When was the last time you took a long hard look at the steering wheel of your car? You know all of the lotion, makeup, and sunscreen you put on each day - that ends up on your wheel creating a corroded caked on situation. Don’t forget about all of the dirt and germs that you touch throughout your day; then you get in you car and transfer it to your steering wheel. 

So, what can you do to extinguish those germs and blast out all of that product build up that’s been worked deep into the leather for months? There aren’t too many efficient ways to do this but we have some solutions to help you through our Interior Clean packages. 

Here is what we can do to clean up that wheel:

First, take a good look at this dirty, makeup coated steering wheel. Notice how the color of the wheel looks a little dingy and dull. That is from the dirt and product build up. 

To really make sure that all of the products and dirt come out of the steering wheel, we take a soft detailing brush and use our pretreatment cleaner for vinyls, leathers, and plastics. We thoroughly cover the steering wheel with our professional products and work them into the material. 

Following the pretreatment and interior shampoo we use our main source of cleaning power, steam. Steam blasts out any of the remaining residue and simultaneously sanitizes the surfaces. It really works magic right before your eyes, completely rejuvenating the upholstery. 

Remember that dull and dingy steering wheel from just minutes ago? Don’t be surprised if your steering wheel is a completely different color than when we started cleaning the car. Most wheels become more gray and dingy as time goes on but with our in-depth cleaning process that wheel will shine and feel smooth. 

There are many products that can help protect the interior upholstery and surfaces of your vehicle just like exterior protectant products. Some out our interior protectant products can make the upholstery hydrophobic and dirt resistant. It is good to reapply these protectants at least 1-2 times per year depending on how rough you are on your interior. 

Just to further the point of how disgusting your wheel can get, there have been studies saying that your steering wheel is as dirty as a public toilet. That fact alone is justification enough to want to regularly ensure that the steering wheel of your car is as clean as possible. 

If you want to read more about the powers of what steam can do for all parts of your vehicle, take a look at our Superpowers of Steam blog. Here are some photos of what steam can do for your interior.

Now that you have witnessed that wheel transformation, you might enjoy some content that we have coming up including: interior seat cleaning transformation, and interior door panel upholstery transformation. Subscribe to our email list below if you live in San Diego, CA and are interested in trying out our Mobile Detailing Services. You can then browse all of our packages and schedule an appointment through our website.