hillsdonsmith

My driver's seat was looking quite ratty so I bought one of the lint shavers discussed in various alcantara repair threads.

I scuffed up the surface with a brush, then used the shaver on horiz and vertical surfaces. Cleansed afterwards with wet cloth/soap. It only took a few minutes and I was really pleasantly surprised by how well this works. Best $16.00 I ever spent (Evercare brand), so if you're after some instant gratification, this is the way to go!

Added bonus is car is now lighter and therefore faster.

The Greek

Wonder if that can work on the steering wheel? I'd imagine it would be a pita

Dirtmerchant

Greek,

I used the same shaver as the OP on my 7.2 3 steering wheel with 33,000miles on it and it worked really well. I didn't apply much pressure at all as I didn't want to scalp it, well worth the effort imho.

The Greek

Sweet! Ill order it. Thanks

hillsdonsmith

yes, the face of the shaver is convex and so that should work.

CRex

And we're here talking about shaving our cars...

grrrmonster

A GT3 delivers hairy experiences thus should be hairy.

hillsdonsmith

Brazilian GT3 owners are all doing it

Perimeter

Norelco!

audipwr1

This the right one?

https://www.amazon.com/Evercare-8861...care+alcantara

golfnutintib

very cool way to refurb pilling alacantara!!!

but i'd get steering wheel redone by someone like donald le (dallas s w)...comes back soooooo nice!!

audipwr1

Isn't wheel that's messed up

http://m.ebay.com/itm/121924623450?u...=0&_mwBanner=1

Bought this and want to try to fix it

hillsdonsmith

Yes, that's what I used. I just fluffed it up first with a brush then shaved it.