Recent content by tonydi

That's a good point, I need to check with local shops. I dismissed the idea originally because places that sell a service where you ship them your wheel and they use the core metal parts and then put on new grips/leather get about $600 for that and your car is down for a couple of weeks. But...

Thanks for all of the suggestions. Well, maybe not the tennis racket grip tape one, I want the wheel to BE tacky, not LOOK tacky. ;-) The problem has been there from the day it was built, it's not a matter of wear or whatever. They just used a very slick leather on this wheel. In fact, some...

No, I don't want to know how to clean my leather steering wheel, I want to know how to make it sticky! My 2013 Genesis Coupe Track has a nice leather wheel but the leather is very slick. Couple that with the fact that my hands tend to be pretty dry and I end up with a situation that is less...

Thanks to everyone for their feedback. It's easy to get caught up in this whole car care/detailing frenzy so I appreciate the different perspectives. Yeah, I agree with Brad's viewpoint about not beating up the clear coat without a good reason. Anecdotal evidence suggests that these cars...

I've got a brand new bright red Hyundai Genesis Coupe and made the mistake of looking in forums such as those here. ;) A couple of hundred dollars later and I'm stocked up on towels and other stuff. I'm washing it with the Garry Dean method and ONRW&W and it looks beautiful. But I got the...

Ahh, ok, yeah, there is a slight texture (I'm not sure that's the proper word) and I see your point about abrading that down, it's going to look different. I suppose one would have to do all of the panels and in their entirety just to make it be uniform. I'll try and get some pictures this...

Sorry, I should have indicated the model :doh:. Thanks for the link, Eric! This is an EX-L, but it looks like it takes the same part number as the link you gave to the LX. She's seen the Touring with the gloss black and doesn't care for it and the dark grey matte finish really works better...

No, they definitely aren't tape.

My daughter's 2013 Honda Odyssey has some matte finish trim panels between the windows and over the rear hatch. She allowed the dealer to wash the van on a recent service (arrgghhh....that won't be happening again) and now if you get the sun in just the right position, you can see all the...