I used Gliptone's cleaner and conditioner on mine. The cleaner did do a pretty good job, however I found the conditioner left the wheel feeling quite tacky in the hand. Does anyone know why this is?
I'm guessing here but i think you will have lifted body oils from the leather with the cleaner but then failed to remove them sufficiently and then 'sealed' them to the surface with the conditioner or the oils have mixed with the chemicals in the conditioner to produce a tacky finish. I'm guessing you still need to 'degrease' the wheel.
Having had a read up on leather on the internet, I'm thinking about doing the following:
1.) Warm a damp towel in the microwave
2.) wrap the steering wheel with the warm towel and leave for 20 mins to lift the body oils from within the leather
3.) use a cleaner to remove the oils from the wheel
4.) give the wheel a good wipe down with a damp cloth to remove the degreaser
5.) possibly use a leather protector or maybe just leave it as is...
My son's ill at the moment so i haven't got a chance to give it a go but once he's better i'll find some time to give this a go, unless the wife goes into labour and then i'll have to postpone it further!
i guess