Hey guys, I'm hoping I can get one or two suggestions from you for how to fix this. I bought a very well taken care of M5 except for 1 small spot. The steering wheel has a small spot where it looks like the owners ring got caught on the leather and scuffed it. It's not very noticeable at all, except...it's right on the spot that my hand rests on . I don't need it to look perfect, but feeling smooth would be a huge improvement. Pictures are below, any ideas?

 

Conditioning it with a leather conditioner will help. But, I don't think there's a fix other than replacing the leather on the steering wheel.

 

That is not a response filled with hope...

 

It's not but I think Moe is right. Good luck.

 

you can repair that. leather is just coated with a pigmented polyurethatne. All you have to do is figure out the shade of black/grey, and re pigment it.
Swiss wax has some color-line (like) pigment, (by franchisi I believe) Leather masters has their own dyes/and pigments. I am most familiar with the Leather master pigments.
Here is a link to LM colour line Pigments

http://www.uniters.com/folder.php?cms_folder=20

This one will probably fit your need the most
http://www.uniters.com/file.php?file=41

Is this hard to do? no, is it easy to make it worse? yes. Take your time. Be patient. dry the area with a hair dryer thoroughly after each step. you will have great success. FWIW you will need to call Multimaster and give them your information on your car. They will likely either know what percentages of black to give you, or what direction you need to head.

How is this versus a replaced wheel? well It is the same pigment they put on your steering wheel to begine with. It will hold up just as well.

 

Thanks for the info, I'll call them tomorrow and see what I can find out. If I feel comfortable with the project I'll update on this thread.