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Steering wheel marks

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Noticed these marks last week and now it is teared. Anyone else had this problem?

Not wearing a ring, so it cant ve that :p
 
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Try some Gold Bond hand cream. Maybe your hands are too rough for the supple leather. :D On the serious side, you could treat with a leather conditioner in hopes that it will make the current damage look less, and maybe protect any future issues. Otherwise, time to ask your service center what they think/can do.:confused:
 
Try some Gold Bond hand cream. Maybe your hands are too rough for the supple leather. :D On the serious side, you could treat with a leather conditioner in hopes that it will make the current damage look less, and maybe protect any future issues. Otherwise, time to ask your service center what they think/can do.:confused:
I have silky smooth hands

Starting to hate all the faults on the car
 
i have this issue with the piece of metal near the of the pocket of my jeans, i made a heavy scratch in the steering wheel, i use a sandpaper, the sandpaper with the little grain, and very carefully sand the leather, after this i put some hand cream, and now it's perfect, but my scratch seams worst than yours.
 
Yes, I have the exact same marks, probably a bit worse than your picture. Mine are only on the bottom of the wheel (when centered) and I have come to believe it's from my jeans rubbing on the wheel as I enter/exit the car.
 
FWIW, when a car gets a front end alignment, the techs center up the steering wheel and then lock it into place with a device that grabs the bottom of the steering wheel with a vertical rod and a pad that presses down on the driver's seat. I have seen this put small rubs/scratches in the leather at the bottom edge.