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nikhilsc · 11-18-2004, 07:35 AM

Opened up my helmet today. Washed everything throughly. The amount of dirt which came out was not a joke.

zaidzaveri · 11-18-2004, 07:09 PM

Hey didnt knoe that the foam padding could be removed too also how r u gonna stick the padding back(i'm guessing with feviquick), plz lemme knoe need to clean mine too.

sachinontop · 11-18-2004, 07:17 PM

OMG... what have u done to ur helmet!

btw... what do u wanna convey from this ...?

r u asking for some suggestions on how to clean it or on how to re-assemble it? lol...!

i mean, i didn't got the hint abt what u r trying to say withis post...!

P.S.: a heat convector is seen in the pic ...
does meerut had started getting such low temperatures or is it being used for drying the helmet parts?!

also, u stole my bedsheet...!
last week it was on my bed...!

SKSy_Biker · 11-18-2004, 07:19 PM

Its removable in most of the helmets
dont use feviquick or similar stuff... it kinda melts the foam and doent help in sticking either..

sachinontop · 11-18-2004, 07:20 PM

@zaidzaveri:
budy don't u ever dare to use that fevi-quick on such delcate things...
it will simply burn it (melt it down !!)

instead use fevicol...!
majbooti se chipkaye... achhe se achhe bhi na tod paaye...!

but use it in li'l quantities otherwise u won't b able to get it out next time...!

satya · 11-18-2004, 07:55 PM

whoa!!!!
cool..pl tell us if u managed 2 put it back..Lol

cbr600rr · 11-18-2004, 08:12 PM

any suggestions on cleaning without removing completely??

RDX · 11-18-2004, 08:13 PM

Dude, sometime back i read in some mag that it is not advisable to mess around wid d helmet. Forget some adhesive they said that it is not even advisable to paint it or put stickers oon it as the liquid in it can cause some serious damage to the shell of d helmet.

rajazz · 11-18-2004, 09:37 PM

Yeah actually, u shudnt mess around with ur helmet (esp when u like it so much NIk!!) as the placing of the padding (thermacol & foam etc etc) wont be as it shud be to offer optimum protection...hope u get it right though! (rem the advice abt feviquik though)
TO clean the foam in ur helmets that cannot be removed, mix some good detergent (surf excel hain na!!

)in water, invert ur helmet, pour the water into the helmet & let the foam soak in it for some 30 mins or so...drain out water, scrub lightly (the foam) & then clean with running water till u feel that the detergent is gone...then dry the helmet (inverted ofcourse!) in the sun or after substantial water has gone, use a hair dryer...its will be as good as new, or atleast nearabouts..no fevicol or fevi quik needed.
@ RDX, abt putting paint or stickers on the helmet many of us wud prove those mags wrong. Nik has had his helmet spray painted. Someone had put tons of stickers on his helmet. I have painted my helmet myself.In fact most of us have done it to preserve our favourite helmets!!! With proper precautions, nothing's gonna happen to the shell & hey, unless the outer shell is made of cardboard or really bad quiality pvc/plastic.fibre, it shudnt affected at all.

BTW NIk, what is the NGK plug doing there?

...& do let us know if u got it all back together...

sachinontop · 11-18-2004, 09:46 PM

read Rajazz instructions b4 washing the helmet...!
he wrote all the points in simple language...!

buttttt... he forgot to tell abt polishing the helmet...!
so do add that in his instructions & u'll have a new-er helmet in no time!

11-18-2004, 07:35 AM	#1 (permalink)
nikhilsc Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Delhi, Delhi, India. Posts: 335	Helmet Cleaning Opened up my helmet today. Washed everything throughly. The amount of dirt which came out was not a joke. __________________ \"Faster, Faster, Until The Thrill Of Speed Overcomes The Fear Of Death\"-Dr. Hunter S. Thompson \"The Laws Of Physics Want Their Virginity Back\"-Kawasaki Ninja

11-18-2004, 07:09 PM	#2 (permalink)
zaidzaveri ***** Ghost Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: The city of Sails, Auckland, NZ Posts: 99	Hey didnt knoe that the foam padding could be removed too also how r u gonna stick the padding back(i'm guessing with feviquick), plz lemme knoe need to clean mine too. __________________ If BHP is power than I consider myself as GOD.

11-18-2004, 07:17 PM	#3 (permalink)
sachinontop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Delhi, India. Posts: 378	OMG... what have u done to ur helmet! btw... what do u wanna convey from this ...? r u asking for some suggestions on how to clean it or on how to re-assemble it? lol...! i mean, i didn't got the hint abt what u r trying to say withis post...! P.S.: a heat convector is seen in the pic ... does meerut had started getting such low temperatures or is it being used for drying the helmet parts?! also, u stole my bedsheet...! last week it was on my bed...! __________________ vrrrooooooommm....BOOMMM...! Heard the sonic boom? Yeah, it was me...!

11-18-2004, 07:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
sachinontop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Delhi, India. Posts: 378	@zaidzaveri: budy don't u ever dare to use that fevi-quick on such delcate things... it will simply burn it (melt it down !!) instead use fevicol...! majbooti se chipkaye... achhe se achhe bhi na tod paaye...! but use it in li'l quantities otherwise u won't b able to get it out next time...! __________________ vrrrooooooommm....BOOMMM...! Heard the sonic boom? Yeah, it was me...!

11-18-2004, 07:55 PM	#6 (permalink)
satya Senior Member Join Date: May 2003 Location: Pune, MH, India. Posts: 182	whoa!!!! cool..pl tell us if u managed 2 put it back..Lol __________________ Rubber Smokin\' Angel!!!!!

11-18-2004, 07:19 PM	#4 (permalink)
SKSy_Biker Moderator Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Singapore Posts: 804	Its removable in most of the helmets dont use feviquick or similar stuff... it kinda melts the foam and doent help in sticking either..

11-18-2004, 08:12 PM	#7 (permalink)
cbr600rr Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: chennai, TN, India. Posts: 89	any suggestions on cleaning without removing completely?? __________________ http://flame.4mg.com http://www.tsbr.us

11-18-2004, 08:13 PM	#8 (permalink)
RDX Member Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Pune, Maharashtra, India. Posts: 38	Dude, sometime back i read in some mag that it is not advisable to mess around wid d helmet. Forget some adhesive they said that it is not even advisable to paint it or put stickers oon it as the liquid in it can cause some serious damage to the shell of d helmet. __________________ <font color=\"red\">If You Havent Seen God, You Are Not Going Fast Enough :: RDX</font id=\"red\"> <font color=\"red\">Burn Out Before You Fade :: Kurt Kobain</font id=\"red\">

11-18-2004, 09:37 PM	#9 (permalink)
rajazz Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: New York City, USA Posts: 159	Yeah actually, u shudnt mess around with ur helmet (esp when u like it so much NIk!!) as the placing of the padding (thermacol & foam etc etc) wont be as it shud be to offer optimum protection...hope u get it right though! (rem the advice abt feviquik though) TO clean the foam in ur helmets that cannot be removed, mix some good detergent (surf excel hain na!! )in water, invert ur helmet, pour the water into the helmet & let the foam soak in it for some 30 mins or so...drain out water, scrub lightly (the foam) & then clean with running water till u feel that the detergent is gone...then dry the helmet (inverted ofcourse!) in the sun or after substantial water has gone, use a hair dryer...its will be as good as new, or atleast nearabouts..no fevicol or fevi quik needed. @ RDX, abt putting paint or stickers on the helmet many of us wud prove those mags wrong. Nik has had his helmet spray painted. Someone had put tons of stickers on his helmet. I have painted my helmet myself.In fact most of us have done it to preserve our favourite helmets!!! With proper precautions, nothing's gonna happen to the shell & hey, unless the outer shell is made of cardboard or really bad quiality pvc/plastic.fibre, it shudnt affected at all. BTW NIk, what is the NGK plug doing there? ...& do let us know if u got it all back together... __________________ With great power, comes great responsibility- to man, machine and especially to mother nature. <)))<

11-18-2004, 09:46 PM	#10 (permalink)
sachinontop Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Delhi, India. Posts: 378	read Rajazz instructions b4 washing the helmet...! he wrote all the points in simple language...! buttttt... he forgot to tell abt polishing the helmet...! so do add that in his instructions & u'll have a new-er helmet in no time! __________________ vrrrooooooommm....BOOMMM...! Heard the sonic boom? Yeah, it was me...!

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