Were the HDPE helmets painted.... on the INSIDE?

[Sonnenschein]

Just found this pic again:

 

 

 

It sure does look white on the inside.

 

And there is the red primer over spray.. Why is it on top of the white paint?

 

Also, there's the white patch where once the foam was glued. Why doesn't it show the khaki color of the HDPE? the glue should have taken the read overspray and the white paint...???????????????????

 

Thanks for looking,

Karin

Edited March 21, 2011 by Sonnenschein

[pandatrooper[TK]]

I've read that the helmets were often repainted and mixed and matched (eg: ears were removed to use on other lids etc.).

 

Perhaps this helmet was completed (Hdpe painted white), used, then RE painted via another coat of red primer to promote adhesion, then painted white again?

 

The red could have gotten inside when it was resprayed and gotten into thd lid via the eye openings?

[ObiHahn[TK]]

Might just be the flash washing out the khaki hue of the HDPE, if you ask me.

Photos are never to be trusted when it comes to color anyways...

 

Especially with that khaki color, lighting makes one heckuva difference. Khaki plastic with white overspray (there wasn't only red primer overspray on the helmets' insides) will also seem lighter.

 

I also don't think that is a "patch" where glue from the foam star has ripped paint away but rather the spot where the helmet was resting on a stand for painting, like this:

 

But that's just a theory, of course.

[firebladejedi[TK]]

In my opinion the helmets could have been painted white first, and then when they realised the paint wouldnt stick tried red undercoat. Then white top coat over that - that seems feasible

 

Add repaints and touch-ups anything is possible ..

[john danter]

It's just red primer isn't it?

As they sprayed the undercuts etc, thats what you see in that photo?

Edited March 21, 2011 by john danter

[Rob .T .[TK]]

overspray........

[TK_LEPER]

I think the red is primer overspray. The white is where something stuck to the adhesive from the foam padding (maple leaf), could be paint I guess.

 

J

Edited March 21, 2011 by TK 4702

[Sonnenschein]

Okay, I think the red overspray is is agreed upon by everybody.

 

Jesse, do you mean something like double sided tape?

 

I think the red is primer overspray. The white is the adhesive from the foam padding (maple leaf).

 

J

 

 

 

What still puzzles me is that there's no chipping on the inside..

[TK bondservnt[501st]]

could be glue, but I like the helmet stand idea!

[TK_LEPER]

Okay, I think the red overspray is is agreed upon by everybody.

 

Jesse, do you mean something like double sided tape?

 

What still puzzles me is that there's no chipping on the inside..

 

I think it's either a film from the foam padding, or some reminemnce of tape.

[TK_LEPER]

sorry... Remanence. Stupid iPad!

[Rob .T .[TK]]

The star shaped foam was held into the helmet by Gaffa tape, simply foded back on itself sticky side out , It stuck to the helmet (when it is removed it removes the paint overspray ) and the foam ...about 3 inches folded over .

[Sonnenschein]

The star shaped foam was held into the helmet by Gaffa tape, simply foded back on itself sticky side out , It stuck to the helmet (when it is removed it removes the paint overspray ) and the foam ...about 3 inches folded over .

 

That's interesting! But why didn't the tape remove the white paint?

[sskunky]

I believe that alot of the foam was glued in to the helmets, maybe the gaffer tape was a later addition?

[Turrican]

Yep right, have some pic's where this is to see, too.

Tape was used also as glue.

[ObiHahn[TK]]

Yep right, have some pic's where this is to see, too.

Tape was used also as glue.

 

Share those pics!

[Sonnenschein]

Share those pics!

 

 

yes, please!

 

 

[Turrican]

Share those pics!

And got booed out by some guys for posting them,no sorry.

Edited March 22, 2011 by Turrican

[TK-4510[501st]]

hmmm. That is an interesting question. What if the helmet was painted twice. The first time it was sprayed white on the inside. Then the second time it was placed on a stand that masked off the area we see as white. The red overspray surrounded the stand and top and left the white area unpainted. Perhaps a plastic bag was used to cover the stand and top which is what left the odd shape??? Plausable?

[ObiHahn[TK]]

...it was placed on a stand that masked off the area we see as white. The red overspray surrounded the stand and top and left the white area unpainted. Perhaps a plastic bag was used to cover the stand and top which is what left the odd shape??? Plausable?

 

That part does seem absolutely plausable to me, yeah.

 

I'm still not too sure if what we see on the initial pic up there is really white though. I say flash just washed out the khaki, look at the khaki spots where the paint flaked off on the helmet bottom, that too looks way lighter than any khaki HDPE we see in other photos.

[TK-4510[501st]]

Holy crap dude you are right. It was just a little eye trickery. It IS HDPE

Edited March 23, 2011 by TK-4510

[ObiHahn[TK]]

Holy crap dude you are right. It was just a little eye trickery. It IS HDPE

 

Dis-a what mesa be saying all-a da timey!

 

Nice comp work there, Mike.

I say: case closed!