How do you clean your helmet from bugs?

**@ndy** · 29th October 2012, 19:52

Just out of curiosity...
To clean your helmet and visor from bugs without scratching it do you use some special cleaning products, windex type stuff, microfibre cloth, leather, spit and polish, just hot water..???

**actungbaby** · 29th October 2012, 20:00

Originally Posted by pisTamunno

Just out of curiosity...
To clean your helmet and visor from bugs without scratching it do you use some special cleaning products, windex type stuff, microfibre cloth, leather, spit and polish, just hot water..???

to be honest i just take it the visor off and use water and soap and my hands just try get dust dirt from the scratchs , and just rince under thee cold tap, i do this with dvds too to clean them

Seems to work okay makes it better to see through

**nzspokes** · 29th October 2012, 20:02

Easy, Pledge. Spray it on and polish with microfiber cloth. Also makes the water bead off perfectly.

**Ocean1** · 29th October 2012, 20:11

Originally Posted by pisTamunno

Just out of curiosity...
To clean your helmet and visor from bugs without scratching it do you use some special cleaning products, windex type stuff, microfibre cloth, leather, spit and polish, just hot water..???

Not hot water. Visors made from sheet material will become sorta scored if heated too much, molded visors less so but it's still not a good idea.

Originally Posted by nzspokes

Easy, Pledge. Spray it on and polish with microfiber cloth. Also makes the water bead off perfectly.

Yup, usually a can somewhere on hand on any decent ride.

**actungbaby** · 29th October 2012, 20:14

Originally Posted by Ocean1

Not hot water. Visors made from sheet material will become sorta scored if heated too much, molded visors less so but it's still not a good idea.

Yup, usually a can somewhere on hand on any decent ride.

opps meant warm water

**SPP** · 29th October 2012, 20:19

Originally Posted by nzspokes

Easy, Pledge. Spray it on and polish with microfiber cloth. Also makes the water bead off perfectly.

+1 cheap too

**scumdog** · 29th October 2012, 20:30

A rag soaked in a solution of ater/baking sode draped over the visor softens the bug and makes them easier to wipe off.
Don't let the rag dry-out in place though.

**Akzle** · 29th October 2012, 20:31

used to dose the lens with lemon pledge. minimised how much stuck, and moved rain.

to clean: either the squeegees at gas stations or dishwash liquid and brush.

**Hitcher** · 29th October 2012, 21:02

Originally Posted by nzspokes

Easy, Pledge. Spray it on and polish with microfiber cloth. Also makes the water bead off perfectly.

Amen. Don't bother using anything else. Plexus is way too expensive and no better than Pledge. Indeed I think Pledge has the edge. Choose a fragrance you like. I like orange.

**nzspokes** · 29th October 2012, 21:04

Originally Posted by Hitcher

Amen. Don't bother using anything else. Plexus is way too expensive and no better than Pledge. Indeed I think Pledge has the edge. Choose a fragrance you like. I like orange.

Best to take the helmet off before applying it though, just in case you forget to put the visor down.....

**@ndy** · 29th October 2012, 22:21

Pledge it is than. Thank you.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uklF7VtqJq8

Originally Posted by nzspokes

Best to take the helmet off before applying it though, just in case you forget to put the visor down.....

It's ok I have the sun visor down at all times !

**haydes55** · 29th October 2012, 22:56

Originally Posted by scumdog

A rag soaked in a solution of ater/baking sode draped over the visor softens the bug and makes them easier to wipe off.
Don't let the rag dry-out in place though.

Do that, I've seen youtube videos about cleaning helmets and several suggested this, I tried it and it worked a treat, no effort and no chemicals needed (I just use warm soapy water though). Microfibre clothes are worth the investment (like $10 lol).

**Maha** · 30th October 2012, 06:31

I just take it off the helmet (3.5 seconds) and clean it in the sink with warm water and liquid soap.
If not at home, I have a little spray bottle (lens cleaner size) under my seat with 'spary and bugs away' in it.

Spray and Bugs away avaliable at any good bike stores.

**nzspokes** · 30th October 2012, 06:57

Originally Posted by Maha

I just take it off the helmet (3.5 seconds) and clean it in the sink with warm water and liquid soap.
If not at home, I have a little spray bottle (lens cleaner size) under my seat with 'spary and bugs away' in it.

Spray and Bugs away avaliable at any good bike stores.

My understanding which may be wrong is all kinds of soap have salt in them which will scratch visors. Its the same as cleaning your bikes paintwork with dishwash liquid which will micro scratch the paint.

**oneofsix** · 30th October 2012, 07:05

Originally Posted by nzspokes

My understanding which may be wrong is all kinds of soap have salt in them which will scratch visors. Its the same as cleaning your bikes paintwork with dishwash liquid which will micro scratch the paint.

you made me curious so off to wiki I went and this may be the basis of your undrstanding;

In chemistry, soap is a salt of a fatty acid.[1]

Soap doesn't so much contain salt, NaCl, but is chemically defined as a salt. Although some soaps can use salt as a hardener according to Mr Google.

this other quote from wiki could also interest you

Soaps are key components of most lubricating greases, which are usually emulsions of calcium soap or lithium soaps and mineral oil.

Hope there is no salt, NaCl, there.