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Thu 26 Jan 2012 16:47
Leather-covered steering wheels - John Boy

Elsewhere on the forum, there’s a long, but interesting topic about windows misting up - www.honestjohn.co.uk/forum/post/index.htm?t=94027

In it, CaptainKephart suggested that it could be caused by “polish” used glass in showroom valeting treatments. That was very useful for me. I’m used to being able to wipe condensation away, if only for a few seconds. On my latest car, wiping just seemed to spread it out in clusters. The car had been valeted and, sure enough, cleaning the glass inside (with Windowlene) got rid of the problem.

That leads me on to something else. The leather steering wheel feels hard and slippery. In those instances where it’s useful to be able to spin the wheel with the heel of your hand, you can’t do it. I’m now beginning to wonder if the wheel has been “treated” too.

Any suggestions on how I can remove the “treatment” or otherwise soften up the leather so it has a bit of grip? I’ve tried washing, meths and, latterly, Windowlene with little success.

Edited by John Boy on 26/01/2012 at 16:49

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Thu 26 Jan 2012 16:56
Leather-covered steering wheels - jamie745

Elsewhere on the forum, there’s a long, but interesting topic about windows misting up

I think both that thread and this one play fast and loose with the word 'interesting.'

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Thu 26 Jan 2012 21:36
Leather-covered steering wheels - Avant

John Boy - there are various products designed for treating leather seats - I presume to make the leather softer and more pleasant to touch. Something like that, which should be available in shops like Halfords, could be worth a try.

Jamie - you wil no doubt say I'm humourless, but threads like this and the other one you refer to have a useful purpose. Lots of people come on here because they genuinely want advice, and we're lucky that we have plenty of helpful members willing to give it.

You should try reading some of your posts out loud in your Jaguar. It would mist up soon enough....

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Thu 26 Jan 2012 22:10
Leather-covered steering wheels - jamie745

you wil no doubt say I'm humourless

Well thats one way of saying it i suppose.

You should try reading some of your posts out loud in your Jaguar. It would mist up soon enough....

I should feel as though thats directed at the occasionally long winded nature of my posts. However im overwhelmed with utter offence to the suggestion that my Jaguar would ever mist up.

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