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 Post subject: New Paint
PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:31 pm 
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I've been playing around with some ideas for painting one of my dh lids. Here's what I've done so far, what do you guys think?
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 Post subject: Re: New Paint
PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 10:45 pm 
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Wow looks great, I extremely like the star design

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 Post subject: Re: New Paint
PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:08 pm 
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That would be a world of bad ass mate. Really slick - what helmet would u whack that on?


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 Post subject: Re: New Paint
PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:15 pm 
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That look's the dog's nad's m8 :)


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 Post subject: Re: New Paint
PostPosted: Fri Jan 28, 2011 11:17 pm 
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Thanks guys, It'll either be my Giro Remedy or Bell Drop.

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 Post subject: Re: New Paint
PostPosted: Sat Jan 29, 2011 10:20 am 
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I havnt looked at painting a helmet for years, but way back when, it was strongly advised not to. There was stickers on most lids saying not to paint them?!


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 Post subject: Re: New Paint
PostPosted: Sun Jan 30, 2011 10:16 pm 
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Manufacturers will put that on their helmets so they aren't held responsible if someone chooses to paint it. There is a chance that painting a helmet could weaken it but as long as you don't go throught the gelcoat into the carbon or glass fibre and ensure all the eps is masked then there shouldn't be a problem. I use water based automotive paints that cannot harm the eps or shell as it's the solvents in solvent based paints that can melt the eps. Also stickers that are solvent based could do the same as that's also why you're told that stIckers shouldn't be applied. I would also never paint a damaged helmet and prefer to paint new. Troy Lee seems to have done well out of painting helmets. ;)
Anyone interested in a custom helmet let me know.

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