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Technical & Reference Section => Tech and Restoration => Topic started by: harris on March 22, 2007, 09:35 AM

Title: info needed on crash helmet painting
Post by: harris on March 22, 2007, 09:35 AM

fancy getting my lid painted as its plan white,anyone no what to use.

Title: Re: info needed on crash helmet painting
Post by: zed4130 on March 22, 2007, 09:43 AM

i used normal car piant  ::) it seems ok  dan  :daumenhoch:

Title: Re: info needed on crash helmet painting
Post by: theRuler on March 22, 2007, 11:28 AM

you can paint fibreglass ok with just regular 2k paint

Title: Re: info needed on crash helmet painting
Post by: oberonspacefruit on March 22, 2007, 11:36 AM

plastic is apparently weakened by paint.

fibreglass can be done with owt.

Title: Re: info needed on crash helmet painting
Post by: theRuler on March 22, 2007, 11:39 AM

plastic is also weakened by stickers!!

Title: Re: info needed on crash helmet painting
Post by: harris on March 22, 2007, 11:41 AM

so a good rattle can and some laquer  should do then.

Title: Re: info needed on crash helmet painting
Post by: theRuler on March 22, 2007, 11:42 AM

Quote from: harris on March 22, 2007, 11:41 AM

so a good rattle can and some laquer  should do then.

yup

not even a good rattle can
any old rattler will do!

Title: Re: info needed on crash helmet painting
Post by: sawzall on March 22, 2007, 05:40 PM

i painted my premier full face in original colours red white and blue with 2 pac,worked fine but lid is fibreglass...