- Car
- 2003 FX45
Lots and lots of pics!
Steering Wheel Restoration
- Thread starter skyline03
- Start date
Worst case you can buy the new one like you were about to though!
Holy shit that's amazing! Great job!
That's what I'm saying freaking nasty! Just got the interior and exterior done with permaplate from the dealer too
Nice 250+ dollar save there
Fire0nic3FX
Member
Great results bro!
- Car
- 2003 FX45
Good job. That's unbelievable!
hammermill
Member
- Car
- FX50
so i need to get magic eraser and a leather moisturizer huh.
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clean with the eraser then apply moisturizer thats it?
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clean with the eraser then apply moisturizer thats it?
Be careful, Magic Eraser is abrasive. So if your wheel is beyond repair anyways, it will help. But if you use it on a good condition wheel, it can remove the surface coating. And to hammermill, you can't use it on headliner or anything that's not a relatively smooth surface. Think of it as very fine sandpaper. It cleans by basically scraping everything off so it won't work on fabrics.
Fire0nic3FX
Member
Also be careful wetting headliners you can cause permanent water stains on them. They are made of a cardboard like material
Also to the OP it looks like your steering wheel was just dirty and mot actually frayed. If it were frayed the mr clean magic eraser would of made it worse as that thing is very abrasive. Its like 3000 grit sandpaper. That thing took the finish right off my trunk scuff plate. Costly mistake
Also to the OP it looks like your steering wheel was just dirty and mot actually frayed. If it were frayed the mr clean magic eraser would of made it worse as that thing is very abrasive. Its like 3000 grit sandpaper. That thing took the finish right off my trunk scuff plate. Costly mistake
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- Car
- 2003 FX45
Is it kind of like a polishing compound?
BootyHunter57
Member
I know of a couple of good upholstery places here in LA where they do great work for a fair price. California upholstery is one of them. Pm me and ill try and get yoy more info
TapaTalked
TapaTalked
- Car
- 2003 FX45
I did the magic eraser trick a few months ago and here's my experience.
This is how in looked "before". Not really bad, but I wanted to clean it up a bit.
I started to not like the results, so I only did half of the wheel. From this picture, I cleaned from the seam line at the ~10 o'clock position to the seam line at the ~4 o'clock position. From 4 o'clock to 10 o'clock was not touched with the magic eraser.
These are the "after" pictures. The magic eraser roughed up the these surfaces giving it a smoother look (maybe debatable), but left it feeling sticky and gummy. As I was doing it, I could see pieces of any dirt and the leather peeling away.
I'm glad I stopped half way through when I did, and frankly, I wish I never started. The process does work, but I only suggest it if your steering wheel is really messed up. If your steering wheel looks and feels like absolute hell, this will work. You can attain an even and better looking finish. Probably just smoothing out a turd, so it looks polished. And there's nothing wrong with this.
On the other hand, if your wheel is 'okay-ish', let it be and don't touch it.
My hope was that after usage, the oils from my hands would bring back the smooth feel. Maybe it did; maybe I just got used to it. Since, I've applied 2 different leather conditioners 2 different times, and they might have helped a little bit. Not a whole lot.
This is how in looked "before". Not really bad, but I wanted to clean it up a bit.
I started to not like the results, so I only did half of the wheel. From this picture, I cleaned from the seam line at the ~10 o'clock position to the seam line at the ~4 o'clock position. From 4 o'clock to 10 o'clock was not touched with the magic eraser.
These are the "after" pictures. The magic eraser roughed up the these surfaces giving it a smoother look (maybe debatable), but left it feeling sticky and gummy. As I was doing it, I could see pieces of any dirt and the leather peeling away.
I'm glad I stopped half way through when I did, and frankly, I wish I never started. The process does work, but I only suggest it if your steering wheel is really messed up. If your steering wheel looks and feels like absolute hell, this will work. You can attain an even and better looking finish. Probably just smoothing out a turd, so it looks polished. And there's nothing wrong with this.
On the other hand, if your wheel is 'okay-ish', let it be and don't touch it.
My hope was that after usage, the oils from my hands would bring back the smooth feel. Maybe it did; maybe I just got used to it. Since, I've applied 2 different leather conditioners 2 different times, and they might have helped a little bit. Not a whole lot.
