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Post by HawkCoach on Jul 28, 2017 14:19:47 GMT -6
Would like some tips and hints on cleaning and polishing our helmets. We have decal glue and some are pretty dirty!
I have heard dishsoap and pledge? Anything else out there you know of?
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Post by 19delta on Jul 28, 2017 15:49:03 GMT -6
Don't you send your helmets in for reconditioning?
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Post by HawkCoach on Jul 28, 2017 19:25:51 GMT -6
We do, but only the ones that really need it. We have a handful that didn't get it done.
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Post by bullsvp on Jul 28, 2017 20:34:05 GMT -6
Goo Gone works ok, I get it at Target, first I try to remove as much as I can by rolling it up and off can also use a plastic scraper that's not sharp
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Post by 19delta on Jul 28, 2017 21:04:21 GMT -6
We do, but only the ones that really need it. We have a handful that didn't get it done. Use rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover to get the decal adhesive off. Then, fill a 50-gallon garbage can with warm, soapy water. Use dish soap. I would disassemble each helmet and give each component a good soak and scrub. That should get them cleaned up. With all that being said, aren't you a little worried about liability if a kid gets injured while wearing an expired helmet? |
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Post by HawkCoach on Aug 2, 2017 14:06:58 GMT -6
They helmets are ALL inspected - I was replying to NOT ALL get repainted and cleaned up by our rep. ALL of our helmets go through an inspection at the end of the year, expired helmets are tossed - new ones are brought in. Last year our helmet rep only took a handful of helmets to repaint/recondition. 4 were out of commission.
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Post by 19delta on Aug 2, 2017 14:42:05 GMT -6
They helmets are ALL inspected - I was replying to NOT ALL get repainted and cleaned up by our rep. ALL of our helmets go through an inspection at the end of the year, expired helmets are tossed - new ones are brought in. Last year our helmet rep only took a handful of helmets to repaint/recondition. 4 were out of commission. Ok. That just sounds fishy to me. Every high school program of which I have been a part has sent in every single helmet that was used at the end of every year. In fact, at a couple of those schools, it was official district policy to send in every single helmet for reconditioning because helmets that did not have a current NOCSAE sticker couldn't be issued. Also, I have never received a helmet back from a reconditioner that wasn't cleaned up. Even when we didn't get the helmets repainted, they were at least run under a buffer. Maybe I'm still not understanding you. Are you saying that someone from the reconditioning company comes to your school and personally inspects each of your helmets? And then puts a new NOCSAE sticker on each? But doesn't clean up the helmets? What company do you use and how much do they charge for each helmet? |
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Post by HawkCoach on Aug 5, 2017 12:53:05 GMT -6
Yes, I should have been a little more clear - a REP from Riddell comes into our school - inspects every helmet, discontinues the ones that are expired, takes the ones that need to be reconditioned. They usually take the ones that need to be repainted, buffed etc. They charge- TOO MUCH.
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Post by HawkCoach on Aug 5, 2017 12:54:41 GMT -6
Here's my point - I wanted a way to clean up the helmets that cleared inspection and didn't get taken to get repainted or buffed.
Simple enough -
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Post by 19delta on Aug 5, 2017 15:53:18 GMT -6
Here's my point - I wanted a way to clean up the helmets that cleared inspection and didn't get taken to get repainted or buffed. Simple enough - What I posted earlier (rubbing alcohol or nail polish remover + helmet disassembly and soak/scrub in 55-gallon garbage can filled with warm, soapy water) is what I used to do with our youth football helmets. We sent the helmets in every other year for official reconditioning. The year we didn't send them in, we self-reconditioned using the above process. |
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