Hey all, does anyone have a good method for cleaning a suede steering wheel? I have a black suede Sparco steering wheel and it needs some refreshing. I don't mind the little spots where my thumbs sit that are matted down, but the outside of the steering wheel is begining to look a little dull.

Anyone?

 

Damnit, come on guys.

 

You could try some suede cleaner.

 

Cleaner that is meant for suede for sure. It will come with a little brush that is used to bring up the matted areas.


It works great, used some on my old Momo.

 

Well I drove around for an hour and finally found some cleaner. It consists of an eraser of sorts and a brush. The wheel's suede is matted down pretty bad in a few areas, and the cleaner didn't work too well on those areas. Oh well.

 

Most suede cleaner comes in a spray can, with a brush on the top. You may have better luck with that kind.

 

suede cleaner in a can for shoes

 

F*ck...another $5-$7 spent on suede cleaner!

 

suede can be a pain

 

get a suede brush too. that will help a ton

 

The eraser I got comes with a brush. Some of the wheel is too matted down to come up with the eraser and brush.

 

Sounds really far gone. Just wait, it wil be leather soon.

 

Haha, very true. I mean, it's a steering wheel - hands all over it all the time.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by blackdc5 &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Just curious, does suede have any advantage in use on a steering wheel....</TD></TR></TABLE>

Much better grip.

 

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Any disadvantages? I've seen the shoulder supports on Buddy Club seats faded on the suede part.

Now I carry one of those airline blankets to cover up the seat lol.</TD></TR></TABLE>

Suede will fade and what not with useage. That's just a fact of life. If you want a material that is going to "look" flawless for a really long time then you need leather or something like that. Suede is really nice stuff, but it has it's purpose....which is not to be pretty and cute haha.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by AF-P Dunc &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">Much better grip.</TD></TR></TABLE>

The more your palms sweat, the more it grips, whereas vinyl or regular top-grain leather would get slippery when it gets wet.

 

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Good point. Guess suede aint that bad I mean if leather's the only alternative, I'll stick to suede. I didn't have a good experience with my stock leather seats.</TD></TR></TABLE>


Haha, I used to lick my palms if they were too dry. Suede is kinda slippery if your hands are dry.