BrokeAss

My wife & I both drove in an autocross this weekend. It was hot - really hot down here in Ft. Lauderdale and we worked up a good sweat.

Any of you track rats have suggestions for keeping your helmets from smelling like your gym socks? I took the helmets out their bags and have them airing out.

JasonAndreas

Direct sunlight is the best thing for getting rid of any unwanted odors.

Robert Coats

</font><blockquote><font size="1" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">quote:</font><hr /><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">Originally posted by C4 Guy:
<strong>Any of you track rats have suggestions for keeping your helmets from smelling like your gym socks?</strong></font><hr /></blockquote><font size="2" face="Verdana,Tahoma,Helvetica">There are quite a few commercial products out there specifically for cleaning helment insides...check with <a href="http://www.google.com" target="_blank">www.google.com</a> and search for "helmet cleaner" for LOTS of links. Some are simple odor killers, and other are real cleaning products.

That said, I used a dab of Prell shampoo and a few wet washcloths to "wash" the inside. As you can guess, hair shampoo does a good job of cleaning oil, sweat, etc.

rutz964C4

There are some helmets which you can take the inner foam and wash it, if not what I have been doing in to wash them in the bath with shampoo and then you should let them dry well.

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ALEX

Strabo

I know what you mean. I use my helmet for extended periods on hot days and the forehead pad in the helmet collects quite a bit of sweat. To clean it, I wet the pad with soap and water, scrub it a bit, and then let it dry in the sun. A toothbrush works well for the scrubbing. Work pretty well.

However, I do not brush my teeth with that toothbrush.

Strabo

Drew_K

I use a balaclava (cloth head sock). It's not any hotter than wearing a helmet, and you sweat into the balaclava rather than the helmet. Only a few bucks, and you can wash or discard.