The blue cloth-like sweatband liner in my Giro helmet has come unglued in the forehead area. Kinda flops around now. I'd like to glue it back in place. Behind is is what appears to be thin layer of black closed-cell foam, which is in turn affixed to the styrofoam helmet body itself. It's a sweaty location, so a water-soluble glue wouldn't work. Other solvents may attack the materials, or might get uncomfortably hard, or reduce the sweatband's already minimal ability to absorb water. Suggestions?
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Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana"😉 KG6RCR
"Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott" <[email hidden]> wrote in message news:[email hidden]... : The blue cloth-like sweatband liner in my Giro helmet has come unglued : in the forehead area. Kinda flops around now. I'd like to glue it back : in place. Behind is is what appears to be thin layer of black : closed-cell foam, which is in turn affixed to the styrofoam helmet body : itself. It's a sweaty location, so a water-soluble glue wouldn't work. : Other solvents may attack the materials, or might get uncomfortably : hard, or reduce the sweatband's already minimal ability to absorb water. : Suggestions? : : -- : : Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott : 71 Type 2: the Wonderbus : 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana"😉 : KG6RCR
The blue cloth-like sweatband liner in my Giro helmet has come unglued in the forehead area. Kinda flops around now. I'd like to glue it back in place. Behind is is what appears to be thin layer of black closed-cell foam, which is in turn affixed to the styrofoam helmet body itself. It's a sweaty location, so a water-soluble glue wouldn't work. Other solvents may attack the materials, or might get uncomfortably hard, or reduce the sweatband's already minimal ability to absorb water. Suggestions?
My Bell and Giro helmets have little dots of Velcro holding the headliner and pads in place. Rubbing alcohol to clean the styrofoam.
I have used a hot glue gun (available at any crafts store) for precisely this purpose - basically melts a pliable rubber/plastic which then dries to a solid, waterprrof bond pretty quickly. Not great tensile strength for mechanical purposes, but I've used it with great success for exactly the purpose you're describing. Giro helmets particularly prone to this problem.
The blue cloth-like sweatband liner in my Giro helmet has come unglued in the forehead area. Kinda flops around now. I'd like to glue it back in place. Behind is is what appears to be thin layer of black closed-cell foam, which is in turn affixed to the styrofoam helmet body itself. It's a sweaty location, so a water-soluble glue wouldn't work. Other solvents may attack the materials, or might get uncomfortably hard, or reduce the sweatband's already minimal ability to absorb water. Suggestions?
I replaced the all the padding in my Giro helmet with cut-to-fit 1/8" self-stick neoprene tape, available at any heating/AC supply store. It is the perfect density for cushioning/shock absorption, and doesn't absorb sweat, which is an advantage as I sweat a lot. This way it doesn't get saturated and then keep dripping in my eyes, and I don't have to wash the hemet as often.
A good adhesive to use in this appliation is made by 3M and called "Plastic Emblem and Trim Adhesive". The part number for the convenient 1 oz tube is 03601. Should be available in any good hardware or automotive store. It is a contact type adhesive. Apply some to both surfaces, let them dry and them press them together for a minute or so. I've successfully used it in several applications similar to yours.
