How do you clean your helmet?

**Ktmboy** · 1st March 2010, 20:37

Mine just goes into the shower. gets a soaping, then a shampoo and then a condition.

I draw the line at the hair dryer though. Smells great.

**oldguy** · 1st March 2010, 20:50

Originally Posted by crazyhorse

Todd just said he had liners he could remove and just threw them in the washing machine

my mx helmet only has removable cheek pads

Originally Posted by Ktmboy

Mine just goes into the shower. gets a soaping, then a shampoo and then a condition.

I draw the line at the hair dryer though. Smells great.

we are talking about the helmet aint we

**Ktmboy** · 1st March 2010, 20:59

Well...yes.
Gloves and goggles as well. All the small stuff is then thrown out the window to the washing line. Mumsie then hangs then to dry.

**Mom** · 1st March 2010, 21:27

Originally Posted by paturoa

Otherwise I find Mrs P does a good job of cleaning my helmit! Faster is better.

What does she polish it with?

**oldguy** · 1st March 2010, 21:31

Thanks to who ever, for fixing my thread title. knew it was wrong but couldn't edit it.

**FlangMasterJ** · 1st March 2010, 21:49

Originally Posted by Mom

What does she polish it with?

Elbow grease?

**Reckless** · 1st March 2010, 21:55

Dynamo ( the 2x stuff) the ferking lot! Wonderful stuff, 2-3 capfuls in a 5 litre weed sprayer does two bikes and gear 2-3 times.

My helmet has removable cheek pads and lining but still gets real dusty. I have 5 galv nails in the fence where I clean my bike one each for the Helmet , goggles, knee guards and 1 especially for the pressure suit on its coat hanger. This system is especially good for the pressure suit as they get real sweaty and dusty and are quite hard to clean any other way. I rinse the bike and the gear, dynamo spray the lot with the weed sprayer, then rinse it all off. All the rest goes in the washing machine then the lot goes out on the line or in a sunny spot next day to dry.

Oldguy sounds like your Helmet is a not so expensive helmet if the linings aren't removable. My first one was too and I sweated like a bastard in it, like running down my back and forehead into the goggles! Look out for a good second hand quality helmet on Tard me buddy. I got a fox Pilot pro with that removable chamois, sweat wicking, type lining, with all the fancy venting, in hardly used condition for $100 bucks. It made the word of difference mate you won't regret it!!

After a real quick scan here's a $500-600 shark for a hundy? http://www.trademe.co.nz/Trade-Me-Mo...-274520895.htm (If you have a shark shaped head???) A good quality top of the line second hand helmet for Enduro is far better than a new cheapo one??

Anyway just my 2c.

**Bren** · 2nd March 2010, 00:00

Well my helmet is easy top clean....just pull the protective cover down, and give it a bit of a clean with Lynx....gotta have the helmet smelling nice....nothing worse than wanting to go for a ride with a cheesy stinky helmet......a good spit and polish also does wonders....I always clean my helmet again after a good long hard ride!....

**takitimu** · 2nd March 2010, 00:04

Cleaning something other than the bike ???.

My helmet get's a dose of Dynamo every once in a while, never ever put the liners in the washing machine is my only tip ( mutter mutter ).

**howdamnhard** · 2nd March 2010, 00:15

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QUOTE=oldguy;1129667168]so I decided while I had the water blaster out to give it a quick going over in side and out did a good job, but spent most of last night with my daughters hair dryer, drying it out, came out good but theres got to be a better way.:

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Just be careful with the water blaster on the inside,might damage/compress the polystyrene.