Steering wheel leather restorer

[WarrenB]

Got a pretty worn leather steering wheel. I could deal with it being shiny, but it doesn't really feel all that pleasant with it being scuffed too. Seemed to get a lot worse since Covid struck as I was using hand sanitiser a lot which seems to have dried it out.

Is there anything I can do to save it or restore it, or is it beyond saving and needs a retrim - Ford want stupid money for a new one!

[QJumper]

I've haad good results with something like this, and not expensive to try:

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/333667236178?_trkparms=...

[bennno]

WarrenB said:

Got a pretty worn leather steering wheel. I could deal with it being shiny, but it doesn't really feel all that pleasant with it being scuffed too. Seemed to get a lot worse since Covid struck as I was using hand sanitiser a lot which seems to have dried it out.

Is there anything I can do to save it or restore it, or is it beyond saving and needs a retrim - Ford want stupid money for a new one!

http://royalsteeringwheels.com/

[WarrenB]

Cheers, I'll give that restorer a go first, if that fails I'll get in touch with Royal. Did actually come across them before when I was looking, seem to get brilliant reviews.

[WarrenB]

Just an update for anyone who's interested... Bought some of the leather restorer and gave it a go last night... Worked brilliant.



Only put two coats of the restorer and dye on (the instructions recommend at least three) but even so it looks and feels much better. I'm sure given more time and with more coats it'd look as new.

[OldSkoolRS]

That came out really well comparing the before and after photos.