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Removing stickers/residue from helmet?

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Cincher
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It's been 5 years of riding with the same sticker layout on my helmet and I want to change it up. I feel like putting on some more car related decals; GReddy, Tomei, Full Race, Work Wheels, etc.

So obviously I just peel them off carefully, but what do I use to clean off the left over residue? Or stuck on paper if it tears?
Jan 7 2015 3:46PM
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snowmosexual
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peel the sticker off then use rubbing alcohol and a dish towel to remove the residue
Jan 7 2015 3:48PM
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Charlie*
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Grab a bottle of Goo gone; Or a heat gun, even a blow dryer would help/work.
Jan 7 2015 3:49PM
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Dobber
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WD-40 works great. Or use a hairdryer to soften them up before you peel.
Jan 7 2015 3:49PM
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mski
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goo b gone!
Jan 7 2015 3:49PM
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taylor_gang
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Goo-be-gone ! Works likes a charm. Small orange bottle!!
Jan 7 2015 3:50PM
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Cincher
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Thanks guys, that was fast! I'll try it out. Photos to come when it's done. Just waiting on my vinyls....
Jan 7 2015 4:23PM
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skier58284
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Just scrub it for a while, don't use cleaners. Some cleaners can damage helmets (the damage probably won't be visible but will reduce the protective capability of the helmet).
Jan 7 2015 5:29PM
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Bum.Life
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mskigoo b gone!




This stuff. It's the best
Jan 7 2015 6:40PM
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Mar-O
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DobberWD-40 works great. Or use a hairdryer to soften them up before you peel.


If you use a hairdryer be really careful not to heat the helmet enough to make the shell loosen from the rest of the helmet, not gonna lie I actually did that mistake once when removing a gopro mount and I ended up having to buy a new helmet, I felt pretty damn stupid.
Jan 7 2015 6:58PM
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adrian191
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I used nail polish remover.(might discolor the finish)
Jan 7 2015 8:30PM
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Dobber
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Mar-OIf you use a hairdryer be really careful not to heat the helmet enough to make the shell loosen from the rest of the helmet, not gonna lie I actually did that mistake once when removing a gopro mount and I ended up having to buy a new helmet, I felt pretty damn stupid.


Damn I guess I'm lucky that didn't happen. I roasted the stickers off my helmet.
Jan 7 2015 8:56PM
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fudgenuggets
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peanut butter! cheaper than goo b gone and yu can eat the rest, works like a charm
Jan 8 2015 7:56PM
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camstain
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gasoline
Jan 9 2015 2:50AM
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