-
Want to remove ads? Register an account and login to see fewer ads, and become a Supporting Member to remove almost all ads.
How to clean vegan steering wheel?
- Thread starter PizzaDispenser
- Start date
E90alex
Active Member
stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
I presume you have a newer car that no longer has the leather steering wheel. If that is the case, the material should be the same vegan leather (AKA PU or polyurethane) as the seats, which Tesla's cleaning instructions are as follows (bold emphasis mine):
Model 3 Owner's Manual | Tesla
I personally use a mixture of warm water with a few drops of Johnson baby shampoo (had it for PPF application) applied with a soft microfiber cloth to clean the seats. I imagine baby wipes should be quite similar.
Note that disinfecting wipes are something different (they have much harsher chemicals) although people might easily mix up the two. I imagine that is why some sites recommend against baby wipes, as people may use such disinfecting wipes thinking they are baby wipes. It could also be the case some baby wipes are more harsh (have to check ingredients and reviews).
Last edited:
vegan = vinyl
no matter how fancy of a word you want to use on it, it doesn't change the fact that it's actually just plastic.
no matter how fancy of a word you want to use on it, it doesn't change the fact that it's actually just plastic.
stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
Tesla's seats are not vinyl (AKA PVC or polyvinyl chloride), it's polyurethane. Tesla's manual when they still offered leather seats, pointed out the material.
Gotcha so baby wipes would be fine then? They’re the ones from Costco and it doesn’t seem they have any disinfectant.
They’re also more handy since I can keep them in the glovebox!
Damn, I was going to recommend this instead...
Regal Concentrated Fruit and Vegetable / Veggie Wash
Safely and effectively clean your fresh vegetables and other produce with Regal concentrated veggie wash! Agricultural pesticides and waxes are developed to be water-resistant so that they aren't washed away during periods of rain and irrigation. Therefore, simply rinsing your produce with water...
www.webstaurantstore.com
stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
Yeah, Costco baby wipes should be fine, especially if they are hypoallergenic (which typically means they would be free of harsh chemicals). Both the scented and unscented Costco ones seem to say "No Chlorine, Alcohol*, Dyes, Parabens or Pthalates".
https://www.costco.com/kirkland-signature-scented-baby-wipes,-900-count.product.100841893.html
https://www.costco.com/kirkland-sig...grance-free,-900-count.product.100801219.html
I have not seen anyone report baby wipes being a problem. Just make sure you aren't talking about disinfecting wipes which typically have harsh chemicals like chlorine or alcohol or other solvents that may degrade the material.
stopcrazypp
Well-Known Member
Well vegan only means it doesn't use animal products (which neither PVC or PU is), so that isn't really saying much about what material is used.
All I'm saying is it's PU, which is different from PVC and thus has significantly different properties (including lower resistance against chemicals). PVC typically is more resistant to harsh chemicals (although typically it is recommended against using them also to clean PVC seats) so it is used more in commercial environments. However, PU is softer, more breathable, so is much closer in feel to leather. PVC also typically is kept soft by using plasticizers and has a top coat to keep them in, but if that top coat is worn off and the plasticizers escape, the PVC may crack. PU doesn't fail in the same way, but it can still crack from drying and becoming brittle from heat and UV damage (there are different additives that can be used to prevent this though).
Similar threads
