Keep Your Steering Wheel Clean

Nov 29, 2016

With the holidays around the corner, the last thing anyone wants is to get sick. To avoid it, you probably keep hand sanitizer with you at all times, wipe down your counter tops, and make sure all hands, big and small, are clean at all times. But, when was the last time you cleaned your steering wheel?

If you think about it, that is one of the spots you will definitely touch when you’re in your vehicle. That means all the germs you’ve collected from your office, the bathroom, and other people are being transferred while you drive home.

If you don’t have too much of a mess to start with, this won’t be a difficult issue to rectify. All you need is some interior cleaner and a microfiber cloth. Spray the cloth directly with the cleaner and then wipe the wheel in a 360-degree motion. Be sure not to spray directly onto the steering wheel since extra cleaner could go behind the plastic guarding your gauges where you can’t get behind.

For those that need to put a little more elbow grease into the job, we suggest an interior scrubbing pad. You can still use the same cleaner, or, if you’d like, a three-to-one mixture of water and all-purpose cleaner. That will help remove any stubborn body oils or grease. Be sure not to scrub too hard though, you don’t want to take off any color on the wheel.

A couple other helpful hints:

Don’t wash your cloth with your normal laundry. It could leave stains on clothing.
Rotate the cloth to ensure what you’re cleaning with is clean
If there’s stitching, use a toothbrush
A steam machine is a great way to sanitize

Staff, Autoblog. “How to Clean Your Steering Wheel | Autoblog Details.” Autoblog. N.p., 17 June 2016. Web. 30 Nov. 2016.