Helmet Cleaning

[Tuna-Salad 0]

Hello. I have the skysystems oxygn helmet and well.. I jump @ zhills florida and sweat alot so am wondering what people use to clean their helmets.. This is fairly new and I dont want to think about how bad it can/will be in a year if not cleaned. - I wanted to put this in gear and rigging but noticed it was mostly about containers and conopies..

Millions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night.

[jsaxton 0]

take out the lining, wash cold with woolite, dry in shade, replace.

[Tuna-Salad 0]

The lining is not removable.. glued inside like a motorcycle helmet.

Millions of my potential children died on your daughters' face last night.

[mnealtx 0]

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The lining is not removable.. glued inside like a motorcycle helmet.

In that case....febreze.

Mike
I love you, Shannon and Jim.
POPS 9708 , SCR 14706

[Skydivesg 6]

Take the lens out and put it in the dish washer.
Yes, It works.

Be the canopy pilot you want that other guy to be.

[AllisonH 0]

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The lining is not removable.. glued inside like a motorcycle helmet.

The little circle in the middle of the lining is removable (at least it is on mine - I jumped with the guy who assembled my helmet once, and he pulled it out to show me the stuff that was written underneath) - I know it's not much, but better than nothing.

[jsaxton 0]

damn, the lining in my Z1 is removable, guess you could febreeze it

[skymama 35]

I've used Febreeze on mine many times. Works great!

She is Da Man, and you better not mess with Da Man,
because she will lay some keepdown on you faster than, well, really fast. ~Billvon

[peregrinerose 0]

How about spend $45 on a Protec... you can just hose that thing down, let it dry, and keep on trucking

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[RB_Hammer 0]

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How about spend $45 on a Protec... you can just hose that thing down, let it dry, and keep on trucking

That will never work...The ProTec is simply not 'cool' enough.

"I'm not lost. I don't know where I'm going, but there's no sense in being late."
Mathew Quigley

[peregrinerose 0]

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How about spend $45 on a Protec... you can just hose that thing down, let it dry, and keep on trucking

That will never work...The ProTec is simply not 'cool' enough.

You're right, I keep forgetting that functionality is secondary to looking good

Do or do not, there is no try -Yoda

[DeNReN 0]

If I was in your position....I would use a mild detergent such as woolite....make a soap water solution...apply to the area to be cleaned with a soft bristle brush...suck out the solution with a wet/shop vac and repeat a few times...then aid the drying process with a fan.....

but thats just me.......(I am not a helmet cleaning expert)

[happythoughts 0]

I also jump a Oxygn at Zhills. I understand what you mean about sweat soaking into the liner.

I was also told to take off the face shield and put it in the dishwasher. However, you have to do that right or you will never get the darned thing back on.

Personally, I open the face shield and put a little shampoo in the helmet. Then, I get in the shower and put the nozzle in there and suds it up. I don't scrub a lot.

Then, I stand there and rinse it well. I try not to rinse the face shield too much.

That seems to take the stink out.

edited to add: Remember to remove the audible.

[dugy 0]

Most motorbike shops have products you can buy to clean the linings of helmets.
Have some at home, I forget the name.