Speaking of smell, anyone wear a hard hat everyday?

[Catzilla]

Mine stinks, I always remember when I'm ready to go and never when I'm off. I did remember tonight and I washed the pad and retention straps with antibacterial soap. Anyone have any other ideas?

[Buzz]

doo rag underneath.
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[Speedy]

You may be getting rebound odor because you never really got out the original smell and bacteria. Run it through your clothes washer with a little chlorine bleach and some bath towels. Imagine the smell when you retire your hard hat winter liner in the spring.

[Grateful11]

I had to wear a hard hat 5 and 6 days a week for about 20 years. I had a terry cloth band that I would wash
and switch out. I rarely wear a hat now in retirement. Occasionally I wear a big straw hat outside.

Get one of these washing frames:

http://www.amazon.com/CAP-SHAPER-The-Cap...B000NX3XTO

[JPK]

No, but my son plays hockey. On a fairly regular basis, I spray down his helmet with http://simplegreen.com/products/pro-dpro3/ and let it sit for a couple of hours. Then I put it in the top shelf of the dishwasher.

Be sure to turn on the "Energy Saver" option so you turn down the drying heaters.

I wash the helmet once every 3-4 weeks.

Have never had any issues.

John

[Jack D.]

I use this in my snowmobile helmets (Amazon or any power sports dealer) but I don't use the same helmet every day either. You could also try Febreeze or similar.

[Filliam H. Muffman]

The company would pay for new suspension every couple of months. I usually lined the front with a layer of woven towels. I didn't sweat a huge amount and changed it only when it showed discoloration. Never had a smell problem.

[jesse]

Maybe soak them for a little while in gallon of water with a cup of vinegar, that should kill the bacteria that are causing the odor.

[rjmacs]

An enzymatic cleaner will break down the bacteria better than bleach. Bleach will kill, but leave the corpses there to disintegrate and stink.

[Rick-o]

Filliam H. Muffman wrote:
The company would pay for new suspension every couple of months. I usually lined the front with a layer of woven towels. I didn't sweat a huge amount and changed it only when it showed discoloration. Never had a smell problem.

Yup. We had a good supply of "innards" stored in a cabinet in our shops. If they started to get a bit funky, we would just swap them out. I also used special headbands that were popular out on the floor. It was a strip of sponge like material held on with an elastic strap. Worked great under a hardhat.

Fortunately, we didn't have to wear buckets all day. usually just when we were doing construction, or with any overhead operations such as with man lifts. We didn't have to wear them for most building maintenance or cabinetmaking.