what's going on everybody welcome to Chemical Guys detail garage today we're
going to be cleaning this Lexus steering wheel because a lot of people have the
same problem wear lotion or sunscreen or some kind of makeup
we'll start staining the inside rim of the steering wheel and that's
exactly what we have here you can see this kind of discoloration here this
kind of off-white look this is caused by a lotion from your hands getting trapped
on the leather of your steering wheel and the reason why it's only on one side
is because as you turn the wheel you're scrubbing away the outside which gives
it this glossier effect but then the inside still has the staining so we're
gonna show you how to remove it using leather cleaner straight out of the
bottle it's not diluted because it's not necessary and what we're going to do is spray
it into one of our all in the details brush you can also spray the wheel
itself I'm gonna protect my jeans by putting a towel down just a little spray
here we'll start at the bottom and then you're gonna agitate the cleaner but you
want the cleaner to do most of the work you don't need to scrub excessively or
use a harsh brush because that can damage the leather very easily as many
of you know the leather is just a hide or a covering and it's sensitive to
scratches just like paint is or plastics so you're going to be cautious when
you're cleaning it and also you want to use the right products such as a leather
cleaner or a leather specific cleaner so you're not staining it or drying it out
now we'll just clean off any excess here just to show you what we were working
with just that light layer of dirt on there body oils because the car here is fairly
brand new but from whatever reason the make-up or lotion has been staining the
wheel we wanted to last and look as best for as long as possible so cleaning
periodically a lot of people ask how often do you need to clean and condition
your leather depending on the conditions if the car sits outside a lot like this
car it's not garage so it spends most of its time outside it's recommended to
clean and condition the leather probably every three months just to keep up on it
but for the leather on the steering wheel we don't want to add any kind of
conditioners because that will cause the steering able to become slippery or it
can give you you know some kind of dangerous effect so what we're going to
do is just clean it off and then we'll put on a UV blocker such as InnerClean
or Total Interior which doesn't add any sheen and it also still remains dry at
the touch but it's kind of protect against harmful UV rays or anything else
damage it or stain it overtime so just by giving you a little before-and-after
you can see here we have this more of a matte look which is what your leather
supposed to look like and leather naturally is a matte finish and then
this is from the grease from your hands as well as lotion or makeup that gives
that gloss your effect and also start staining the stitching on the inside of
the wheel here so I'm going to work my way around the rest of the wheel but you guys can
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