rtipping2001 Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 I only ever use premium (Mcguires, Autoglym or Chemical guys)cleaners etc but lately, the steering wheel seems to be remaining sticky regardless of cleaning its a 2019 edge titanium - anyone else had this and did you find a solution? And yes I stopped eating In the car - Lol. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Haz Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Nothing to offer on the steering wheel, but I do want to acknowledge your fine artistry, especially given this subject matter... Good luck! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtipping2001 Posted January 14, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 I had forgotten about this - it was a social media photoshop composite I did for something I can't remember what -- but that is my edge though - glad you liked it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bofus Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 Junk like hand sanitizer, sun screen, hand lotion, and such can eat away the protective coating on surfaces and then those surfaces can deteriorate rather quickly. I don't know if that has happened in your case or how to reverse/stop it from getting worse. A buddy had a tube of sunscreen get everywhere and all the plastics around it turned to goo slowly over the next year or so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
handfiler Posted January 14, 2023 Report Share Posted January 14, 2023 7 hours ago, rtipping2001 said: I only ever use premium (Mcguires, Autoglym or Chemical guys)cleaners etc but lately, the steering wheel seems to be remaining sticky regardless of cleaning its a 2019 edge titanium - anyone else had this and did you find a solution? And yes I stopped eating In the car - Lol. Not sure which Chemical Guys product you're using but this one works great for me. InnerClean Leaves a dry no shine finish. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtipping2001 Posted January 15, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2023 Hey Handifiler, yes, this is a great product. The last big cleanup I did was the entire interior with this excellent finish. I got out my inspection light today, and the wheel has something weird going on. I don't know if it's a leather cover or faux leather, but it looks worn like cheap furniture not missing fabric like the decor wore off. I will try a photo tomorrow when it's light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enigma-2 Posted January 22, 2023 Report Share Posted January 22, 2023 On 1/14/2023 at 11:13 AM, rtipping2001 said: I only ever use premium (Mcguires, Autoglym or Chemical guys)cleaners etc but lately, the steering wheel seems to be remaining sticky regardless of cleaning A lot of these cleaning products are not designec to be used straight on interior materials. For example I use Chemical Guys All Purpose Cleaner and it needs to be deluted 20:1 to use. Used full strength can damage to surface of vinys and leathers. I dont think that the use of any cleaner would help the situation, think I'd try a Magic Eraser (gently) and try to clean off the surface. Think a steering wheel is a composit of both vinyl and leather. Most likely you damaged the surface coating on the leather. It may be possible to retreat the surface with a sealer designed for this purpose (I've never tried this). Try contacting a upholstery shop in your area to see if they know what might work. Otherwise another way to sidestep the problem might be something like this. https://a.co/d/8sBQFaA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtipping2001 Posted January 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 Hi, and thanx everyone, for responding- the edge was leased, so I swapped it because the warranty was up anyway - straight into a new problem on a 2022 Edge ST anyone know what this strip is called ?and is it supposed to look like this?it appears fastened to the car but its all bunched up? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtipping2001 Posted January 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/14/2023 at 5:27 PM, bofus said: Junk like hand sanitizer, sun screen, hand lotion, and such can eat away the protective coating on surfaces and then those surfaces can deteriorate rather quickly. I don't know if that has happened in your case or how to reverse/stop it from getting worse. A buddy had a tube of sunscreen get everywhere and all the plastics around it turned to goo slowly over the next year or so. Yikes - I guess im going to have to be more picke and dilute the cleaners as has been suggested below. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rtipping2001 Posted January 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted January 28, 2023 On 1/14/2023 at 6:09 PM, handfiler said: Not sure which Chemical Guys product you're using but this one works great for me. InnerClean Leaves a dry no shine finish. Yes, thats the one I'm using does a beautiful job not sure if this is the culprit on the wheel as others have suggested could be anything that's on my hands. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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