Tips for Cleaning Helmets at Home, Easy and Practical

Kapanlagi.com - Helmets are one of the items we often use daily when doing activities outside the house. Of course, to maintain cleanliness, cleaning helmets at home is one effective way to keep them clean.

In addition to being easy to use, you can also do it regularly to prevent the helmet from getting moldy and having an unpleasant odor. So, how do you clean your helmet? According to various sources, here are some tips for cleaning helmets at home easily and practically. Let's check it out.

1. Removing Helmet Visor

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The first way to clean your helmet at home is by removing the helmet visor first. You can slowly remove the visor to avoid breaking it, then wash the visor using soap and water.

You can use warm water to clean the visor, KLovers. This not only helps to remove dirt from the visor, but also the oils on the visor.

2. Removing Foam from the Helmet

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You can't wash the entire helmet directly, KLovers. You need to remove the inner part of the helmet so that the gaps can be cleaned thoroughly. After removing the foam from the helmet, you can soak the helmet in water with baby soap.

Soak the helmet without the foam for 30 to 45 minutes before gently brushing it with a toothbrush or a brush with soft bristles. You can brush the gaps in the helmet in detail until the dirt inside the helmet disappears.

3. Pay Attention to Details

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Besides that, you can pay attention to the details of the helmet, such as the ventilation or ratchet parts. You can brush the helmet gently or if the holes are too small, you can use a cotton bud.

You need to look at the gaps that are often found in the helmet. Make sure that the holes in the helmet do not accumulate dirt that will disrupt the air circulation.

4. Inner Foam Part

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Then, after cleaning the helmet, you can clean the inner foam part inside the helmet. Before cleaning and brushing, you can soak the foam part for 1 hour.

After that, you can brush the foam part using a toothbrush that is no longer used. Brush it slowly, so that the fabric on the foam does not get damaged. Then rinse it with clean water 3 times, or until the foam disappears.

5. Dry thoroughly

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And the final step in cleaning the helmet is drying. Yup! This step is one of the important steps in cleaning the helmet. If the inside and foam of the helmet are not properly dried, it will cause the helmet to smell and also grow mold.

You can use a hair dryer or sunlight. Actually, sunlight is one of the more effective ways to dry the helmet. Because it not only can make the helmet dry, but also can eliminate mold on the helmet.

Those are the 5 easy steps to clean the helmet at home. You can easily and practically do this at home. Besides saving expenses, you can also clean the helmet from mold.

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