I didn’t remove the steering wheel to do this job, but I did rotate it to enable easier and complete cleaning.
Starting with the trims, I used neat alcohol on a microfibre and effectively ‘polished off’ the remaining ‘soft-touch’ finish to reveal the clean, shiny, black plastic underneath.
This is not technically difficult, but it does require patience, a little attention to detail and frequent reapplication of alcohol to a clean part of the cloth. It also requires firm pressure, it doesn’t just wipe off easily. This method is much easier than trying to clean this goo off with anything else, believe me I have tried other things in the past!
For the leather I sprayed the Bilt-Hamber directly into the bristles of the detailing brush and then worked this into the leather a section at a time, wiping frequently with a clean, damp microfibre to lift away the residue. I used a white microfibre for this, it was not white at all by the time I’d finished. I then gave the whole wheel a final wipe down with a clean, barely damp, microfibre and left it to dry.
Once the wheel was completely dry I applied some Gtechiq L1 leather Guard and allowed a couple of hours to dry.
This is the finished result, the buttons on the right side are completely clean, it’s a bit of reflection on the plastic in the photo;
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The leather feels fantastic, no tackiness at all, and almost completely Matt.
Can’t see me doing much else with this wheel really, Royals wheels are lovely, but feels a bit unnecessary
Alpina Roadster S Lux no. 204 (1 of 15 uk cars in Alpina Blue)
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