Cleaning Helmet Straps

msmancunia

Isn't dishwasher water a lot hotter than washing machine water? You might end up with a bit of a disaster.

And I wouldn't put facial moisturiser on leather straps - it won't do much. Better to go to the local shoe heelers and get some of that shoe polish cream. No, not the coloured stuff that will look as if someone has tried to garrott you, but there is a white leather cream that is colourless. You can also get it for leather sofas :-)

Nickolarse74

So you're advising I put shoe polish on my skin (indirectly)? A golf pro once told me to rub skin moisturiser into leather golf gloves before putting them away to help prevent them from drying out (leather was once skin, right!) so I figured it'd be a good idea.

Our dishwasher has three settings, 65 normal, 50 eco and 45 deg.C quick. I was going to put it on 45 deg.C.

rolf_f

Nickolarse74 wrote:

No way, I'd look a right knob wearing a helmet in the shower!

And my nice road helmet has removable leather straps. Going to clean those with a clean, extra hot watered chamois leather then rub facial moisturiser into them.

Are you sure they are leather? My Kask Mojito supposedly has leather straps. They aren't. Not much point rubbing moisturiser into those!

msmancunia

Nickolarse74 wrote:

So you're advising I put shoe polish on my skin (indirectly)? A golf pro once told me to rub skin moisturiser into leather golf gloves before putting them away to help prevent them from drying out (leather was once skin, right!) so I figured it'd be a good idea.

Our dishwasher has three settings, 65 normal, 50 eco and 45 deg.C quick. I was going to put it on 45 deg.C.

Well I use it to clean leather sandals that I wear with bare feet and my feet haven't fallen off yet. If you must use moisturiser use Astral - it's greasy. I'd just prefer something that was made for the job, and we're exposed to a lot more chemicals than a bit of shoe cream every day, let's face it

awavey

Nickolarse74 wrote:

So you're advising I put shoe polish on my skin (indirectly)? A golf pro once told me to rub skin moisturiser into leather golf gloves before putting them away to help prevent them from drying out (leather was once skin, right!) so I figured it'd be a good idea.

Our dishwasher has three settings, 65 normal, 50 eco and 45 deg.C quick. I was going to put it on 45 deg.C.

dont dishwashers use salt tablets though, that doesnt seem like a good combination for leather. msmcanuia is right the white leather cream is probably best

I would recommend though if the straps are detachable, to take note of how it fits together when you disassemble, so you dont feel like a complete numpty when trying to remember how to do it in the re-assemble phase (been there done that)

Ben6899

I used to use leather cream on my football boots and that helped me get two or three seasons out of a pair. Sounds like a great idea for leather helmet straps.