Suede brush - Sabelt wheel owners!

[Jimbo_M]

Right guys i bought/fitted a Renault sport Sabelt wheel over christmas.

Firstly im wondering where can i get a suede brush from, to keep on top of cleaning it/bringing the material up furry like new? I just dont want it to go flat and shiny thats all and i have heard of people brushing them?

Any other aftermarket steering wheel owners got any tips for keeping them clean?

Cheers for any help!

 

[Tony Hunter]

Shoe shop,can get suede cleaner from them as well.These are designed to be used with gloves really, not greasy hands.

 

[Jimbo_M]

Shoe shop,can get suede cleaner from them as well.These are designed to be used with gloves really, not greasy hands.

Ahh good thinking cheers mate.

Every time i drive the car i wash my hands and dry them so they are clean...abit gay i know but i dont want to wreck the wheel!

 

[Wick]

Every time i drive the car i wash my hands and dry them so they are clean...abit gay i know but i dont want to wreck the wheel!

What now!!?!

*Probably be the same if I had one of those sexual wheels!

 

[Jamesstone]

Drive with Man hands and they end up looking a little gloss lol

Think she's past saving with the suede brush!

 

[Hodgins]

when searching on the net how to clean my alcantara seats in the clio (suede is pretty similar i think) most forums recommended one of those doktor power magic eraser things, i used it on my seats and works a treat, as its a mild abrasive it gets rid of some bobbles too

unsure on the suede though but its a thought, my friend had a racing puma suede wheel and he used autoglym interior shampoo on a microfibre and it came up pretty well

 

[James28]

Ha I am in exactly the same situation.
Fitted a Sabelt wheel over Christmas, soo cautious in trying not to ruin it.
Clean my hands, don't like letting it slide through my hands when straightening out from corners either for the same reasons!
Don't touch the blue bit if I can help it.. the list goes on!!

 

[Jimbo_M]

Ha I am in exactly the same situation.
Fitted a Sabelt wheel over Christmas, soo cautious in trying not to ruin it.
Clean my hands, don't like letting it slide through my hands when straightening out from corners either for the same reasons!
Don't touch the blue bit if I can help it.. the list goes on!!

Hahah exactly the same as me dude!

Thanks for the help guys i will try and find a brush for it, and i also own the AG interior shampoo so can give that a go.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Washing your hands is pointless.

The only way is gloves.They are a racing wheel after all.

Ours was in a bad way when we got it,2hrs later and a lot of scrubbing with suede shoe cleaner,it came up not too bad.

It always has a cover on it now for when it's just being moved around,stops sweaty mits getting all over it.

 

[James28]

But what if your gloves are dirty? lol.

At the end of the day not much we can do about I guess. Always gonna happen. Just how we can prolong it.

 

[Tony Hunter]

Hands sweat like the rest of you all the time.

Think about it.

Wash your hands then put them up against a window or mirror,they will leave a mark,this is grease from your palm.

 

[danh90]

if you drive your car all the time and scared of ruining it maybe should of got a diff wheel or wear gloves lol? i got one at xmas but probably do 20 miles at a weekend maybe in mine

 

[stephen chadwick]

its inevitable

 

[James28]

Yea yea. We're just being anal lol.

 

[Keith185]

Use it without caring, then when it looks like crap get it retrimmed in leather. Only small and simple wheel so shouldn't cost much.

 

[v16daf]

Use it without caring, then when it looks like crap get it retrimmed in leather. Only small and simple wheel so shouldn't cost much.

Exactly what I'm planning! Lol

 

[Jimbo_M]

I see where everybody is coming from and i know its never going to look mint forever.

I wash my hands so that i dont leave any dirty marks on it...not soo much to stop it going flat and shiny.

I may end up buying another one for show use i love it that much lol.

 

[Cup_Phil]

I drive mine with gloves all the time like Tony says - and when it's in the garage it has a cover on it
That being said it's only a weekend car and I still get abuse from my mates for wearing driving gloves LOL

 

[James28]

Lol are they some leather beauties?

 

[Laine_16v]

Haha mine looks just like Jamesstone's wheel, it's beyond saving now i think lol

 

[Struggler]

is anyone as bad as me and just keeps it in the box and uses a preflattened MOMO wheels the whole time!? lol

if you drive the car as a daily you might as well accept its going to get ruined,
washing your hands is pointless because they sweat and such all the time.

 

[Cup_Phil]

Lol are they some leather beauties?

Nah some sparco suede ones

 

[Jimbo_M]

Haha i might invest in some of those beauties phil

On a serious note i may look to buy a second hand momo wheel or something for daily driving then put the Sabelt on for 'special occasions' lol

 

[mitch1503]

Its a steering wheel why buy it if ppl gona be scared of getting it dirty