how do you take car of the alcantra wheel?

[ShaneM]

after a few track days and daily driving the car the 9 and 3 positions on my wheel feel noticeably different than the bottom section i never touch. what are you all using to take car of the wheel? i haven't found anything yet that says it's for alcantra. Granted i have only pep boys and Walmart around here.

 

[Boss_302]

To clean the Alcantara Wheel and Seat Inserts............

http://int.alcantara.com/uploadedFiles/files/mainteinance_instructions.pdf

 

[PJWANNABE]

There is a video by an anal Bimmer owner in this thread:

https://trackmustangsonline.com/boss-302-technical-forum/cleaning-of-alcantara-steering-wheel/

 

[ShaneM]

cool, thanks! searched the wrong forum apparently.

 

[Hambone]

I am not too concerned with the cleaning but how long before it starts to wear out. I am sure alot of us don't have baby soft hands and would like to know if anyone has seen any smooth spots yet.

 

[ShaneM]

after a few track days the 9 and 3 are different feeling than mine. i bet i have some grease on it from messing with lugs and getting dirty hands between sessions.

 

[VoodooBoss]

after a few track days the 9 and 3 are different feeling than mine. i bet i have some grease on it from messing with lugs and getting dirty hands between sessions.

One word: gloves. ;D

 

[ShaneM]

lol, got a pair for Christmas. mostly i wanted them because the wheel feels slippery a bit to me.