[isthar]

Ahh! My nail scraped my m235s wheel (that soft material... is it some form of alacantara?) a bit and now I can feel it sometimes... it's about 1.5 inches long, think of it as ridges... I feel like I wish I could "buff it out" but I fear anything I do would cause a shine on the material.. making it worse.

Ideas? Magic eraser??

[BEM-S4]

Before you try that I would saturate it with some leather conditioner and use a hair dryer on it then gently try and rub it out just with your finger as you go. Magic eraser you're just removing more material and finish along with it.

[Rayscott]

Agree, no magic eraser. I only use it on lower door panels and door sills. scratches are hard to remove, the above suggestion is good. Just don't be too aggressive and make it worse. I use a product called VLP for repairing small tears in leather, cloth and sensatec seats. You might want to give it a try. Use a very small amount using a toothpick, let it cure for about 2 hours. It may fill the scratch, then you could try and use a dye on it, again very lightly with an artists brush. it. I never used it for this purpose. Most good auto supply stores stock it. I have an upholster I use for my detailing customers damaged leather/sensatec and he recommended it. He is shut down for 2 months so you call a local upholsterer and get his advice.

[Shovelman]

If you don't have good results fixing the wheel you might have a little luck fixing your hands....dry skin may drag a bit on the rough part. It may be better in summer or with a little moisturizer.

[BEM-S4]

Originally Posted by Rayscott

Agree, no magic eraser. I only use it on lower door panels and door sills. scratches are hard to remove, the above suggestion is good. Just don't be too aggressive and make it worse. I use a product called VLP for repairing small tears in leather, cloth and sensatec seats. You might want to give it a try. Use a very small amount using a toothpick, let it cure for about 2 hours. It may fill the scratch, then you could try and use a dye on it, again very lightly with an artists brush. it. I never used it for this purpose. Most good auto supply stores stock it. I have an upholster I use for my detailing customers damaged leather/sensatec and he recommended it. He is shut down for 2 months so you call a local upholsterer and get his advice.

I use VLR too that's what I was thinking you'd use for this.

[p912guy]

One word for you - "Patina". It's these little imperfections that make a vehicle yours and makes it look like its properly used. In a few months of driving with hands on the wheel the Napa leather will smooth on it's own and develop character.

[TheCaptain]

The best option might be to do nothing. It will almost certainly fade with time, and you don't risk making it worse.

[isthar]

Well, to those saying Patina or scratch... see, imagine taking a flat material and running your nail... and then little raised ridges form... so nothing to fill in really, and unlike a discoloration or something like that... I feel it... eek.

I'm currently hoping it fades with time (as I rub it with my hands)... though the leather conditioner+heat is actionable, hmm I'll think about it.

So what's the story on that material - is it leather? alacantara? other synthetic material?

[Fabspeed Motorsport]

I did the same thing and it annoyed the crap out of me! I recently got my car detailed and he was able to clean it up a little but it is definitely still there.

[B_Rice]

If you don't have a m performance accessory wheel it's standard leather. Alcantara is a fuzzy suede like material.

[Kayevman]

Something that bothers you more will happen, eventually, and you won't think about the scratch on the wheel.....

[Pparana]

Clean, condition and heat.

[isthar]

Originally Posted by Kayevman

Something that bothers you more will happen, eventually, and you won't think about the scratch on the wheel.....

you mean like a door ding on my rear left panel? yup, that already happened and a car scraping off that same corner as well (which i touched up a bit).

I figure I'll take to a place to detail/address that come spring.

[Rayscott]

Originally Posted by isthar

you mean like a door ding on my rear left panel? yup, that already happened and a car scraping off that same corner as well (which i touched up a bit).

I figure I'll take to a place to detail/address that come spring.

I felt the same way a week after I picked up my 228ix. Some kid at our pool whacked my drivers door just below the door handle. I was really pissed but I know a good touch up guy who repaired it. That is why I park as far away from other cars as I can. Good exercise.