Any product recommendations for refinishing steering wheel?

[BrettS]

So the finish on the steering wheel is starting to wear down. I thing corona may be partially to blame because I tend to spray my hands with an alcohol based hand sanitizer as soon as I get into my car and I probably grab the wheel before it’s all evaporated. I’ve been trying to avoid that now, but the damage has already been done.

The car has 122,000 miles and is long out of warranty, so I’m just looking for something to replace the missing color. I don’t really want to spend a lot of time on it and I don’t need it to look perfect, but I don’t wanna get something that’s not going to last or is just going to rub off on my hands.

Any suggestions?

 

[random155]

maybe a an ebay replacement wheel is best

 

[BrettS]

You think? I was hoping the leather could be refinished without too much trouble, but if that’s not the case, then maybe a wheel replacement is what I need.

 

[random155]

Im not sure how durable a leather re-dye would be, but definitely worth a shot before spending the money on a new wheel, I suppose.

 

[BrettS]

Yeah, I’ve seen a few products on amazon, although a lot of them seem to be designed for furniture, rather than steering wheels. I may just grab one with reasonably high ratings and see how it goes.

If it doesn’t help or turns out really badly then I suppose replacing the wheel is an option.

 

[2101Guy]

other options
Carbon Fiber&PU Leather Steering Wheel Stitch on Wrap Cover For Tesla Model X/S | eBay

Black Leather Steering Wheel Red Hold Hand-stitch Wrap Cover For Tesla Model 3 Y | eBay

 

[2101Guy]

also, since you asked for suggestions. Assuming we are not touching our faces with our hands and washing them regularly with soap and water? No real benefit to spraying your hands with sanitizer just before touching the steering wheel.

 

[BrettS]

I have been doing it after I left a store, where I had touched things in the store. Not really a good chance to wash my hands at that point and a good chance that I may absent mindedly touch my face without thinking about it.

I’m definitely not someone using hand sanitizer every 15 minutes, but I think in that case it’s appropriate.