Steering Wheel

Firefly6 · 05-06-2010, 08:16 AM

Inevitably the wheel leather has gotten kind of slick. Is there a way to get it more like a new "dry" feel to the leather?

Express · 05-06-2010, 08:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Firefly6

Inevitably the wheel leather has gotten kind of slick. Is there a way to get it more like a new "dry" feel to the leather?

was JUST wondering the same thing.

jopa489 · 05-06-2010, 10:21 AM

Check my post here, 4th one down: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=381707

TomTomTuning · 05-06-2010, 03:00 PM

Yea, i had an E46 and it had a shiny/slick steering wheel. I really want to prevent that from happening with the E92.

Here is a thread on autopia i just found.
http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-det...ing-wheel.html

EDIT:
I was looking up some Leatherique threads and found this. (scroll down for steering wheel before/after photos.)
http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ht=Leatherique

Firefly6 · 05-06-2010, 07:45 PM

Good stuff. Thanks. When i got home a took a damp microfiber cloth and a little dish detergent and went at it. Made a big difference, but I'll need to go back with a brush to get into the grain, where it still looks a bit shiny.

When these wheels are factory new you can't even notice the grain.

It's interesting how absorbent the leather is to oil. You mostly handle a limited area of the wheel but eventually the entire leather surface is evenly glossy.

UncleWede · 05-10-2010, 09:06 AM

I looked at mine this weekend and noticed that the surface where most handling is done is smooth, there are no longer any raised pattern. Is there THAT much oil on the thing, or do those bumps wear off?

._. · 05-10-2010, 09:29 AM

I used dish detergent and it made a huge difference, better than all the leather cleaners I have tried to use in the past.

drvai · 05-10-2010, 05:20 PM

Leatherique

End of the story. If it's really dirty, you may need more than one application, but you will restore the leather to a "almost new"condition

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Firefly6 Lieutenant 12 Rep 412 Posts Drives: 2018 330i Xdrive Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (2)	Steering Wheel - condition like new? Inevitably the wheel leather has gotten kind of slick. Is there a way to get it more like a new "dry" feel to the leather?
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jopa489 Major General 122 Rep 6,594 Posts Drives: Anything with Wheels Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: USA iTrader: (9)	Check my post here, 4th one down: http://www.e90post.com/forums/showthread.php?t=381707 __________________ X7 LCI // Incoming C7 ZR1 ZTK // Sebring + TRX // Hydro + Raptor Gen1 Roush // Tuxedo
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TomTomTuning Major 47 Rep 1,173 Posts Drives: WTB: G20 M340i Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Toronto, ON iTrader: (0)	Yea, i had an E46 and it had a shiny/slick steering wheel. I really want to prevent that from happening with the E92. Here is a thread on autopia i just found. http://www.autopia.org/forum/car-det...ing-wheel.html EDIT: I was looking up some Leatherique threads and found this. (scroll down for steering wheel before/after photos.) http://www.e90post.com/forums/showth...ht=Leatherique __________________ 2011 E90 335i xDrive MSport 6MT 2009 E90 328i xDrive 2004 E46 330i ZHP 2010 E92 335i xDrive 2001 E46 325xi
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Firefly6 Lieutenant 12 Rep 412 Posts Drives: 2018 330i Xdrive Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: New Jersey iTrader: (2)	Good stuff. Thanks. When i got home a took a damp microfiber cloth and a little dish detergent and went at it. Made a big difference, but I'll need to go back with a brush to get into the grain, where it still looks a bit shiny. When these wheels are factory new you can't even notice the grain. It's interesting how absorbent the leather is to oil. You mostly handle a limited area of the wheel but eventually the entire leather surface is evenly glossy.
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05-10-2010, 09:06 AM	#6
UncleWede Long Time Admirer, First Time Owner 18031 Rep 9,378 Posts Drives: G01 X3 M40i Dark Graphite Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Oxnard, CA iTrader: (0)	I looked at mine this weekend and noticed that the surface where most handling is done is smooth, there are no longer any raised pattern. Is there THAT much oil on the thing, or do those bumps wear off?
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._. Colonel 74 Rep 2,353 Posts Drives: BMW Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Miami iTrader: (15)	I used dish detergent and it made a huge difference, better than all the leather cleaners I have tried to use in the past.
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drvai Major 136 Rep 1,274 Posts Drives: E92 M3 AW Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: FL iTrader: (0)	Leatherique End of the story. If it's really dirty, you may need more than one application, but you will restore the leather to a "almost new"condition
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