Steering wheel fading?

Anyone else having this problem? My truck is a 2016 and I took it to the dealership to see if they could fix it but they said they couldn’t do anything. Anyone else having this problem? If so how how did you fix it?

 

Leather fades over time especially on the steering wheel. Just rewrap it.

 

Some good leather conditioner should do the trick.

 

I knew it faded but I didn’t know it would fade so soon

 

Got a brand recommendation?

 

Start using a sunshade too...

 

Greasy hands contribute a lot to this...

 

Do you use hand sanitizer in your truck with hands still wet when grabbing the wheel?
My daughter often does and her wheel looks just like that.

 

Seen this a lot with people who use lotion shortly before getting in the vehicle or when they drive.

 

Meguiar's brand has some vehicle leather conditioning products. I'd start there. You could also try saddle soap, which people use for boots and obviously saddles. It's a little more heavy duty and may be what you need for that kind of damage. I've used Danner leather conditioner on my boots too. Good stuff!

 

Leather dye...

 

No but I do have sweaty hands unfortunately

 

Thanks for the info

 

I thought about getting an aftermarket wheel in general

 

More so you should use leather cleaner/ conditioner often. Sweat has salt and it'll break down anything that absorbs liquid.

 

If your state has safety check, you can't since you'll lose the airbag and airbag light will stay on. You'll also lose the controls.
Any leather shop can re-wrap it pretty cheap with better leather. That's a better option.

 

You sure its not just dirty?
My 2016 looks brand new still. I clean my interior every few months.
My wifes wheel in her SUV looked that way when I let it go and hit it with a good APC looks like new again.
Something like Optimum power clean or 3D orange degreaser
https://www.autoality.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=270&idcategory=38
https://www.autoality.com/store/pc/viewPrd.asp?idproduct=6694&idcategory=38

I personally use the 3D stuff on my entire interior

 

Looks like what happened to the steering wheel in my last truck. Almost as if the top surface of the leather was flaking away. I attributed it to never washing the oily machining coolant off my hands when leaving work every day.

Does it almost feel sticky, especially when it's really cold? I tried lots of different cleaning methods and nothing worked, almost seemed to make it worse.

Something tells me you'll have to get a steering wheel cover or rewrap it if you want it to look nice again. But if you find something that does work to recondition it, please share.

 

yep - first saddle soap - then conditioner - we have a horse farm and we just use the same stuff we use our tack (I think we - my wife - uses Bickmore). I have an older Tahoe which I do noting to the leather and it looks just like yours. Good luck!

 

I would try some of the suggestions here. I don't think an aftermarket wheel is a solution really.
Sweat is death on leather. Driving gloves might help too.