How do I clean my smelly helmet?

[rustic101]

And yes. I mean my smelly Bike helmet! Only the cheek pads are removable, but whats the best way to get the stale sweaty smell out of the rest of the lining? I'm guessing that wetting the inner shell with any kind of detergent or chemicals is a bad idea? Or do I just spray half a can of Lynx in there and just be done with it?

I have an N103 and sweat like a rapist even on cold days.

What I use now is a thermal liner which has reduced the absorbed into the helmet.
However what I do is remove the lining, wash it and then when dry spray the helmet with fabreeze.
Which I have found works a treat.

You may want to wash the inside and use a hair dryer then spray and walk away

[CookMySock]

Clean your helmet with hot soapy water, and then clean you head with hot soapy water too. Ick.

Steve

[Blinkwing]

Why not just shower with the helmet on? Would save you a lot of hassle of having to do both the helmet and your head ..

[Cayman911]

lucky its just smell. my helmet is full of hair. makes me wonder how im not bald yet after lookin in my helmet :O

[Ocean1]

Piss in it and leave it standing overnight.

Never give you blisters again.

[Spearfish]

Piss in it and leave it standing overnight.

Never give you blisters again.

Never let your lid get tagged by a cat, nothing gets that out.

[Damantis]

Go on. Go buy a new one You no you want to.

Lol, nah I just got a new one, its the old one that smells but the missus wore it when I took her out last weekend and wondered the best way to clean it.

Some good advice in the thread. Thanks guys.

[caseye]

Vodka in a spray bottle!

Ratti, Oh Ratti, where is that girl?
See hear now, our very own Ratti recommended the use of ordinary alcohol to clean leathers , so why not a helmet inner.
Care must be taken though to get the alcohol into the helmet liner not the riders stomach lining!.Course it could provide for some interesting comments from mr Plod if stopped soon after cleaning has been implimented.

[SMOKEU]

Vodka in a spray bottle!

Might as well pour half a litre of vodka inside the helmet. Although I have heard that high strength alcohol and most kinds of plastic don't mix particularly well.

[Bren]

Try cleaning out the smell of vomit in a helmet.....it dont come out all that easy...from my own experience....

Bought a new helmet after that experience....oh that was over 20 years ago

[Jonathan]

Care must be taken though to get the alcohol into the helmet liner not the riders stomach lining!.

Well, if the vodka inadvertently winds up inside the rider and not the helmet, the trick is to then sleep with the helmet on. The alcohol vapours emanating from the sleeping rider's head will no doubt have the same odour neutralising effect, and this more controlled release should also protect the plastic. Solved!

[Jizah]

I use motorbike helmet cleaner if that helps.

http://www.webbikeworld.com/r3/helme...elmet-care.htm

That one ^^

[Ratti]

Ratti, Oh Ratti, where is that girl?
See hear now, our very own Ratti recommended the use of ordinary alcohol to clean leathers , so why not a helmet inner.
Care must be taken though to get the alcohol into the helmet liner not the riders stomach lining!.Course it could provide for some interesting comments from mr Plod if stopped soon after cleaning has been implimented.

Settle Caseye. I get there eventually.
Yup I was going to suggest vodka in a spray bottle, leave it in the sun to dry and you'll be all good. Don't swill it around, you only want to get the fabric liner damp not dripping
O and just to correct you there Sweety, vodka for the LININGS of leathers. Turn 'em inside out, wet the lining and leave in sun to dry. Not as expensive as you might think, and really really quick. Mind you sun is a wee bit of a rare commodity in my part of the country of late. Gorgeous day today tho.

[allycatz]

Never let your lid get tagged by a cat, nothing gets that out.

Even worse when you put the bloody thing on and get a hair full of cats pee too

[p.dath]

Settle Caseye. I get there eventually.
Yup I was going to suggest vodka in a spray bottle, leave it in the sun to dry and you'll be all good. Don't swill it around, you only want to get the fabric liner damp not dripping
O and just to correct you there Sweety, vodka for the LININGS of leathers. Turn 'em inside out, wet the lining and leave in sun to dry. Not as expensive as you might think, and really really quick. Mind you sun is a wee bit of a rare commodity in my part of the country of late. Gorgeous day today tho.

Really officer, I wasn't drinking, I just washed my jacket with Vodka.

I don't know when you last purchased a bottle of Vodka, at least the drinkable kind, but it's not a cheap cleaner. I'm pretty sure pure ethanol or methanol is considerably cheaper - one of which is the primary ingredient of Vodka.