# how to clean hand juice from a leather steering wheel?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-hand-juice-from-a-leather-steering-wheel/628848>\
**Category:** In My Humble Opinion\
**Created:** [July 20, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-hand-juice-from-a-leather-steering-wheel/628848 "2012-07-20T13:39:49Z")\
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**Author:** ![Machine\_Elf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/82dd89/32.png) [@Machine\_Elf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Machine_Elf)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 1:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-hand-juice-from-a-leather-steering-wheel/628848/1 "2012-07-20T13:39:49Z")

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My car is 10 years old. Has a leather steering wheel. Over the years, the 9:00 and 3:00 positions, where my hands most frequently reside, have become caked with gunk.

What can I use to remove this gunk without damaging the leather?

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 2:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-hand-juice-from-a-leather-steering-wheel/628848/2 "2012-07-20T14:20:13Z")

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Body milk and a soft cloth; works for many other kinds of leather damage too.

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**Author:** ![zagloba](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/977dab/32.png) [@zagloba](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/zagloba)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-hand-juice-from-a-leather-steering-wheel/628848/3 "2012-07-20T14:39:02Z")

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> [@Nava](#):
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> Body milk and a soft cloth; works for many other kinds of leather damage too.

What if I’m not lactating at the moment?

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**Author:** ![Nava](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/da6949/32.png) [@Nava](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nava)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 2:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-hand-juice-from-a-leather-steering-wheel/628848/4 "2012-07-20T14:58:11Z")

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In that case, you need to bum a cow from Nivea.

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**Author:** ![california\_jobcase](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/9d8465/32.png) [@california\_jobcase](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/california_jobcase)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 3:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-hand-juice-from-a-leather-steering-wheel/628848/5 "2012-07-20T15:18:16Z")

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Kiwi brand saddle soap. Find it where the shoe polish is sold.

Wait- is shoe polish still sold?

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**Author:** ![Ellen\_Cherry](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ellen_cherry/32/3600_2.png) [@Ellen\_Cherry](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ellen_Cherry)\
**Post date:** [July 20, 2012, 4:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/how-to-clean-hand-juice-from-a-leather-steering-wheel/628848/6 "2012-07-20T16:03:50Z")

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> [@california\_jobcase](#):
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> Wait- is shoe polish still sold?

Yes! I saw some in Wal-Mart last weekend. Also, I’ve bought it in the last few years to polish my kids’ band shoes.