Steering Wheel Leather Damage

[satchurator]

Dropped my car off for detailing this morning, and they pointed out some damage to my steering wheel (photo attached).

I think that these scrapes were caused by a zipper on a pair of shorts that I often wear.

There are multiple scrapes on the lower left quadrant. I use comfort entry but as we all know there's a bit of gymnastics to hoist oneself out of the car. I think this wee bastard of a zipper has been scraping on entry/exit when I wear those shorts.

Sharing this as a PSA for other careful owners - do consider how your clothing is interacting with your car.

Is anybody familiar with this sort of issue and whether the scuffing can be repaired? I could not justify replacing the entire steering wheel.

Photos of shorts burning ceremony to follow.

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[Benji_OOS]

I have been noticing the beginnings of this wear on my steering wheel. Now I power off the car manually before exiting which triggers the easy entry position(which is still not quite enough for my height). Previously I would just put the car in park and hit lock. Next time I'll be getting the RaceTex GT steering wheel to help avoid this.

 

[Dslev]

Dropped my car off for detailing this morning, and they pointed out some damage to my steering wheel (photo attached).

I think that these scrapes were caused by a zipper on a pair of shorts that I often wear.

There are multiple scrapes on the lower left quadrant. I use comfort entry but as we all know there's a bit of gymnastics to hoist oneself out of the car. I think this wee bastard of a zipper has been scraping on entry/exit when I wear those shorts.

Sharing this as a PSA for other careful owners - do consider how your clothing is interacting with your car.

Is anybody familiar with this sort of issue and whether the scuffing can be repaired? I could not justify replacing the entire steering wheel.

Photos of shorts burning ceremony to follow.

Easily repaired, had to do it on a couple of 992s I owned. Call an auto leather mobile repair company, your dealership will have one they use. Once done, you'll never know it was every damaged. I've also used a 3-1 leather cleaner and protectant (from Griots) to smooth it out and make is far less noticeable if you don't want to go through the repair.

 

[wurzitup]

My watch bracelet will do this too.

 

[XLR82XS]

Next time I'll be getting the RaceTex GT steering wheel to help avoid this.

It's still vulnerable to damage. It's not magic material

 

[Benji_OOS]

It's still vulnerable to damage. It's not magic material

I'm well aware but Race-Tex does a great job at preventing and hiding these noticeable scratches at surface level compared to just smooth leather.

 

[LeftCoastElectric]

My zipper scrape is on the plastic of the B Pillar. I now make sure my zippers on my jacket pockets are zipped before I get into the car.

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