Shine on steering wheels!

[russellbarnes]

Alright, this may be a bit of a strange enquiry, but I really do dislike steering wheels going shiny where they are being used, and I was wondering if anyone has any tips on how to reduce the shine on the leather.

 

[JB 3.2]

I can't offer a solution but I do have the same problem. I tried using a microfibre cloth with water but ended up removing the (grey) dye colour from the wheel, so it will be interesting to see what response you get

 

[Guest]

Have the wheel re-covered or get a new wheel (I did the latter - 3-spoke looks much better anyway).

 

[AlexG]

I used some leather dye (from Dynamix) to rejuvenate the finish on my handbrake lever and that is no longer shiny, it is not completely matt but that may be as a result of me subsequently using leather cleaner (I don't recall the finish immediately after doing the job).

 

[Johnny C]

I don't think there's much you can do, basically the sweat from your hands 'tans' the leather even more and then you're polishing it with your hands each time you touch it. A bit like putting polish on your shoes and then brushing them.

You could get a leather cover to stop them getting worse, but I wouldn't want one.

It's surprising how much difference it makes when negotiating multistorey carparks etc. My old wheel was very shiny, the horn broke and I got a 2nd hand one from someone here I could get round the turns in the car park with 1 turn rather than needing two, as my hands used to slip a little on the old one. There were 16 turns up and 16 down so it did make a difference worth noticing.