Hi, I bought my car a couple weeks ago, it is an 02 model. The steering wheel was worn at the very top leather section, looked terrible with a faded grey colour and rough surface look to it. I tried nourishing the leather a lot, it helped a small bit but not near enough. Yesterday my wife was shopping for shoes at Payless and I seen they had shoe polish that dried with a shine to it, no need to buff it to get a shine. I grabbed a small bottle of the paste, it comes with a foam applicator. Put in on the wheel and it instantly blended in with the good parts of the steering wheel leather. It looks good as new and a perfect match. I haven't touched it today as I'm afraid of it rubbing off, so I want to let it dry a couple days to make sure it is durable. But appearance wise it is excellent. I'll see how durable it remains. It only took a tiny smear of colour to get it to match, even if it wears off I probably have enough supply in the one bottle to last a lifetime. It's an economical way to blend in worn leather. No need to apply any clear to the finished product as it has a shine factor built into it.

 

Nice, lets see some pics!

 

I didn't take any before pics as I was a bit skeptical about being able to repair this steering wheel. I can take some after pics but it will just look like a normal wheel that is blemish free. It actually dries with a sheen that is not overly fake in appearance, blends in well.

The shoe polish is called Self Shine , only $4.00 cost we found it at Payless Shoe stores. After letting it dry for a couple days I tried touching it today and it felt pretty good. I would avoid rubbing it too hard with your fingers, but a light buffing action with a soft cloth seems fine. I don't know how it will react to product cleaning in the future, but it is easy to reapply if needed and doesn't take much product at all. I put on a second coat tonight for extra protection. I put a dab on my shift knob as well.

 

i have some "parade gloss" stuff with a sponge applicator that you put on leather shoes for a shine but if i put it on leather in the car (steering wheel, shiftboot/knob, or seats) i'd be afraid of getting black crap on my hands/clothes...