painting a helmet ?

 

Anybody done this ?

Any thoughts on right or wrong paints or primers to use ?

TIA

 

On 9/19/2010 8:31 PM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:

Do you have spray equipment?  And are you going for just a color change
or trying to do something artistic?

 

J. Clarke wrote:

 I was told that the fiberglass shell helmets could be painted , but the
molded plastic shell type shouldn't be . Might be OK with some paints , but
the solvents/chemicals in some will "degrade" the shell .
  I wear mine whether required or not , and it's just not that critical what
it looks like as long as it protects my noggin . My brains are scrambled
enough already .
--
Snag
Wannabe Machinist

 


This is my girlfriend's helmet and she intends to
try something artistic.

I'm guessing an acrylic might be the best bet.

 

On 9/19/2010 11:44 PM, Rob Kleinschmidt wrote:

<http://www.eastwood.com/> .

They've got the small-volume put-ups you need in order to do that kind
of work without breaking the bank, and a complete system from primer
through clearcoat.  Waterborne so solvent attacking the helmet should
not be an issue.  They even have an instructional DVD on painting helmets.