Cleaning up an old steering wheel

[NiceCupOfTea]

Just bought an old leather wheel in pretty decent condition. However, having seen it in the flesh it seems to have been painted with something to restore the colour - no idea what, but it has a slightly rough feel and you can almost see brush strokes in places. I want a bit of patina to it as it is a 30 year old wheel on a 25 year old car, but I want a smoother finish to it.

Any suggestions where to start? Was going to use a damp cloth, maybe some leather cleaner, and then some food. However, now I'm wondering if I should use something slightly abrasive to make it smoother, like one of those magic erasers. Not sure if that would make it worse though...

I see some steering wheel resto kits that have some sort of sealant or finisher, maybe that would smooth it out, but don't want it all shiny.

Any ideas?

[NiceCupOfTea]

Just used some autoglym leather cleaner and a lot of colour came off on the cloth. Fed with some gliptone liquid leather but still feels rough (and a lot of colour came off while feeding it. Have a funny feeling on a hot day I will get black hands!

Will meths/white spirit damage the leather?

[NiceCupOfTea]

Cheers! Actually just bought a kit from Leather Repair Company so will give that a go when I have a bit of time...