Restoring original leather finish - Toyota GR86, 86, FR-S and Subaru BRZ Forum & Owners Community

DCStorm · 09-08-2019, 02:02 AM

Hey everyone,

So I’ve got a 2017 Toyota 86 that I bought 2nd hand. The previous owner or dealership cleaned the inside with some sort of leather cleaner that left the steering wheel looking very glossy. I’m not the biggest fan of the look and would like to go back to the original finish which is more of a matte leather finish.

Does anybody know a way to restore the leather or basically remove all those leather cleaners to go back to the OEM look?

StraightOuttaCanadaEh · 09-08-2019, 02:09 AM

I have a ‘17 86 and my steering wheel is pretty glossy. I think that’s just how they are. Either that or it’s due to wear

DCStorm · 09-08-2019, 02:25 AM

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Originally Posted by StraightOuttaCanadaEh

I have a ‘17 86 and my steering wheel is pretty glossy. I think that’s just how they are. Either that or it’s due to wear

You might be right. Just sucks it’s almost new tho which leads me to believe it could also be some sort of leather cleaner too, those usually leave behind a wet, glossy look. Just hope there is some sort of way to remove it

Here’s how it should look, notice the more matted finish

humfrz · 09-08-2019, 02:39 AM

Oh, how about a good scrubbing with warm soapy water -

humfrz

norcalpb · 09-08-2019, 04:40 PM

You could try cleaning it with a mr Clean magic eraser or get it re-wrapped in whatever you want for $350 by Sweidit.

09-08-2019, 02:02 AM	#1
DCStorm Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S (RIP), 2017 Toyota 86 Location: Florida Posts: 329 Thanks: 83 Thanked 86 Times in 43 Posts Mentioned: 3 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	Restoring original leather finish Hey everyone, So I’ve got a 2017 Toyota 86 that I bought 2nd hand. The previous owner or dealership cleaned the inside with some sort of leather cleaner that left the steering wheel looking very glossy. I’m not the biggest fan of the look and would like to go back to the original finish which is more of a matte leather finish. Does anybody know a way to restore the leather or basically remove all those leather cleaners to go back to the OEM look?

09-08-2019, 02:09 AM	#2
StraightOuttaCanadaEh Wes Join Date: Feb 2017 Drives: Artisan Spirits '17 86 Location: Toronto Posts: 2,871 Thanks: 1,255 Thanked 1,734 Times in 1,025 Posts Mentioned: 21 Post(s) Tagged: 0 Thread(s)	I have a ‘17 86 and my steering wheel is pretty glossy. I think that’s just how they are. Either that or it’s due to wear __________________ Instagram: @gt86ws

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humfrz Senior Member Join Date: May 2013 Drives: 2013 FR-S, white, MT Location: Puyallup, WA Posts: 30,432 Thanks: 29,826 Thanked 32,845 Times in 16,844 Posts Mentioned: 715 Post(s) Tagged: 2 Thread(s)	Oh, how about a good scrubbing with warm soapy water - humfrz

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