Irridescence in my trim!

[MasterC17]

Never thought of trying to clay it, I have to do this sometime. I've also heard the magic eraser works good on Alcantara I think.

[jjcools]

I will have to give that a try, I have the same stuff on my trim.

[az3579]

Never thought of trying to clay it, I have to do this sometime. I've also heard the magic eraser works good on Alcantara I think.

My friend has been using it on his alcantara interior of his S4 when he had it and it worked wonders.
I personally have no idea what a Magic Eraser really is. I bought one but never opened the box.

[danewilson77]

So....when you say "magic eraser on the alcantara"....you mean on the fuzzy stuff. Just want to make sure. How does that clean it?

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[kayger12]

From the Alcantara wheel cleaning DIY

When I bought my car 18 months ago, it had a very oily, nasty looking thing on it that I steered the car with. Disgusting.

So I went at it with some tips I found on the net and decided I'll post a semi-competent DIY for restoring the ZHPs smexy Alcantara steering wheel. Sorry I did not take pictures while I did this, it was a while ago.

Materials:

- Mr. Clean Magic Eraser (Original version only)
- Damp bath towel(s)
- Suede/Alcantara shoe cleaner (optional)
- Lint Remover (optional)


Before:





1. Survey your steering wheel. Mine was very, very oily but the fabric itself was not deteriorating (on first glance it looked like it was). If your fabric is deteriorating, it may be best to not do this DIY.

2. With warm tap water, get your bath towel damp, and wring it out. Using almost no pressure; wipe the steering wheel. I preferred to go in a circle following the wheel. This should get the heaviest, grossest stuff off.

*3. Spray with Alcantara cleaner, let it foam, then use the included little plastic brush to rub the Alcantara in a circular fashion (again following the steering wheel). This will cause raised nubs of Alcanatara to form, so wipe very lightly, and pay attention to your fabric while you are in progress.

*4. Use the lint remover to buzz off and catch the little nubs you made with the Alcantara cleaner. You can also use a blade if you are very careful.

5. Use the Magic Eraser- dampened as per the directions, and again rub the steering wheel in a circular motion, with little to no pressure. Go back and forth on the areas near the buttons, trim, etc. When the wheel is dark grey and satisfactory looking, let it sit for 1-2 hours before driving it, wet Alcantara is very fragile.
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[2M Auto Body]

80 grit sandpaper perhaps? Lol.....

[Oli77]

Do all Alcantara wheels look like this eventually? Cause that one Kayger posted above looks kinda gross (can't tell if there is an after picture or 2 before pictures).

I'd put a leatherskins on that in a jiffy.

[kayger12]

Sorry-- should've posted up the afters

After:

Still slightly damp:



~One year later


What it looked like when I sold it- hadn't been wiped down for ~20k miles.





I recommend doing just the wet rag every 10k or so miles, or when you see a slight oily base starting to form again.

[Oli77]

Thanks for the after pics, for a little while there, I though I was going to puke in my mouth a little cause letta mea tella ya, those before pics are gross.

Do a Rosane Rosanadana on that one: "Its just like my father used to say, Rosane, you got a little piece of toilet paper stuck to your shoe".

Non?

[Mtnman]

Yes, Do NOT use magic eraser on parts that are supposed to be shiny. It will take the sheen off of them. I hit my upper door interior with it in one spot, and it is now "dull". BUT i did use it on steering wheel. See Alcantra steering wheel DIY for before and after pics. But Magic eraser is like a very high grit (well technically the grit is low, but high numbered... i would think it would come in at 600 grit or something) it is smooth to the touch, but will dull a sheen quickly.