Helmet Painting (How to added)

bigtez · Post by **bigtez** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:46 am

The resin they use on them is generally the same as that used for fibreglass and that is what some people believe is ruined by some of the mor aggressive paints. From what i understand now if you use a water based paint you will be fine. I will be using Parma faskolor which is designed for polycarbonate rc car bodies and is readily available in most hobby shops. The other paint that has been recomended to me is auto air. I haven't been able to find a local supplier of this so i will stick with faskolor. If money isn't an option the house of kolor paints are also suitable.

Terry

red_dave · Post by **red_dave** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:54 am

I'm looking forward to seeing the final result Terry...

Good luck with it...

Jonno · Post by **Jonno** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 9:16 am

Yeah Tez pics when ya done please, Silverstar body shop specialises in bike painting and stuff, Dutchie is a master craftsman too and he does some good work on helmets I believe, anyway an idea for protection from bullet like stones coming at ya try this stuff http://www.invisishield.com.au/index.html might not be ideal for helmets but great on fairings

I coped a stone at warp speed from my lil' buddy Yankee on my brand new Shoei lid and it took a huge chunch of paint and a layer of the helmet shell as well just on the I in shoeI above my left eye, not his fault but I was surprised at the damage.

Shifty · Post by **Shifty** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 12:00 pm

http://www.airgraphau.com

YAPPA · Post by **YAPPA** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 4:26 pm

StereoHead wrote:
neka79 wrote:dunno, but my gf Chloe is a graphic design student, and artist and is VERY handy with computers & pencils...shes drawn me my own "cartoon character" to go on my next lid..so im gunna buy a solid colour 7 get her to paint it..sumhow...
You have a gf? How did that happen?

It's quite amazing what affect rohypnol & spanish fly can have on a woman, hey Nath!!!

Lucas · Post by **Lucas** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 7:07 pm

Have a look at these
http://cgi.ebay.com.au/Airbrushed-helme ... dZViewItem

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 8:58 pm

According to Neka, Mina is pretty good at polishing helmets....

YAPPA · Post by **YAPPA** » Wed Dec 21, 2005 10:48 pm

aardvark wrote:According to Neka, Mina is pretty good at polishing helmets....

BWAHAHAHAHAHA

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 10:59 pm

aardvark wrote:According to Neka, Mina is pretty good at polishing helmets....

i was just repeating what dan told me...sorry was that meant to be secret??

bigtez · Post by **bigtez** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:01 pm

Wow. What a learning curve that was. Here is a pic of the finished product before applying the clear coat.

Lainie · Post by **Lainie** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:10 pm

Looks good, job well done

Neka79 · Post by **Neka79** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 5:40 pm

wow..thats cool..and unique...
wot lid is that??

now..how abt a how to guide?? and what paint & where u get it??

aardvark · Post by **aardvark** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 6:34 pm

Very f*%ken cool!! What are you going to do about an AS sticker? Or did you knock of a sheet of them from somewhere?

bigtez · Post by **bigtez** » Tue Jan 10, 2006 8:46 pm

neka79 wrote:wow..thats cool..and unique...
wot lid is that??

now..how abt a how to guide?? and what paint & where u get it??

Actually the design is a copy from a helmet on http://www.colorzonedesign.com. I don't have an artistic bone in my body, or i did and it broke and never healed quite right. So i had to resort to copying someone elses design.
The lid is a Shoei XR1000.

The paint is Parma Faskolor. Its available in all good hobby shops that sell rc cars. It is the same paint as Auto Air airbrush paints that you can get from here ---> http://www.injprint-sign.com.au (i haven't gotten anything from them so i can't vouch for their service but they were the only place in australia i could find that sell auto air paints)

Nanna10r · Post by **Nanna10r** » Wed Jan 11, 2006 12:22 am

Bigtez how about a how too mate it looks great.
Cheers Brett