Boot polish on steering wheel

[maston]

A big thank you to the pistonhead member (apologies can't remember who it was) who had idea of using black shoe polish to refurb the steering wheel

Worked a treat

[mrzigazaga]

Hope you let it soak in mate..If not dont go touching your face...Um bossom...

[maston]

lol.....yeah gave it an hour or so and buffed it up like there is no tomorrow
Now got to do the rest of the interior

[adam quantrill]

'twas me! No problem - anything to help...

[taz turbo]

maston said:

Now got to do the rest of the interior

Hmmm, some years ago my Father did the same to the interior of a RR he was selling, it looked great, but you always ended up with a black bum!

It was bought to be used as a wedding car, still smirk at the thought of the bride in white dress with a black ar5e.

[maston]

lol taz turbo

Sorry I meant still got to work on the interior and not "boot polish" it !

Although given the state of the interior (the seats etc. looking stained and very grubby) i might actually try and whack some shoe polish on it

I bought some sugar soap today and started cleaning the seats but...oh dear...they must be vinyl and not leather as I have made them 10 times worse now as the sugar soap has taken the top layer off...oops...

[Prizam]

maston said:

I bought some sugar soap today and started cleaning the seats but...oh dear...they must be vinyl and not leather as I have made them 10 times worse now as the sugar soap has taken the top layer off...oops...

Bloody hell mate, i once left some sugar soap in a glass jar for a couple of days. Came back to it and it had dissolved the glass! No wonder it didnt do your leather any favors.

[mrzigazaga]

Ian why an earth are you using sugar soap on leather or viynl?...You need leather cleaner..Feed and then a conditioner..There are loads of products out there..Or you can use a mild solution of baby shampoo on leather and viynl but dry it gently with a towel afterwards and then feed and condition it..Auto-glym leather cleaner is good or mer..Or i have been using a turtle wax leather cleaner & conditioner which is pretty good...Ziga

[maston]

Mark, I tried the Autoglym cleaner and the conditioner but it did nothing !
In my infinite wisdom I thought I'd try sugar soap but what a f:sensored:k up !

You know me mate, 1 thing out of 10 that I try is mildly successful

[adam quantrill]

Perhaps you were thinking of "Saddle Soap"? But I wouln't use this either on leather (or vinyl) as it tends to dry in out.

The best cleaner I have used is woolstenholmes and comes with their reconnelising kit - but you have to use it sparingly. It smells of ammonia so perhaps you could just use ammonia solution with a bit of detergent.

[mrzigazaga]

If you have scuffed the surface then there is not much you can do other than getting them re-connolised professionally..There is a guy in sidcup who does it for 25 squids per seat..This includes a re-colour...Condition & Seal..But if you havent scuffed them then try 1 X tablespoon of a well known baby shampoo to a litre of water..Use a clean sponge..NOT scourer.. but squeeze out the excess and then use in small circular motions on the seat..Do not saturate the seats..Repeat if needed...Pat down afterwards with a clean dry towel and allow to dry fully before using any leather conditioner..

[Mr Tank]

Mark

If its scuffed re- connolising will not fix it as connolising is just a posh leather food!
If its scuffed to do it properly the scuff has to be repaired, coloured and sealed other wise it will always show and you will feel it!

Andy

[Grady]

Ah, topic that has been on my mind... What is the best way (w/o extra brides, gowns, etc) to save/restore the leather on a wheel that is just faded but otherwise looks solid, stitched, not scraped, etc.? Thanks Grady

[dixiebabes]

Boot polish works a treat on a faded roof also. It only lasts a uear but costs next to nothing.

Dix

[Jack Valiant]

Guys, the best thing for tired and grubby leather and interiors is nice cheap baby wipes brings em up a treat and feeds the leather.

Chris

[mrzigazaga]

I believe it is called re-connolising...Cleaning is cleaning and feeding is feeding!..Just got to connolise the dog..
http://www.d2detail.com/--leather-re-connolising.h...

Grady...If you have a black leather steering wheel you could try some renevo...I did it to mine and it covered all the faded bits...


Ian...If worst case scenario you can use the seats i have in storage..They are black leather with a blue velour in the middle..I will ask the fella for the pics again as i cant find them...Cheers..Ziga

[rev-erend]

I often use it .. did my M3 steering wheel the other week. Gives it a new lease of life and much better looking than before.

Also very good on the tyres - gives them that new tyre looks rather than shinny
wheel dressing which just looks artificial.

[400SE Dave]

An upholsterer told me to clean with saddle soap and then use Lanolin and Beeswax leather conditioner. Used it a few times on the Tivver and the seats remain in good, supple condition.

Get it from horse saddle suppliers and make sure you get the versions that leave a matt finish.

[adam quantrill]

Yeah you have to be careful with this stuff - as the name suggests it is soap.

So if you apply it, make very sure you moisturise well afterwards ;^) Beeswax and lanolin sounds great.

I use a leather feed I got over 20 years ago (still on the last pot) and only clean if I absolutely have to.

[scotty73]

Hi, just trying the web (anything)

Was wondering how you get black shoe polish out of white/cream silk/cotton, with a bit of linen too (my wedding dress actually...)


Think I got it from the car I travelled in (a Rolls Royce too! - wouldn't have thought their seats would 'bleed'! I suppose I was a bit hot, but still! :/ )