Painting Helmets

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:01 pm

Anyone have any experience or tips on painting a helmet? I have read that if you paint a helmet, that you should use "manufacture approved paint". I guess they are afraid of you using something that will break down/weaken either the shell, or the interior crushable material. I was just thinking that regular spray enamel would be fine.

Richard Gates · **Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:11 pm

...why are you painting it?

Adam Ligon · **Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2005 3:56 pm

I painted mine, it was white well mostly yellow from being a display model.

Used regualr rattle can, and its holding up great.

Richard Casto · **Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2005 4:21 pm

Richard Gates wrote:

...why are you painting it?

For my helmet, it is about 20% bling and 80% it would be helpful if it is not the same color (white) as most all of the other helmets laying around. I am just going to paint it something other than white. For my wife's new helmet, it was a deal on an off-color and we are going to paint it something else.

Matt Graham · **Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2005 5:56 pm

I used vinyl over the plain old white exterior. Turned out OK, but you can tell it's vinyl from about 5' and closer.

As for paint, remember that the surface of the helmet is smooth and very slick, so you may need to rough it up a bit to get it to hold paint. Then to get that shiny look back you'll probably need to wet sand and clear coat it.

-Matt

Chris Brown · **Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:17 pm

stickers man...stickers

Richard Gates · **Posted:** Tue Apr 19, 2005 9:47 pm

Chris Brown wrote:

stickers man...stickers

Sadly enough. If and when i get a helmet, thats all that will be on it.

<--lazy

MikeWhitney · **Joined:** Wed Aug 20, 2003 9:15 pm **Posts:** 4724

Chris Brown wrote:

stickers man...stickers

Ditto that. I've had a totally rad blue star sticker package on my helmet for a few years and no one has ever confused my helmet with anyone else's.

Motorcycle shops have the best flashy sticker assortments.

Emmett Willis · **Joined:** Thu Jun 10, 2004 10:30 am **Posts:** 69

MikeWhitney wrote:

Motorcycle shops have the best flashy sticker assortments.

Don't try to go to any of the "Biker Shop's" in town looking for a HELMET LAWS SUCK sticker though.

Apparently all of the yuppies with Harley's need to be politically correct.

At least I was able to get a sweet BMW logo for my helmet from the bike shop off 401.

Diane Hall · **Posted:** Fri Apr 22, 2005 11:36 am

I used stickers on mine. Smiley Faces... I know you're all shocked. Nobody's ever picked mine up by accident.

Emmett Willis wrote:

Don't try to go to any of the "Biker Shop's" in town looking for a HELMET LAWS SUCK sticker though.

LOL... come visit up here. NH doesn't have a helmet law. I'm finally getting used to seeing people on bikes w/o helmets.

Ashraf Farrag · **Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2005 5:15 pm

Here's the bling for the brain bucket:
http://www.alsacorp.com/images/Fantachrome.wmv

steve remchak · **Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:15 pm

R2D2 bling maybe. best helmet sticker i've ever seen was bike week '93 "DILLIGAF" i wonder if the state would let me do a vanity tag? unfortunately all i have anymore is the pin, the stickers are long gone.

George Bright · **Posted:** Tue Apr 26, 2005 6:40 pm

Ashraf Farrag wrote:

Here's the bling for the brain bucket:
http://www.alsacorp.com/images/Fantachrome.wmv

Why would they need that. Some of our members already have a chrome dome.

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