Do you polish your helmet

[Umpire in Chief]

For those of you who use a HSM do you polish it's shell?

[CS-Blue]

I do mostly to remove the occasional scuffs from errant pitches and foul balls. I avoid making it shiny by using 3M rubbing compound (it also fills in fine scratches). 

[maineump]

I don't use a helmet, but from a hockey perspective - is the polish or whatever safe for the plastic of the helmet? Does it soften or damage it any way?

Goalie helmets have a special procedure when they do anything to theirs that have to meet specific guidelines.

Just asking, so I can pass it on to guys on my board.

[tldavis19]

Mine is the matte finish so it can't be polished but I do use a wet rag to remove dust/dirt between games

[semper_fi_72]

No, no, no and why would anyone.

Just wipe it down.

[Replacematt]

This has to be the most inappropriate yet relevant title yet...

 

When I did wear a bucket, I polished it every week.

[tldavis19]

This has to be the most inappropriate yet relevant title yet...

When I did wear a bucket, I polished it every week.

Hahahaha didn't even notice till you mentioned it

[3rdGENump]

This has to be the most inappropriate yet relevant title yet...

When I did wear a bucket, I polished it every week.

Hahahaha didn't even notice till you mentioned it

That is some funny stuff!

[kristoffae]

This has to be the most inappropriate yet relevant title yet...

 

When I did wear a bucket, I polished it every week.

 

Most defintiely I do.  3 times a day, everyday but I have a lot of free time.

[tldavis19]

I don't polish mine. My mom told me once polishing it would make me go blind....

[maineump]

I don't polish mine. My mom told me once polishing it would make me go blind....

Hence - you are now an umpire!!

[tldavis19]

Bahahahaha nice...

[umpstu]

Plus using rubbing compound will make you grow hair on your palms.

[CS-Blue]

...that explains so much

[scrounge]

I don't polish mine. My mom told me once polishing it would make me go blind....

Hence - you are now an umpire!!

 

and a liar!

[slo8140]

All-Star sells a couple of aerosols. One is a helmet cleaner and the other is a polish. I think they are designed for the football helmets they manufacture, but they told me they would work on the MVPs as well. I use them from time to time. Mainly just a wipe down though.

[Mike Prince]

Wax on...wax off

Unfortunately I do not wear a HSM...

[Jocko]

No. And neither does my wife :crybaby2:

[Replacematt]

No. And neither does my wife

 

That's what you think.

[tldavis19]

No. And neither does my wife

That's what you think.

Zing!

[Mr Ump]

I don't wear one preferring to go traditional however as far as scuffs....WD40 works wonders and will remove them with ease....

[guitarplaya2007]

When I wear my bucket I just give it a good wipe down with a wet rag, when it gets bad scuffs I buff them out with wd 40

[ScottFaulkenberry]

Matte Finish on mine....Just wipe it down with a wet rag to get the dust off...Those Mr Clean foam scrubbing pads take any scuffs off from foul balls, just don't scrub too hard!