Microwave

c12345
c12345 Posts: 99
edited June 2008 in Workshop
After finding my helmet still dripping with sweat from this mornings commute, I'm about 60 minutes away from nuking my helmet pads in the microwave at work.

Stop me if its a bad idea, or let me know if it works if you've done it before....

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  • neeb
    neeb Posts: 4,473
    Hmm... I suppose it depends on whether they melt or not. Might the foam that is inside the pads not be made of some sort of polymer that could melt?

    Tell us what happens! :wink:

    P.S. I assume no-one would ever be so stupid as to microwave an entire helmet - that would certainly destroy the structural properties of the polystyrene/foam stuff if not reduce the helmet to a pool of molten sticky stuff....
  • DavidBelcher
    DavidBelcher Posts: 2,684
    neeb wrote:
    P.S. I assume no-one would ever be so stupid as to microwave an entire helmet

    Don't know about that - I'm sure Sky TV's Brainiac team would give it a whirl. :)

    David
    "It is not enough merely to win; others must lose." - Gore Vidal
  • c12345
    c12345 Posts: 99
    Times up!

    took the pad, front only incase it all went wrong: still damp, and smelt of vinegar. Gave it a wash in fairey liquid and hot water, a good rinse, then put the whole thing fully saturated in the microwave 800W on full power for 1:30. I checked halfway through when it started sputtering and popping, but it looked ok, so went the whole distance. came out almost dry, and streaming - too hot to touch.

    Anyway, it is now odourless, slightly damp still, and undamaged. It is slightly blacker and more fluffy than the other unmicrowaved samples, so I think thats a resounding success?

    I'm thinking next time, I'll put a sacrificial glass of water in there too just to keep the microwave busy, maybe a little longer as well?
    It should also definately be sodden when it goes in, since its the water that gets heated.

    Next up, my gloves. I'm not sure about the gel pads though?
  • heavymental
    heavymental Posts: 2,095
    Haha. Brilliant. Bet your colleagues love you.

    "what you up to C?"
    "just microwaving my sweaty helmet pads, you want to put your cup a soup in there?"
    "think i'll get a sandwich"
  • c12345
    c12345 Posts: 99
    I was clocked in the process - I had to say that it was a late lunch. :roll:
  • campagsarge
    campagsarge Posts: 434
    I would imagine the gel pads to explode.
  • Gussio
    Gussio Posts: 2,452
    campagsarge wrote:
    I would imagine the gel pads to explode.

    Cool!
  • neeb
    neeb Posts: 4,473
    Wonder what happens if you microwave sweaty bib shorts? Mine have air pockets in the chamois... could be explosive and very nasty.... :D
  • nferrar
    nferrar Posts: 2,511
    Just rinse the helmet pads regularly, suprised though they lasted 1.5 minutes in a microwave...

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