Helmets: How do you clean helmet visors

MrX · 09-19-2008, 03:44 PM

Whats your cleaning methods?

ND4SPD · 09-19-2008, 03:45 PM

Honda Polish.

Jetbdude · 09-19-2008, 03:46 PM

Plexus will do fine as well.

MrX · 09-19-2008, 03:49 PM

On your visors???? Really? I clean my helmet with Honda Polish but I always remove the visor prior to keep it away.

ND4SPD · 09-19-2008, 03:54 PM

Yep, works great. Windex can actually damage any anti-fog coating your visor may have.

MrX · 09-19-2008, 04:01 PM

Okay I'll take your word for it...thanks!

BobcatSig · 09-19-2008, 04:07 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jetbdude

Plexus will do fine as well.

+1. Plexus owns.

BizJetGuy · 09-19-2008, 04:09 PM

The old fashioned way - washcloth soaked with warm water.

MrX · 09-19-2008, 04:13 PM

I normally just run water over it and use my hand, works pretty good but theres some smudges that just wont come off.

Baketech · 09-19-2008, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrX

Whats your cleaning methods?

I like the "Barbershop" method...

Soak a towel (or paper towel) in hot water and lay it over the visor and buggy part of the helmet. Press it down and wait 4-5 minutes...

After the buggy bits have softened up, wipe everything off, then hit it with a little Honda Polish...sorted...

SheepOfBlue · 09-19-2008, 04:28 PM

Plexus I even have a mini bottle I toss in my tailbag for on the road debugging

SomeStrangeGuy · 09-19-2008, 06:37 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Baketech

I like the "Barbershop" method...

Soak a towel (or paper towel) in hot water and lay it over the visor and buggy part of the helmet. Press it down and wait 4-5 minutes...

After the buggy bits have softened up, wipe everything off, then hit it with a little Honda Polish...sorted...

I do all of the above, but this is probably the closest. I usually use the blue scott shoptowel-papertowels and hot water, or I just spray hondashine on and leave it there for the same period of time. Thats more for the helmet though.

If I have the time, I'll pull the visor off and wash it under warm tap water. Of all the methods I think this keeps it the cleanest.

The real question is how do you keep your second visor clean?
With the hours I keep at work, the sun sits about 5 degrees off center for the entire portion of my slabride. On the way out, it wants nothing to do with me, and the smoked visor is no longer a good option. I used to use the old socks method, now I just wrap it in microfiber cloth and a piece of double sided velcro. It's ghetto, but it works.

gt702 · 09-19-2008, 06:58 PM

Water and a terry cloth towel. As others noted, warm water works better.

I've also used water with a few drops (~1 part in 20+) of anti-fog (Rainex brand) which works really good. Put that in a little spray bottle wrapped in a hand rag/towel and throw it in the tank bag. Never had to replace a shield due to scratching, and most of my helmets go 4-5 years ... upwards of 40k miles on a couple.

MotoVegas · 09-19-2008, 07:37 PM

Plexus as well. I use an "eye glasses" optical cloth (12 x 12) that I got from an Optometrist buddy of mine. Works great on my ZG windshield too. I've noticed if I use anything else, they tend to scratch.

SheepOfBlue · 09-19-2008, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SomeStrangeGuy

I do all of the above, but this is probably the closest. I usually use the blue scott shoptowel-papertowels and hot water, or I just spray hondashine on and leave it there for the same period of time. Thats more for the helmet though.

If I have the time, I'll pull the visor off and wash it under warm tap water. Of all the methods I think this keeps it the cleanest.

The real question is how do you keep your second visor clean?
With the hours I keep at work, the sun sits about 5 degrees off center for the entire portion of my slabride. On the way out, it wants nothing to do with me, and the smoked visor is no longer a good option. I used to use the old socks method, now I just wrap it in microfiber cloth and a piece of double sided velcro. It's ghetto, but it works.

Face Shield Protectors

Sprint-1050 · 09-19-2008, 07:57 PM

Not sure if the below product is available outside Oz...

CHUX

I always carry one of the above cleaning cloths, dampened with cold water, in a zip lock bag... bugs wipe strait off, and i use a microfibre cloth to dry it off.

I use an iridium visor, which are renowned for scratching, my current visor is 3yo with No scratches to be seen...

Cheers, G

Javyday · 09-19-2008, 07:59 PM

Plexus with a microfiber towel.

Hammer · 09-19-2008, 08:04 PM

Belt sander

BizJetGuy · 09-19-2008, 08:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hammer

Belt sander

That's the best excuse you can come up with?

GhostRider · 09-19-2008, 09:15 PM

I just use Honda Polish...works great!

slickwill · 09-19-2008, 09:32 PM

I just use warm water and a soft towel if I'm at home. In my trunk I keep a mini bottle of Plexus (Thanks to Sheep) and a microfiber cloth.

phozed · 09-19-2008, 09:47 PM

Original Bike Spirits Spray Cleaner and Microfiber towels

Baketech · 09-20-2008, 08:34 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SomeStrangeGuy

With the hours I keep at work, the sun sits about 5 degrees off center for the entire portion of my slabride. On the way out, it wants nothing to do with me, and the smoked visor is no longer a good option.

I have abnormally large pupils, so I wear my smoked day or night...

09-19-2008, 03:44 PM	#1
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09-19-2008, 03:45 PM	#2
ND4SPD I'm BATMAN!!! Join Date: 12-12-2006 Bike(s): Trek Posts: 8,009 Images: 25	Honda Polish. __________________ "This is your life - are you who you want to be?" Learn all you need to know about Mac OS X

09-19-2008, 03:46 PM	#3
Jetbdude Every man's dream Join Date: 12-13-2006 Age: 34 Bike(s): 07 600RR Posts: 2,451	Plexus will do fine as well. __________________ #20

09-19-2008, 03:49 PM	#4
MrX First person view Join Date: 12-20-2006 Age: 27 Bike(s): I ride bikes Posts: 311	On your visors???? Really? I clean my helmet with Honda Polish but I always remove the visor prior to keep it away. __________________ Summer should never ever ever end.

09-19-2008, 03:54 PM	#5
ND4SPD I'm BATMAN!!! Join Date: 12-12-2006 Bike(s): Trek Posts: 8,009 Images: 25	Yep, works great. Windex can actually damage any anti-fog coating your visor may have. __________________ "This is your life - are you who you want to be?" Learn all you need to know about Mac OS X

09-19-2008, 04:01 PM	#6
MrX First person view Join Date: 12-20-2006 Age: 27 Bike(s): I ride bikes Posts: 311	Okay I'll take your word for it...thanks! __________________ Summer should never ever ever end.

09-19-2008, 04:09 PM	#8
BizJetGuy Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Indiana Age: 39 Bike(s): Aprilia RST 1000 Posts: 779	The old fashioned way - washcloth soaked with warm water. __________________ "Ix-nay on the Illbilly-hay"

09-19-2008, 04:13 PM	#9
MrX First person view Join Date: 12-20-2006 Age: 27 Bike(s): I ride bikes Posts: 311	I normally just run water over it and use my hand, works pretty good but theres some smudges that just wont come off. __________________ Summer should never ever ever end.

09-19-2008, 04:28 PM	#11
SheepOfBlue SRA President Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Huntsville, AL Age: 46 Bike(s): CBR1000RR, RC51, VT500FT Posts: 6,363	Plexus I even have a mini bottle I toss in my tailbag for on the road debugging __________________ A man who carries a cat by the tail learns something he can learn in no other way

09-19-2008, 06:58 PM	#13
gt702 Gear Driven Cams Join Date: 12-18-2006 Bike(s): Some Hondas and a Kwacker Posts: 1,159	Water and a terry cloth towel. As others noted, warm water works better. I've also used water with a few drops (~1 part in 20+) of anti-fog (Rainex brand) which works really good. Put that in a little spray bottle wrapped in a hand rag/towel and throw it in the tank bag. Never had to replace a shield due to scratching, and most of my helmets go 4-5 years ... upwards of 40k miles on a couple. __________________ Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one. Albert Einstein

09-19-2008, 07:37 PM	#14
MotoVegas Join Date: 01-03-2007 Location: Las Vegas Age: 38 Bike(s): ZX-10R & HD Ultra Classic Posts: 886	Plexus as well. I use an "eye glasses" optical cloth (12 x 12) that I got from an Optometrist buddy of mine. Works great on my ZG windshield too. I've noticed if I use anything else, they tend to scratch. __________________ Enjoy my pics Enjoy my crash Enjoy riding with Whip and I at SMMR

09-19-2008, 07:57 PM	#16
Sprint-1050 Urban Myth Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Victoria, Australia Age: 40 Bike(s): Triumph Sprint ST '07 Posts: 47	Not sure if the below product is available outside Oz... CHUX I always carry one of the above cleaning cloths, dampened with cold water, in a zip lock bag... bugs wipe strait off, and i use a microfibre cloth to dry it off. I use an iridium visor, which are renowned for scratching, my current visor is 3yo with No scratches to be seen... Cheers, G __________________ I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think I have ended up where I needed to be. - Douglas Adams

09-19-2008, 07:59 PM	#17
Javyday Join Date: 12-28-2006 Location: NC Age: 40 Bike(s): '04 600RR, '08 600RR Posts: 21	Plexus with a microfiber towel.

09-19-2008, 08:04 PM	#18
Hammer For Sale Join Date: 12-17-2006 Location: Indiana Age: 39 Bike(s): 05 Suzuki 600 Posts: 4,888 Images: 1	Belt sander __________________ SOME PEOPLE ARE LIKE SLINKIES. NOT REALLY GOOD FOR ANYTHING BUT THEY BRING A SMILE TO YOUR FACE WHEN PUSHED DOWN THE STAIRS

09-19-2008, 09:15 PM	#20
GhostRider Spirit of Vengeance Join Date: 12-18-2006 Location: Montreal, QC Bike(s): GSXR1000K4 Ltd Posts: 39	I just use Honda Polish...works great! __________________ Bikes and women, both have nice curves... http://i17.photobucket.com/albums/b100/ghostrider988/Pics/mybikesig.jpg

09-19-2008, 09:32 PM	#21
slickwill 67 Kg Join Date: 08-31-2007 Location: Idaho/Iowa Age: 29 Bike(s): Western Flyer Posts: 2,135	I just use warm water and a soft towel if I'm at home. In my trunk I keep a mini bottle of Plexus (Thanks to Sheep) and a microfiber cloth. __________________ If it has wheels, I've crashed it, and some things that don't skis, snowmobile, card board box, giant tube, sentra, dirtbike, lawn tractor, grandmas bread tray, kayak, canoe, raft, bicycle, waterskis, tobaggan, horse, ATV, Now my CBR (women)

09-19-2008, 09:47 PM	#22
phozed I'm not sick but I'm not well Join Date: 06-18-2008 Bike(s): cbr929 rs125 Posts: 58	Original Bike Spirits Spray Cleaner and Microfiber towels

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