Perforated leather steering wheel

[AZpolisher15]

I have a black perforated leather steering wheel (Toyota). Basically, it's full of little punched holes that are maybe 1-2mm diameter. It's just a styling thing. Can anyone advise-- if I use my Meguiar's Ultimate Leather Balm, will it fill up the holes and remain there like dried wax?

I thought about rubbing it into a short nap microfiber so it essentially disappears before wiping down the wheel. But thought I might see if anyone has had a similar experience. I'd imagine some seats/trim are perforated like this, as well.

 

[Belair]

I have the same perforated leather in my Avalon. Definitely rub it into the MF first & don't use too much; you can also use a foam applicator if you have one. I assume you've used a cleaner already. Lately I've been using the Leather Masters kit with a foam cleaner then the protectant but Meg's stuff is good too if used sparingly & gently.

 

[AZpolisher15]

Yeah I pre-cleaned with some diluted APC. Foam is a good idea- thanks.

 

[PaulMys]

I would imagine that most leather conditioners are on the side of a "watery" consistency, no?

That being said, unless one was very careless with it (i.e. almost pouring it from the bottle onto the steering wheel cover) I would imagine the product that accumulated in the perforated holes would be absorbed by the leather in a pretty short time period.

 

[The Guz]

I used it on my perforated seats with no issues. You will be fine as long as you don't spackle it on.

 

[AZpolisher15]

I would imagine that most leather conditioners are on the side of a "watery" consistency, no?

The Ultimate Leather Balm is literally more like a wax. It's semi-hard in a round "can" (plastic), just like paste car waxes. Somewhere in between bee's wax and Vaseline in consistency.