel. My hand is either too dry to get grip (in the wintertime) or too sweaty (in the spring/summer). I know that I look like a dork and hope that whoever sees me understands that it's not a fashion-thing... it's a safety thing. Self-consiousness is gone now, though... I really don't care anymore.

 

Attaboy!!, Wear those cutouts proudly my friend, and keep the grip!!

I forgot to mention previously how large hands play an important part in my glove habit.