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funnyguy1



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Steering wheel

The steering wheel on my 2011 is in good shape but shiny from use. Is there anyway to restore it to that new smooth leather
condition without replacing it? I see some wheels on eBay at $895 USD all leather/heated and $1,295 for same with black piano wood. Thx!

Post #465166 19th Jan 2018 9:30pm
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Pawl



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England 2007 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Cairns Blue

Have you tried leather conditioner or restorer on it ?
You should be able to clean off all the residue that's been left by yours & others hands. Paul,
2001 Discovery 2 TD5, 211,000 miles & climbing
2006 FFRR TDV8 Vogue 145,000 miles & climbing
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Post #465169 19th Jan 2018 9:49pm
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funnyguy1



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Thanks Paul. I have Lexol leather conditioner, i'll give it a try. Mike

Post #465178 19th Jan 2018 10:39pm
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AnotherMutley



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You need to ask yourself which is more important getting a steering wheel that looks new or better than it does now.

If its the former, no amount of cleaning will get you back to a perfectly smooth surface as the sealer/mattifier applied to the leather will be long gone. I don't know whether they will ship to the US or not, but you could try powerful uk on ebay, they have refurbed wheels available for around £200. Or you could get it recovered in the US.

The conditioner won't restore the leather back to original condition, if anything it'll make it worse. You need a good leather cleaner to remove the years of sweat and salt from the leather and then colour it if necessary and then re-seal it.

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nino_nino



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Bosnia Herzegovina 2012 Range Rover Autobiography Black TDV8 Santorini Black

funnyguy, I use regular household cleaner/degreaser (Mr.Clean or similar) to take shine and grime of the wheel followed by distilled water wash and than good leather conditioner, I use Dr. Leather cleaner/conditioner (smells really nice). This will look good for a whale. Thumbs Up

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jakebullet64



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United Kingdom 2003 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Santorini Black

Hi. There's a thread by jammyk regarding a shiny steering wheel on here. I've heard lots about a product called Gliptone doing exactly what you need.
HTH
Jake 2003 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 on Gas
1961 88" 2.25 diesel - George
Gone - 1997 3.9 V8i Discovery - Burt

Post #465665 23rd Jan 2018 10:47am
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Supercharged_sillinessmk2



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I think it depends on whether you have a Ford or BMW era L322. The quality of the interior leather and seats differ markedly.

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Ozzy197



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United Kingdom 2008 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Java Black

Gliptone is good stuff but needs using correctly . Less tends to be more in my opinion

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funnyguy1



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Just put a post up although I don't see it. I tried (per Youtube) using Mr. Clean cleaning pad. It removed the oil and wheel is now back to its original new/flat leather look.

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Pawl



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England 2007 Range Rover Vogue TDV8 Cairns Blue

Thumbs Up Paul,
2001 Discovery 2 TD5, 211,000 miles & climbing
2006 FFRR TDV8 Vogue 145,000 miles & climbing
Member of Midland (Land) Rover Owners Club, www.mroc.co.uk

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alistairh



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United Kingdom 2004 Range Rover Vogue 4.4 V8 Java Black

I had the same issue then ended up getting wheel retrimmed. A lot cheaper than a new wheel and looks great ...



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zarnd



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United Kingdom 2005 Range Rover Vogue SE 4.2 SC V8 Bonatti Grey

The heating part of my wheel is not that great any more - can that be repaired at all or is it replacement only?

cheers Alex

2018 Skoda Kodiaq vRS
2009 Caterham Supersport Race car
2007 M5 Touring
2005 Range Rover Vogue SE Supercharged
2004 SL55 AMG

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funnyguy1



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Mr. Clean Magic Eraser makes steering wheel look new.

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