Steering wheel care

coh4777 · 08-28-2009, 05:02 PM

What products to people use to care for their steering wheels? I use Meguiar's leather cleaner and conditioner for my seats and leather door trim., but I'm worried about using this on the steering wheel as it might make make it too slick and rather unsafe...

ren · 08-28-2009, 05:09 PM

I use Zaino Z9 cleaner and Z10 conditioner. I haven't used Meguiar's but I like Zaino because it doesn't make the leather shiny like others, and the smell...

Joeb427 · 08-28-2009, 05:15 PM

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Originally Posted by erensf

I use Zaino Z9 cleaner and Z10 conditioner. I haven't used Meguiar's but I like Zaino because it doesn't make the leather shiny like others, and the smell...

+1!

Perfectus · 08-28-2009, 05:56 PM

I'm going to try my leatherique this weekend and let you know how it goes.

jopa489 · 08-28-2009, 06:45 PM

There's a great thread on this at Autopia. Just came across it the other day.

http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-det...ing-wheel.html

MCMLXXXIX · 08-28-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by jopa489

There's a great thread on this at Autopia. Just came across it the other day.

http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-det...ing-wheel.html

great thread...lots of ideas!
now which one works best

1. Ordinary liquid dishwash soap diluted with warm water in a spray bottle.
2. Horse hair brush for scrubbing
3. Compressed air or shop vac to remove excess water, especially around switches in the wheel.

worth a try?

jopa489 · 08-28-2009, 07:02 PM

Haven't tried anything from that thread yet myself. I usually wipe down the steering wheel with a damp MF each time I wash the car, just to remove the oils. Seems to be working fine so far - no wear spots or shine.

rotaryboy · 08-28-2009, 07:56 PM

Water and Woolite 6:1 and a microfiber.

328i · 08-28-2009, 08:30 PM

If you have access to a steam cleaner it's amazing what it can do. Here is a wheel and seat from a CLK I did last week.

jopa489 · 08-28-2009, 08:33 PM

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If you have access to a steam cleaner it's amazing what it can do. Here is a wheel and seat from a CLK I did last week.

Wow, that's an amazing difference. Nice!

anthony @ eas · 08-31-2009, 04:41 PM

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If you have access to a steam cleaner it's amazing what it can do. Here is a wheel and seat from a CLK I did last week.

Wow that looks good. You just steam it and wipe off?

328i · 08-31-2009, 05:44 PM

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Originally Posted by anthony @ eas

Wow that looks good. You just steam it and wipe off?

With the steam slight agitation is needed as well. Then the grime and dirt can simply be wiped off.

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jopa489 Major General 127 Rep 6,594 Posts Drives: Anything with Wheels Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (9)	There's a great thread on this at Autopia. Just came across it the other day. http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-det...ing-wheel.html __________________ X7 LCI // Incoming C7 ZR1 ZTK // Sebring + TRX // Hydro + Raptor Gen1 Roush // Tuxedo
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jopa489 Major General 127 Rep 6,594 Posts Drives: Anything with Wheels Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (9)	Haven't tried anything from that thread yet myself. I usually wipe down the steering wheel with a damp MF each time I wash the car, just to remove the oils. Seems to be working fine so far - no wear spots or shine. __________________ X7 LCI // Incoming C7 ZR1 ZTK // Sebring + TRX // Hydro + Raptor Gen1 Roush // Tuxedo
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