Steering Column - Key Scratch Protection
Thread Starter
Burning Brakes
Joined: Feb 2016
Posts: 874
Likes: 115
From: Round Hill Virginia
Steering Column - Key Scratch Protection
I had my steering column rebuilt and refinished and I'd like to keep the keys from scratching the column. I was thinking about trying to find some clear vinyl or something, not big, but just a small square or something to protect the paint from getting chipped over time. Hind sight, I would have requested them be powder coated but maybe another time. So, has anyone done this before? Anyone have a good source for some type of clear film?
Burning Brakes
Joined: Dec 2005
Posts: 1,164
Likes: 224
From: Pawleys Island, SC
Back in the day, I got a square of red leather (interior is red), and attached a couple of strips of elastic fabric and velcro. Strapped it to the column so it protected the column below the ignition. It worked perfectly until I started minimizing the keys I kept on the ring.
Pro
Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 556
Likes: 13
From: C3 Forum, Colorado
This is what I do. After you start the car, grab the key ring and hook it over the top of the thumb lever of the ignition switch. It holds all the keys up high nice and tight against the ignition switch and away from the column. They barely move at all.
Last edited by qtlow; Jan 3, 2019 at 08:54 PM.
Burning Brakes
Joined: May 2018
Posts: 797
Likes: 156
From: England AR
Drifting
Joined: Apr 2017
Posts: 1,377
Likes: 282
From: Bedford New York
https://www.etsy.com/listing/5513490...MaAt7HEALw_wcB
Or just go to your nearest automotive vinyl wrap shop and ask them to wrap the area in clear wrap.
Or just go to your nearest automotive vinyl wrap shop and ask them to wrap the area in clear wrap.
Corvette Stories
The Best of Corvette for Corvette Enthusiasts
Top 10 Most Expensive Corvettes Ever Sold on Bring A Trailer
Brett Foote
10 Things Every Corvette Owner Needs (2026 Edition)
Michael S. Palmer
8 Most "Only Corvette Owners Understand" Quirks and Problems
Pouria Savadkouei
10 Reasons the C6 Z06 is Still A Performance Benchmark After 20 Years
Joe Kucinski
How Much Horsepower Every Corvette Engine "LOST" in 1972
Joe Kucinski
Top 10 DOs and DON'Ts for Protecting Your Convertible Top!
Michael S. Palmer
Top 10 Most Explosive Corvettes Ever Made: Power-to-Weight Ratio Ranked!
Joe Kucinski
150 hp to 1,250 hp: Every Corvette Generation Compared by the Specs That Matter
Joe Kucinski
8 Coolest Corvette Pace Cars (and Replicas) of All Time
Verdad Gallardo
Le Mans Master
Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 6,333
Likes: 1,311
C3 of Year Finalist (stock) 2019
C2 of Year Finalist (stock) 2019
That about sizes it up.
Instructor
Joined: Jul 2007
Posts: 200
Likes: 87
From: College Station Texas
3M makes a product called Cleartastic that would work for this. You should be able to find it on Amazon or some other supplier. It is often applied to the exterior of a car to protect the paint on the front end, kick up areas, anywhere likely to get blasted with bugs or road debris. Just a few mils thick and clear so it won't be too noticeable.