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Re: Helmet cleaning

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Subject: Re: Helmet cleaning
From: Darren Madams <darren@madams.com>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2001 12:43:56 -0700 (PDT)
And I got it from Josh Sirota :)  I think it's an old racers trick, but it
works great!

It also works for racing gloves, and doesn't hurt the SFI fire rating, but
it can wipe away the printed label.

The important part is to be gentle... squoosh is about right! :)

        --D

You wrote:
> I wash mine in the kitchen sink, following instructions that I got from 
> Darren Madams.  Just fill up the sink, put in some Woolite, and squoosh the 
> suds gently through all the padding.  Don't rub, unless you want the lining 
> to get fuzzy.  Drain, and rinse multiple times the same way.  Squish out as 
> much water as you can, then let the helmet air-dry - should be dry in a day 
> or two, given our current weather.  To speed up the drying, I blow air 
> through the helmet using a small fan.
> 
> Jim
> 
> At 01:11 PM 7/2/2001 -0400, Eljssp8@aol.com wrote:
> >Hi:
> >
> >I was wondering if I can wash my helmet in my dishwasher, the same way I
> >would wash my pots? Of course, I would take it out before the heat cycle
> >comes on.
> >TIA,
> >Eric Cheung
> >
> >As a side note: One of the tastiest steamed fish I have eaten comes out from
> >the full cycle wash from the dishwasher, careful wrapping of aluminum foil is
> >highly recommended. :>)

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