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zaust
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Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:49 pm

Any way of rescuing ? To good a wheel to discard.
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Fri Jan 10, 2014 10:59 pm

If it won't simply wipe off, you can buy spray-on mould/mildew removers from the likes of B&Q, Tesco, etc.
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Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:36 pm

So basically I need a 're-trim then !.


Any one suggest a trimmer in hearts or north London.
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Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:47 pm

Any pics Marc?
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Sat Jan 11, 2014 7:49 pm

zaust wrote:So basically I need a 're-trim then !.


Any one suggest a trimmer in hearts or north London.
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Sat Jan 11, 2014 8:10 pm

Send it over to PacerPete, he loves licking steering wheels clean, he did at Santa Pod a few years back. :D
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Sat Jan 11, 2014 9:40 pm

I had treatment for that so it's long gone, hadn't touched the car scince September so it's just plain old damp and dingy mould. Not happy as it's early in the year and the crap weather has not set in yet. Was looking forward to winter side ways action.
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Sat Jan 11, 2014 10:51 pm

You could use a scouring pad to remove it if it's really tough to remove.

I've previously had leather-rim steering wheels develop mould after being left in a garage for a while; usually, it just wipes off with a cloth. Certainly no cause to dispose of the steering wheel! :?
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Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:50 am

Speedtouch wrote:You could use a scouring pad to remove it if it's really tough to remove.

I've previously had leather-rim steering wheels develop mould after being left in a garage for a while; usually, it just wipes off with a cloth. Certainly no cause to dispose of the steering wheel! :?
Belive me I won't be discarding it.
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Sun Jan 12, 2014 8:59 am

Said s wheel below, now covered in white fur.


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Sun Jan 12, 2014 10:25 am

mould is from fungus not bacteria
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Sun Jan 12, 2014 11:20 am

Just behind tescos in baldock

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Sun Jan 12, 2014 12:06 pm

Thanks mate, if I go down in my bay it will work wonders then.
Not to far from me either.
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Some white vinegar on a cloth has worked well for me in the past. Once cleaned and aired leather cleaner and conditioner of your choice.
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