HELP!! Alcantara steering wheel refurbishment
Discussion
Hey guys, as title suggests my steering wheel is in need of attention; pile has flattened and it's grubby/grimy. Any suggestions on how to bring it back to life or any detailers out there want to quote on the job? Can you send them away for re-covering even? It's the type with carbon fibre so I'll hazard an educated guess they're expensive to replace ~ I'm t'fore reluctant to 'have a go myself' unless I know it's going to make it better, and not worse.
MANY THANKS!
Victoria
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MANY THANKS!
Victoria
xx
it'll be suede, not alcantara !
talk to http://www.davethetrimmer.com/ who re-trimmed mine a couple of years ago
talk to http://www.davethetrimmer.com/ who re-trimmed mine a couple of years ago
Alcantara cleaner... from morethanpolish.com ??
http://www.morethanpolish.com/raceglaze_products.a...
http://www.morethanpolish.com/raceglaze_products.a...
) If it's alcantara, I would go the following way.
Using a dry nail brush gently rub the SW in a small circular motion. Use very light pressure and slowly work your way round the whole SW. This releases the grim bedded into the fabric. Step 2, lightly dampen a microfibres cloth with water than place it over the SW then grip the Mircofibre and SW with both hands with a twisting action, as if you were wringing out the cloth. Again, work your way round the whole SW. Once done, leave the dry.
I have used this method 3 times in 3 years on my 911 alcantara SW and after 50k miles it still looks and feels like new.
Using a dry nail brush gently rub the SW in a small circular motion. Use very light pressure and slowly work your way round the whole SW. This releases the grim bedded into the fabric. Step 2, lightly dampen a microfibres cloth with water than place it over the SW then grip the Mircofibre and SW with both hands with a twisting action, as if you were wringing out the cloth. Again, work your way round the whole SW. Once done, leave the dry.
I have used this method 3 times in 3 years on my 911 alcantara SW and after 50k miles it still looks and feels like new.
If it's wood, I would go the following way.
Using sandpaper gently rub the SW in a small circular motion. Use very light pressure and slowly work your way round the whole SW. This releases the grim bedded into the wood. Step 2, lightly dampen some wet and dry paper with water than place it over the SW then grip the W&D and SW with both hands with a twisting action, as if you were wringing out the wood. Again, work your way round the whole SW. Once done, leave the dry.
I have used this method 3 times in 3 years on my 911 wooden SW and after 50k miles it still looks and feels like new.
Using sandpaper gently rub the SW in a small circular motion. Use very light pressure and slowly work your way round the whole SW. This releases the grim bedded into the wood. Step 2, lightly dampen some wet and dry paper with water than place it over the SW then grip the W&D and SW with both hands with a twisting action, as if you were wringing out the wood. Again, work your way round the whole SW. Once done, leave the dry.
I have used this method 3 times in 3 years on my 911 wooden SW and after 50k miles it still looks and feels like new.
A couple of years back i used these guys to cover my 911 wheel.
http://jd-trimming.co.uk/Automotive_Trade_Ect/Leat...
I posted it to them and from memory it came back very quickly, can't remember how much it cost but i do remember that it was good value and i was very pleased.
http://jd-trimming.co.uk/Automotive_Trade_Ect/Leat...
I posted it to them and from memory it came back very quickly, can't remember how much it cost but i do remember that it was good value and i was very pleased.
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