Wich product for weekly cleaning the leather steering wheel?

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So i orderer a new vw leather steering wheel from an oem part suplier, i do my interior cleaning with megs QID with great results, loving the mate finish that leaves these product



I want to know if QID is the right product to mantain the mate finish on the leather?



I always drive my car with the hands clean, no smoking and no windows down



The reason is that i used the search option but the threads where for reviving neglected and old steering wheels, not for new ones



Thanks to everyone



Im concernd couse i pay $300 bucks for it jeje



This is the day I bought the wheel



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And after 4,000 kms and cleaning with APC



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I think that the protection went of by using apc at 1:10
 
At first cleaning every week sounds *to me* perhaps too much, especially since you are so careful. I say this because too much cleaning may deprive the leather oils resulting in dried leather.



On my VW wheel I have used conolly leather soap and lexol soap with similar results on a monthly basis with no issue. My only concern would be not to clog the pores with any products you use as your leather is perforated.
 
Leather covered steering wheel:



Steering wheels have an extra coating of protective finish on the already finished or coated leather. Perspiration and dirt are absorbed readily into the dry leather, and combined with the ultra violet (UV-B) radiation of the sun a chemical reaction occurs that degrades the finished leather. All of us have seen this wear on steering wheels



Using leather oil-based conditioners on finished leather may cause delamination from the leather substrate. As the oils will permeate the leather via the stitching or any micro-cracks in the surface, once oil gets between the urethane and the substrate it causes loss of adhesion (See also Oil and Oil based Products)



Most manufacturer’s advice against using oil-based conditioners on steering wheels as it makes the surface slippery and could be dangerous if you lose control of the vehicles steering



1. Clean the wheel’s leather surface with a leather cleaner (Leather Masters™ Strong Effect Cleaner ) or a Limonen (citrus) based de-greaser (P21S Total Auto Wash) diluted 5:1 with warm distilled water in a spray bottle; dependant upon type and extent of soil or stain

2. For oil or grease stains use Leather Masters™ Leather Degreaser (check for colour fastness) this aerosol product is ideal for cleaning this type of stain as it dissolves the oils and transforms them into a powder that is more absorbent than the leather.

This powder is what is wiped off, cleaning and degreasing the leather. Allow the white powder to dry fully. If the powder is drying to a yellow colour, it means that there are still a lot of oils in the leather.



Using a Medium / hard horse hair brush, or a soft sponge, spray and work the cleaner into a foam, lightly scrub surface and immediately wipe with a terry towel to remove excess moisture, especially around stitching (you may need to repeat this process).

3. Then use a compressed air nozzle to dry

4. Once wheel is thoroughly dry apply Leather Masters™ Leather Protection



Do not use an abrasive on the surface as you’ll remove the ultra violet protective topcoat

 
I've been using a water/woolite 20:1 mixture for years, then wiping with a damp cloth works great, smells good, looks good.
 
Ch96067 said:
At first cleaning every week sounds *to me* perhaps too much, especially since you are so careful..
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Same here, I hardly *EVER* do anything to my leather steering wheels other than an occasional wipedown with my usual interior cleaner (usually Griot's) and very (and I mean *VERY*) infrequent treating with something like Leather Doctor's "Grabby Feel" Protectant.



For that matter, I went years...gee, make that decades...without doing anything except the periodic cleaning and I never had a problem.



OTOH, a few months after I sold my late father's A6 to a friend of mine the steering wheel's leather deteriorated so badly that it was replaced under warranty. Apparently her hand cream/perspiration/whatever, plus all the sunlight from parking it outside while at work, was too much for that leather and you wouldn't want that to happen to yours.
 
I'm with Accumulator on this one. Do very little as long as you are not using a lot of hand cleaner or hand sanitizer that could deteriorate the leather. Sounds like you are very careful anyway. I have cleaned my steering wheels with a 1:10 mix of Woolite and water. Wipe it down with a mf towel and you are good to go. Possibly use a small amount of leather dressing every once in a while but not as a regular deal. Don't baby it.
 
I've been using LTT Auto Ultra Maintain on my steering wheel/seats for a while now. I'd say I do it monthly or bi-monthly though. I've also used Leather Master Strong Cleaner and Protection Creme. Both work very well IMO.
 
Steering wheels are probably the most abused thing in your car and you want to do your best at preserving it with the proper workflow. I wouldn't clean them that often. Especially if you are that concious about keeping dirt away. I'd do a deep initial cleanup and then treat it with either LM Protection Cream or LD Protectant and follow with just a regular wipedown with a dampened cotton towel to get the top layer of dirt off.
 
RaskyR1 said:
I've been using LTT Auto Ultra Maintain on my steering wheel/seats for a while now. I'd say I do it monthly or bi-monthly though. I've also used Leather Master Strong Cleaner and Protection Creme. Both work very well IMO.
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LTT is on my list of products to try. I've heard nothing but great things about Judy's products from people on the forums. I"m curious to see what the differences are between the LTT & LM system? Seem to work off the same principle.
 
I agree with the rest of folks here; don't mess with the wheel too often unless you can tell it's getting grungy. I usually wipe mine down once a month or so with Meg's QID, twice a year I'll add a little conditioner but nothing too frequent.



When I do initial details for customers though I'll usually hit them with OPC at 10:1 and a toothbrush, followed by conditioner. If I think it's necessary I also will on occasion use Leatherique Rejuvinator Oil to pull more dirt out of the pores.
 
David Fermani said:
LTT is on my list of products to try. I've heard nothing but great things about Judy's products from people on the forums. I"m curious to see what the differences are between the LTT & LM system? Seem to work off the same principle.
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Never done a side by side comparison yet but they do seem to perform very similar. I'm lazy and like the 1-step approach of the Auto Ultra Maintain vs. the 2-step clean and protect method. :D
 
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1. Steering wheel

2. Seat belt

3. Cup holder

4. Dash board

5. Window opener

 
RaskyR1 said:
.. I'm lazy and like the 1-step approach of the Auto Ultra Maintain vs. the 2-step clean and protect method. :D
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Same here...doing a four-step with my new Leather Doctor stuff seemed like a *HUGE* chore, simply couldn't imagine doing the whole six-step process like I probably should have. While the results form just that abbreviated approach were *VERY* nice, it sure made me appreciate the convenience of two-step approaches I've used like Sonus and LM. "How bad do you want it?" comes to mind :think:
 
Accumulator - I heard Leather DR is coming out with a simplified system. I believe it will include only 2 cleaning steps which includes a neutralizing step. Kinda like an ABC system for your leather.
 
David Fermani said:
Accumulator - I heard Leather DR is coming out with a simplified system. I believe it will include only 2 cleaning steps which includes a neutralizing step. Kinda like an ABC system for your leather.
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Ah, that'd help make it a bit more practical but the treatment part still gives me pause.



The idea of fatliquoring it stopped me dead in my tracks (same as with my consideration of Leatherique, which is also just sitting on the shelf unused) as I simply cannot spread stuff like this out over the required timeframe. It took a whole weekend just to do the quickie job that I did, and that was on the basically showroom S8.



Guess it's sorta like my issues with polishing; finding several consecutive days to spend on a given vehicle is something I basically just can't do without blowing off something else (and most of those "something elses" are more important these days).
 
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