Restore Your Old Shiny Leather Steering Wheel Like New Again! 

So many critical comments. I've used Magic Eraser several times and it's been years and the leather is not broken or damaged. I would say 1ROAD you are missing 1 step... you just removed all the UV protection as well so you really should use a leather conditioner after the magic eraser. I typically only use a magic eraser on really really glossy leather. Dish soap can work as well but that is slower and messier. Magic eraser is hands down the quickest and cleanest way I've found to get an oil-free leather wheel but I wouldn't do it every time. Thanks for the video!

For those who think it's the paint that is making the water black, no. That's literally dirt! I have a red leather steering wheel and not a trace of red in my water. Just pure dirt and grime. But do be careful though.

The black water is the dye from the leather. A quality leather cleaner with a micro fibre cloth followed by a conditioner gets same results and doesn't damage the surface. Only takes a little bit longer but well worth it.

it works well on leather seats too

I put some Lexoil leather cleaner on a damp micro fiber cloth and scrubbed my leather steering wheel, leather shift knob and leather driving gloves. This was followed up with a rinse wipe from another damp microfiber cloth and finally a buff with a dry microfiber cloth. All of the cloths were dampened with distilled water, to avoid mineral buildup. I used a product called Sapfir Medaille d'Or Nappa as a balm to treat the leather and now all the leather looks and feels like new, soft and supple. I might add some Jojoba oil to the leather over time to maintain the proper amount of oil in the leather to keep it healthy. One of the benefits of using driving gloves is that they keep the steering wheel and shift knob cleaner for longer. When the gloves and steering wheel are clean there is a nice cohesive force between them that allows a lighter touch on the steering wheel and shift knob.

Just out of curiosity... How did your steering wheel look a month or so after this treatment?

That’s really interesting! But that leather will need some conditioning to prevent it from drying out

Amazing hack thanks for making this video I just used your method to restore my 150k mile steering wheel back to like new!

This trick worked well for me but be warned that too much rubbing with the abrasive pad will damage the leather surface. I'm happy I stopped cleaning mine when I did as I'm really happy with the result. I used slightly warm water, after looking at the results I recon it really depends on the leather surface and quality etc. (Just a little advice, check if the leather that you want to apply this to is synthetic or genuine) Will be interesting to see how this is in 2-3 months time.

Wouldn't use this technique on an expensive leather, but for a Chev its a good idea. I would still use a leather conditioner after to treat the leather.

The magic eraser worked great for me! Thanks for the tip!!

Wow just tried this amazing steering wheel looks like new thanks

All the baby’s in the comments. I use magic erasers on all steeringwheels off all cars i detail. And my own cars aswell. Never had any problems or complaints just be careful, when its clean leave it! Just dont go to far. Just skin the leather a little bit.

How long does it last?

very helpful video. i got learn . thank you mate

1200 grit sandpaper can be substituted for the Mr Clean bar

DON"T use A MAGIC ERASER on LEATHER IT WILL DAMAGE IT! srs! MAGIC ERASER is very very abrasive.(it's basically sand paper) It will damage both genuine and synthetic leathers.. Personal experience lucky it was a cheap Junk yard CAR . Use a mild soap with clean soft rag then conditioner(for synthetic / genuine leather )/ leather wax after. I think your next video will be I trashed my leather and now have to replace it.

Wouldn’t recommend. Did this to my steering wheel in my truck. It faded it and made the leather rough . Almost $2200 to replace

Looks pretty good!

Use the leatherique treatment, then if that's not enough finish it off with the Swissvax leather cleaner brush. That's the proper way to clean a steering wheel on a 7 series and M3 that I have, it will work on other cars too :)

am always worried that stuff like this gives scratch marks on leather but it doesnt?

my steering wheel was shining when brand new. After cleaning it with leather cleaners and waxes, it became dull. What you're doing is taking off the factory shine and I want it back!

How bad is this really? The results look very damn good and I really can't find anything that gets the job done like this but everybody says it's horrible for the leather? Even if you condition it afterwards?

this stuff damages stainless steel (scratches it like sand paper ) If it DAMAGES stainless steel it will damage most things including leather. all that black water is leather particles

What spray can you use to repaint? I have a 2018 1500 silverado and my leather steering wheel needs paint. I can see the leather coming up.

Tried this and is discoloured my steering wheel and wore away some of the leather. Get a proper leather cleaning kit for peace of mind

You havent cleaned your wheel, you have just erased black paint from the wheel

China Magic Eraser on the headlights and rims

Yeap, just damaged my bmw leather steering wheel by using this $1 crap, lol

Hope you conditioned it a bit afterwards.

Not sure what's going on with this guy, but Mr. Clean sponges are abrasive and they don't "remove the oils from the leather." Really? The black water is the black leather particles from the steering wheel cover. WTH?

I JUST DID THIS AND IT RUINED THE LEATHER

I wish I had some way to tell how many dislikes this video got.

i did this to my dads truck to be nice and he freaking put shiny armor all on it after cuz "shiny is better" :/

Ruined my steering wheel with this method

Fool

Your hokey comment at the start is meaningless.

This is not a good idea. Don’t do this

"Literally it looks like new". Yes, except you're basically sanding your leather away.

Pls no

sweet!

make an Instagram account .

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i thought it looked better before you cleaned it it just looks dull now just my opinion

Really bad idea.

You successfully removed the factory glazing from the leather. That WAS how they looked ftom the factory.