This is rather a problem of our current times. My wife runs a Maccan turbo and I will be the first to say she and me are certainly not precious about the old truck in fact it's generally pretty grubby most of the time. However, I recently noticed that the steering wheel had turned a grim shade of off-white around the rim. Thinking about this we came to the conclusion that following my wife's visits to shops and stores, frequently, what always follows was a quick wipe with some cleansing gel to counteract the dreaded lurgy still going round. Of course a constituent of most gels is alcohol which has effectively wiped all the black colour from the steering wheel. I don't fancy having to shell out for a new steering wheel which with all the gizmos on it is bound to be not cheap so what is the best way to get the wheel back to it's original shade. I'm thinking a good rub with some black Kiwi, that's boot polish for all our younger listeners, or can anybody recommend anything which may be more suitable.
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Steering wheel prob
- Thread starter ignatzcatz
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I don't think I'd be putting boot polish on the steering wheel myself! [
] As you say, it's probably the alcohol rubs that have taken the colour out.
There are some very good leather dyes on the market that seem to work pretty well, so try one of those. Otherwise you may have to resort to having the wheel recovered - there are specialists around that can do this work.
Unfortunately it will mean taking the car off the road for a while. Not so much of a problem if you have a second car or you could try tracking down a second-hand wheel to either refurbish or use whilst the original is being repaired.
Regards,
Clive
There are some very good leather dyes on the market that seem to work pretty well, so try one of those. Otherwise you may have to resort to having the wheel recovered - there are specialists around that can do this work.
Unfortunately it will mean taking the car off the road for a while. Not so much of a problem if you have a second car or you could try tracking down a second-hand wheel to either refurbish or use whilst the original is being repaired.
Regards,
Clive
Gliptone liquid leather, if you give them the colour code of your interior they will match the colour of the dye in the kit
You get a cleaner, a bottle of dye, some conditioner and applicators
I used it once on a bmw to re colour the side bolster on the drivers seat where it scuffs over time as you get in and out, should do the job you are after
You get a cleaner, a bottle of dye, some conditioner and applicators
I used it once on a bmw to re colour the side bolster on the drivers seat where it scuffs over time as you get in and out, should do the job you are after
Great, thanks for the tips. Wife gave me a kick, said the truck's not always grubby so here's a pic when it was clean - last year.
sorry, no pic cos this rubbish web site doesn't let me
sorry, no pic cos this rubbish web site doesn't let me
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