Would it be funny if I was doing this and the airbag went off?
You would laugh.
What's up guys?
Welcome back to the Detail Garage.
Today, we have this red VW R32 in the shop and we are going to be showing you guys how
to maintain and protect one of the most neglected and abused areas on your vehicle:
your steering wheel.
Most of the time, you're touching your steering wheel (or at least you should be) and that
collects grime and anything that's on your hands and on a leather steering wheel, it
penetrates the surface, giving it this shiny look.
Today, we are going to show you how to remove it and properly protect it so that you can
add longevity and to restore that natural look.
So, let's get started.
To begin, I'm going to using some Leather Cleaner that I already diluted 10 to 1 in
our Professional Spray Bottle.
I'm going to spray it onto the brush to control overspray.
This is our horsehair brush that gently cleans any leather goods.
I'm going to start here on the center of the steering wheel, just gently scrubbing.
This is agitating the cleaner to gently penetrate the hide of the leather and lift off any of
the deep set in stains and we will wipe it off for a natural finish.
Now, for most people, the center of the steering wheel is plastic or vinyl, but you can still
use the Leather Cleaner to remove any body oils or grease.
You can see that foaming action that penetrates the surface and it makes it easier for
stubborn stains or any kind of dirt to come off with just a simple wipe.
Now, it has that nice clean, crisp finish.
It also feels nice and smooth.
Now, we can just continue our way around the steering wheel.
This is a high traffic area where your hands are constantly touching.
As most of you know, leather steering wheels are not supposed to have a shiny finish, so
we are going to show you how to properly remove all of that to get it back to the factory look.
Now moving onto the outer ring of the steering wheel, we are going to start at the top.
I'm going to put this towel on my leg to prevent any foam from getting on myself and then just
working my way around, this helps remove any staining, any body oils, and bacteria that
you might have touched or brought onto the steering wheel because if you think about
it, you touch your face, your nose, your anything and then you touch your steering wheel and
that's where it's going to linger and stay.
We are going to clean all of that off to get it back down that crisp look and also to add
longevity like I mentioned.
Any kind of oils will deteriorate the finish of your leather and cause cracking, staining,
and discoloration over time.
Frequently and periodically cleaning and conditioning will help to prolong the life your leather
and also make it look its best.
So, now that I've taken care of most of the larger areas, the real test is going to be
when we wipe if off.
This is going to show you all that grease that was hiding in there because it's hard
to tell on a black steering wheel when there's dirt or a stain on there until you actually
clean it.
So, I'm just working my way around.
That's all the stuff that was hiding on the surface.
So, moving on to our last step in the detailing process on this steering wheel today, we're
going to be using some Leather Conditioner.
Now, what that's going to do is it's going to rejuvenate and also protect the steering wheel.
It's going to revive that leather look and leather scent, while also protecting against
UV rays and staining.
So, we are going to start by shaking the bottle up and then apply a couple of dots to the
applicator pad.
If you've noticed we've been using tan today, that's because we've designated all of our
tan products to work with our leather and I will start by just blotching it out.
You can use this on leather, you can use this on synthetic leather, or fake leather.
You just simply work it all the way around getting it into all the pores and crevices.
Since there's stitching on the steering wheel, I'm not going to heavily clot or build it
up on there.
I'm going over it pretty quickly and then I will do a final pass to work it in.
We will give it a moment to sit and bond on the surface and then with a clean microfiber
towel we will buff off the excess.
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