Cleaning helmets

Bob M <[email hidden]> wrote:
: OK, I know that I can take the sweat pads off and wash them (although getting the suckers back on,
: since the little glue pads seem to come off with them, can be hard), but what does one do with the
: helmet? I've dipped it in a bucket of soapy water then rinsed it off. Are there any other
: techniques for cleaning a helmet?

just throw the whole thing in the dishwasher with the waterbottles like luigi told me to do. works
great. maybe the chain, too.

finally found a use for the dishwasher.
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david reuteler [email hidden]

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Quoted message said:

OK, I know that I can take the sweat pads off and wash them (although getting the suckers back on,
since the little glue pads seem to come off with them, can be hard), but what does one do with the
helmet? I've

dipped

Quoted message said:

it in a bucket of soapy water then rinsed it off. Are there any other techniques for cleaning
a helmet?

Thanks.

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Bob M in CT Remove 'x.' to reply\

I just hold the helmet under my kitchen faucet to rinse off the pads and straps. I then set it in
the drain rack to dry. Takes 10 seconds, and gets rid of accumulated salt in the pads and nylon
straps, and I don't have any problems with "stinky helmet".

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David Reuteler said:

Bob M <[email hidden]> wrote:
: OK, I know that I can take the sweat pads off and wash them (although :
getting the suckers back on, since the little glue pads seem to come off
: with them, can be hard), but what does one do with the helmet? I've
dipped : it in a bucket of soapy water then rinsed it off. Are there any other : techniques for
cleaning a helmet?

just throw the whole thing in the dishwasher with the waterbottles like luigi told me to do. works
great. maybe the chain, too.

finally found a use for the dishwasher.

I would, but I'm afraid that the Bosch dishwasher I have would get too hot (it heats the water to
161F). However, maybe I could run it on a lower temperature cycle.

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On 30 Jun 2003 17:00:30 GMT, David Reuteler <[email hidden]> wrote:

I would, but I'm afraid that the Bosch dishwasher I have would get too hot (it heats the water to
161F). However, maybe I could run it on a lower temperature cycle.

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Bob M in CT remove 'x.' to reply

I think (hope?) David was being facetious. You shouldn't use any harsh cleaners on your helmet, and
dishwashing soap is extremely harsh. Just run it under warm water and rinse it. The helmet is
usually bonded to the shell in some way and if that bond is broken the helmet is less effective.

Cheers,

Scott...

GaryG garyg@shasta_SPAMBEGONE_software.com said:

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Quoted message said:

OK, I know that I can take the sweat pads off and wash them (although getting the suckers back
on, since the little glue pads seem to come off with them, can be hard), but what does one do
with the helmet? I've

dipped

Quoted message said:

it in a bucket of soapy water then rinsed it off. Are there any other techniques for cleaning a
helmet?

Thanks.

-- Bob M in CT Remove 'x.' to reply\

I just hold the helmet under my kitchen faucet to rinse off the pads and straps. I then set it in
the drain rack to dry. Takes 10 seconds, and gets rid of accumulated salt in the pads and nylon
straps, and I don't have any problems with "stinky helmet".

~_-* ...G/ \G shastasoftware.comshastasoftware.comOpen ↗ Developers of CycliStats - Software for Cyclists

That's a better idea than washing the pads separately, as they tend not to want to go back
on. Thanks.

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Bob M in CT remove 'x.' to reply

If your helmet stinks, soak it if Fabrizio.

Bob M said:

OK, I know that I can take the sweat pads off and wash them (although getting the suckers back on,
since the little glue pads seem to come off with them, can be hard), but what does one do with the
helmet? I've dipped it in a bucket of soapy water then rinsed it off. Are there any other
techniques for cleaning a helmet?

Some ideas:

1) Soak your helmet in a gallon of xylene, in a sealed metal container.

2) A wire wheel on a bench grinder loosens contaminants nicely.

3) Bake your helmet at 375F; it will stay clean on your keychain.

4) Strap on a washable Raggedy Ann doll instead of a foam hat.

5) Wear your "hydraulically damped" Camelbak on your head; clean as usual.

Chalo Colina