How To Maintain Body Armor? These Methods Need To Know

Many people always have misunderstandings about body armor. They think that a set of body armor can be stored for a long time as long as it is not damaged. In fact, even if the body armor is not damaged, if it is left alone for a long time, its performance will decrease, which requires us to regularly Now that the body armor has been maintained, let’s introduce the maintenance methods of the body armor. Let’s learn about it together.
1. Regular cleaning
If you want to extend the service life of your bulletproof vest, it is very important to keep your bulletproof vest clean. The jacket of your bulletproof vest can be washed in the washing machine, but you must make sure that the bulletproof chip is removed before putting it in the washing machine.
When cleaning the bulletproof chip, you need to prepare a sponge and a small bottle of detergent. Use the sponge and detergent to gently wipe the surface of the chip. Remember not to immerse the chip in water, and do not use an ironing board to iron the chip wrapping cloth. Wrinkles, because it is easy to burn the wrapping cloth if you are not careful, which will cause the chip to be corroded by air or moisture and stains during use, which will lead to a decline in the bulletproof function in the long run.
2. Avoid exposure to the sun
Exposure to sunlight will accelerate the aging of material fibers, thereby reducing its service life and ballistic performance.
3. Frequency of use
The bulletproof performance of body armor is also related to the length of use. The longer it is used, the lower the ballistic performance and the shorter the validity period. Therefore, if conditions permit, it is best to prepare a set of replaceable body armor and use two sets of body armor in rotation. It can prolong the service life of body armor as much as possible.
4. Replace damaged body armor promptly
Once the bullet-proof vest is hit by a bullet, it must be replaced immediately, because even if the bullet-proof chip hit by the bullet is not damaged in appearance, the strong impact will inevitably lead to changes in the microstructure of the material, thus affecting its structural stability and bullet-proof performance. If not in time If replaced, once the bullet hits the same position during the next use, the possibility of the chip being penetrated will be greatly increased. Therefore, from the perspective of own safety, the body armor that has been hit by the bullet must be replaced in time.
The above are some tips on how to maintain body armor. I hope it will be helpful to you. Only by providing proper maintenance during use can the validity period of the body armor be shortened and its bulletproof performance maintained as much as possible.