Care instructions for your helmet

2023-12-31

　　Care instructions for your helmet

　　Maintenance of the paintwork:

　　Preparation supplies:emulsified wax, one can of liquid wax, one small piece of sponge for waxing, two pieces of absorbent cotton cloths,various leather conditioners;

　　First of all, you can use a small sponge to put a few drops of liquid wax on the helmet, and then apply it on the surface of the helmet, wait for about two minutes, when the liquid wax is half-dry, then use the water-absorbent cloth to push the wax marks on the top of the helmet all evenly clean. Remember to keep the cloth dry and free of moisture!

　　After you have pushed the wax evenly over a large area, it is easy to see that there will still be wax residue in many small crevices, so you can use a cloth to wipe these small corners until you can't see any wax marks. If you don't have liquid wax on hand and only have solid wax, that's actually fine. Just apply the wax to the helmet with a sponge first, then push it evenly with a cotton cloth! The benefits of waxing are that it prevents dust from adhering, creates a splash-proof effect on its own when it rains, and frankly, is more resistant to dirt!

　　Lens care:

　　Inevitably, there will be small insect carcasses on the lenses, this is the most difficult part to clean, I do not recommend that you directly hard to pick, or dry wipe with a rag, you can first apply liquid wax on it to soften, wait a minute or two, and then wipe with a cotton cloth can be easily removed. For the lens with wax is also no more than the benefits of heavy rain, the outer layer of the lens is not easy to produce a film of water, but if it is really heavy rain, then I suggest that you still hurry to hide from the rain, do not ride.

　　Leather Care:

　　First of all, find some available leather conditioner at home, as long as it's not colored! Of course, if you yourself is a bit of leather players, insisting that the leather should be first to dust, clean, oil and other tedious steps, you can also be as a way to do something. If not this kind of professional players, it is recommended to find a leather conditioner can be.

　　Just use a cotton cloth dipped in leather conditioner, and then directly on the leather can be applied, and in order to fully let the conditioner thoroughly penetrate the leather inner layer, it is recommended to wipe a few times, so that it achieves the effect of lubrication, maintenance. Because the leather material on the helmet, not like the paint surface as resistant to wind, rain and sun erosion, so more often need to maintain!

　　However, as the leather needs to be given a period of time to absorb after oiling, it is recommended that after oiling, it should be placed on a shelf to dry out first! And in the choice of maintenance oil, unless you happen to have the same color leather maintenance oil, otherwise it is best to choose general-purpose maintenance oil, to avoid staining or coloring situation. After treatment, in addition to let the leather to restore the original gloss, in addition to increase the softness and durability of leather.

　　In the maintenance, it is recommended that the paint surface of the wax treatment, and then leather maintenance, if the helmet itself does not have any leather material, this step can be directly skipped. In addition, if you do not wear it for a long time, it is recommended that you can directly put on the dust cover attached to the helmet and then put it in a well-ventilated place!

　　Cleaning and maintenance of the inner liner:

　　Regarding the cleaning and maintenance of the inner layer of the helmet, some helmets, such as Arai, Shoei, AGV, etc. can be disassembled and cleaned, but of course most of these belong to the cotton liner. There are also a lot of so-called foam spray cleaning, claiming to be able to clean and sterilize, but if these cotton liners can really be cleaned just by spraying and wiping, then why would manufacturers invent removable liners? I can believe that it can sterilize, but how much cleaning effect can it really have is a big question mark. And this foam cleaner is completely useless for leather liners.

　　So every time you use your helmet, put it in a ventilated area to dry, and if it's been in use for a month or two, don't be lazy! Just take it off and clean it.

　　As for the kind of helmet cleaner (super small bottle) given by Arai and Shoei, although it can effectively clean the lens and helmet surface paint, but it does not have the protective effect of waxing, it can only be considered as a cleaner! A lot of life care products can also be applied to motorcycle parts maintenance.