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Car Forum / Dodge / Dodge Trucks / September 2008Steering wheel gook
My steering wheel has two years of gook on it now. Some of it is from me and my dirty hands. Most of it is from my wife and her danged lotion. I'm driving, and she asks, "Honey, do you want some lotion, too?", as she slathers herself with lotion. "Jeez, I'm driving. What do I want with a slippery steering wheel?", I counter. Doesn't seem to sink in, as she asks me this any time the lotion out. Maybe I should say yes one of these times and direct her to the spot I REALLY want the lotion applied to ........... but I digress ......... Doesn't seem to bother her, as when she's driving, she applies lotion all the time. Slippery steering wheels don't faze her. She also drives over curbs and other fixed objects. Anyhoo, I want to clean it up, but don't want to use something so harsh it might take the gray color out, or hurt the "fine Corinthian leather", as Ricardo Montalban used to call the Dodge luxury sedan interiors in the early 70's. I got some stuff called CPR for leather that is good for dried out leather. I was thinking of finding something to cut the black grimy stuff, then something to restore the leather. (or sheeted petroleum distillates) Suggestions?  Signature"...the man who really counts in the world is the doer, not the mere critic-the man who actually does the work, even if roughly and imperfectly, not the man who only talks or writes about how it ought to be done." Theodore Roosevelt 1891 Saddle Soap > My steering wheel has two years of gook on it now. Some of it is from me > and my dirty hands. Most of it is from my wife and her danged lotion. [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Suggestions? Suddenly, without warning, GeekBoy exclaimed (9/30/2008 3:56 AM): >> My steering wheel has two years of gook on it now. >> [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > Saddle Soap If you have a local tack store, you'll find a good choice of leather cleaning preparations. Believe me, horse gear can get even more gooked up than your poor steering wheel :) Saddle soap is good for cleaning, but can dry out the leather, so if you use it, you'll need to use the Leather CPR. I use something called Horseman's Choice to clean all my leather goods, including my often mucky leather riding boots. Works well. It's not supposed to be drying, but after a few years I found that my leather does benefit from some neatsfoot oil as well. Funny you should mention this today. I'm in IT and yesterday a coworker brought by the grossest computer mouse I've ever seen. Caked with gunk. Another victim of lotion use :) jmc > My steering wheel has two years of gook on it now. Some of it is from me > and my dirty hands. Most of it is from my wife and her danged lotion. I'm [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > > Suggestions? If your wife doesn't stop putting that lotion on the steering wheel you wont have to worry about cleaning it up because you will be replacing it. The lotion will destroy the leather wrap very fast. Just a thought Glenn Beasley Chrysler Tech > My steering wheel has two years of gook on it now. Some of it is from me > and my dirty hands. Most of it is from my wife and her danged lotion. > I'm driving, and she asks, "Honey, do you want some lotion, too?", as she > slathers herself with lotion. <snip> > Suggestions? hand lotions are a funny thing. most of the popular brands actually dry your skin out and cause you to have to use the product again and again. this action promotes the body to stop producing its natural oils and sets up a chain reation that eventually does more damage to the skin than not using it at all. what happens is a persons natural oils get displaced by chemicals. your wife may not be using one of the typical name brands but if she does you need to do a google search on the ingredients listed on the bottle. she may be surprised to find out her lotion is actually drying her skin out instead of moisturizing it. not to mention gumming up your steering wheel. i normally use armor-all cleaner followed by the armor-all protectant. of course YMMV and all that. michael |
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