The exercise of squooshing is a good mental preparation for your driving,
sorta like the "wax on, wax off" thing. If you need more practice, I have a
couple of dirty helmets.
--Navid
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net
> [mailto:owner-ba-autox@autox.team.net]On Behalf Of Darren Madams
> Sent: Monday, July 02, 2001 12:44 PM
> To: ba-autox@autox.team.net
> Subject: Re: Helmet cleaning
>
>
> 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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