What products do you recommend for 2015 m sport steering wheel? Starting to get a bit shiny in places. I currently use Dr Leather wipes on it now and again. Should I be using a conditioner or other product. Id like to return the matt look and soft feel when it was new.
^^^^ What he said! I'd love to know if it can be done. My cars has only done 15K miles and the wheel is quite glossy already.
Any detailing gurus out there?
Thanks for the replies so far. I've found this kit. I don't think my wheel is bad enough so will try and clean with soapy water first. Other may find this useful
That's a good link. I wonder if you can get the lacquer on its own?
It did give me an idea though...
I've always used Renapur on my leather bike gear and it's brilliant. I'll try it on the steering wheel and report back (if I can find it: one pot lasts a life time!)
To bring it back to a matte finish I've found that a few squirts of CIF (or any other cream cleaner!) in as hot as you can handle water works wonders with a microfibre cloth.
Baby wipes are also really good for maintaining a matte look.
That's a good link. I wonder if you can get the lacquer on its own?
It did give me an idea though...
I've always used Renapur on my leather bike gear and it's brilliant. I'll try it on the steering wheel and report back (if I can find it: one pot lasts a life time!)
Totally true. Since the leather on our steering wheels is coated all it really takes is warm water and a mild detergent to clean in most cases. This page goes into a little more detail:
That's a good link. I wonder if you can get the lacquer on its own?
It did give me an idea though...
I've always used Renapur on my leather bike gear and it's brilliant. I'll try it on the steering wheel and report back (if I can find it: one pot lasts a life time!)
A trick I use, is heat the leather by wrapping it in damp microfiber cloths that have been soaked in warm water. Make sure you drain off the excess water as you want to open the pores and not soak them. Then use a weak, good quality leather cleaner to lightly clean off any contaminant. Once cleaned and dried, apply a good quality leather feed and allow it to soak in before taking off the excess with a clean microfiber. The trick is not the aggressively scrub the leather as it will eventually remove the dye. removing the oily contaminant caused by your hands will help reduce the "shine"
A trick I use, is heat the leather by wrapping it in damp microfiber cloths that have been soaked in warm water. Make sure you drain off the excess water as you want to open the pores and not soak them. Then use a weak, good quality leather cleaner to lightly clean off any contaminant. Once cleaned and dried, apply a good quality leather feed and allow it to soak in before taking off the excess with a clean microfiber. The trick is not the aggressively scrub the leather as it will eventually remove the dye. removing the oily contaminant caused by your hands will help reduce the "shine"
Yes, only use a magic sponge as a last resort if you've resigned yourself to getting a new steering wheel. It's basically sandpaper. Will take the top coating off anything it's used on (leather/plastic etc)
Lots of YouTube Detailers use a magic sponge on leather because they are about getting paid quickly, not about making the leather last as long as possible.
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