Living in Florida during the summer it gets very humid and I've noticed some type of "gunk" buildup on parts of the steering wheel, e-brake, and shifter ****. I almost want to say that it might just be a combination of dead skin particles, sweat, grease, etc. I cleaned it previously with a leather cleaner but that didn't work too great. What's the best thing to use to breakdown the "gunk" and get it removed. Any help is appreciated. Thanks

 

Dude you might want to see a doctor, you might be a zombie or something, Uhm or next time before you drive, wash your hands. Do you work at KFC?

 

Leather is porous, and will absorb oil and perspiration. But this isn't all bad. Do not use a potent cleaner (Mr. Clean) to “kill” the gunk: it will dry the leather and make it brittle. There are a hundred products out there for leather cleaning, but I still prefer a $2 tin of saddle soap.

 

LOL....no. I play a lot of sports and get into my car still sweaty sometimes.

And down here in South Florida....if you drive with the windows down..you could break into a sweat sitting at a red light cause it's so humid.

 

So then just stick with a leather cleaner. I was expecting a reply of "use 2 parts green slime, 5 parts water, 1 part salt" type of concoction

 

The (obvious) preventative maintenance method I use is spreading a bath towel on the seat before sitting on it on the way from the gym. Leather is just horrible to sweat on.

Back to the cleaning issue: Clean it with a cloth moistened (yes, wring out as much solution as you can) in a bucket of water containing a few drops of Dawn. Just wipe the seats, steering wheel, shifter, and other dirty surfaces and then let the car sit for a while with the windows rolled down. When it's all dry, apply leather and vinyl conditioners on respective surfaces. Done!

 

LOL. I think that you’ll have to live with the problem. Avoid any cleaner containing alcohol.

 

Thanks guys.....I'll give it a try tomorrow.

 

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http://www.properautocare.com/leatmytofsad.html