Tech Tues | How To Clean Your Helmet

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Shoei’s technical advisor demonstrates the proper way to clean your helmet.

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Start off cleaning your helmet by getting most of the dirt rinsed off the outer part in the sink or with a garden hose. For dune and desert riders, UTVVideos suggests blasting dust and sand out of the nooks and crannies of your helmet with compressed air.

Wash the shell with water. You can use a plastic cleaning agents and a helmet waxes on the exterior if you like. There are plenty of new products on the market to make your helmet sparkle. However, never use cleaners containing solvents or acids, or products that are alkali-based, and avoid window cleaners. These will cause the plastic pieces to deteriorate.

And, of course, use a soft non-abrasive cloth to avoid scratching the surface finish of your lid. Avoid paper towels, and reach for the microfiber cloth.

For hard-to-reach spots, such as vent covers or mouthpieces, use a toothbrush.

For removable interior liners and cheekpads, they can cleaned either by hand or in a washing net in the washing machine on gentle cycle. The EPS liner of your helmet is neither heat nor solvent proof and must be treated with care during cleaning.

Dry your helmet out of the sun and out of direct sunlight – use a fan instead.