Painting the inside of my Helmet

[Kevin037[TK]]

Could someone please point me in the right direction of where I might find information on painting the inside of my Helmet.

[menace51799[TK]]

Hey Kevin. Most people use PlastiDip in either spray or roll on form.

 

[Frank75139[501st]]

Yep good ol plastidip, spray or brush on whatever you prefer.


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[JFarwell]

Is it a type of rubber if so that’s a great idea 

[Shanester[TK]]

I used the Plasti-dip spray. I had used the Plasti-dip liquid for years and did not (at the time) even know about the spray.  I seperated my helmet into the face plate and the bucket itself, masked off holes to prevent over spray, and put a couple of coats on.  It cuts down on internal light, reflections on my lenses, noise, rattle, and insulates. I am quite pleased I did it and do recommend it to those I help.

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[sharkbait[TK]]

I used Rustoleum 2x in glossy black.  I did this before the helmet was fully assembled, and taped off the edges and eyes with green frog tape.  I used a bit of Play Doh on the outside of the teeth to keep over spray from there (not needed if teeth aren't already cut out).

 

 

Use more tape than that, though, I had over spray.  But mineral spirits took it right off.

[TK-92716[TK]]

Is it possible that someone knows of a video tutorial on this? 

[Sly11[Admin]]

Definitely easier to do this while the helmet is in pieces, plus it will take time for the paint or plasti dip to de-gas and the odor to reduce and fade away, so best to do this when you know you wont be trooping for a while.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[TK-92716[TK]]

This makes me anxious lol 

[T K[501st]]

8 hours ago, Helmshandcrafted said:

This makes me anxious lol 

Just take your time, ask questions, and post pictures of your progress to get more advice. There is a lot of good advice given here in this thread on how to paint the inside of your helmet. You can do it.  

[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

I find it easier to paint before trimming, less to mask, just mask the edges, I still add newspaper to the outside to make sure no overspray gets on the outside of the helmet, then I use a quick drying sating black, works great, dries quickly and doesn't reflect any light from outside.

 

Really not that hard  

[Sly11[Admin]]

I will add, the beauty of using Plasti dip Spray is you can actually and quite easily peel it off if you did manage to get a slight over spray.

[Alay[TK]]

Some folks add cheese cloth with the plastidip too for some texture/weight.  Either way make sure you let it fume out a bit for a few days before putting it on... that stuff is smelly at first!

[mjrose927[TK]]

I used the Plasti-dip spray. I had used the Plasti-dip liquid for years and did not (at the time) even know about the spray.  I seperated my helmet into the face plate and the bucket itself, masked off holes to prevent over spray, and put a couple of coats on.  It cuts down on internal light, reflections on my lenses, noise, rattle, and insulates. I am quite pleased I did it and do recommend it to those I help.

Do you have to prep surface before spraying? Like light sandpaper?


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[Frank75139[501st]]

Do you have to prep surface before spraying? Like light sandpaper?


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I didn’t do it to my AM helmet but I assume a real light scuff wouldn’t hurt if you wanted to. I used the brush on and it stuck very well.


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[gmrhodes13[Staff]]

4 hours ago, mjrose927 said:

Do you have to prep surface before spraying? Like light sandpaper?

I first washed mine with soapy water then gave a light rub with some 600 grit wet/dry sandpaper, it will help paint adhere.

[FN1313[TK]]

So my helmet was a resin cast/fiberglass, but I'd also echo it's easier to do a basic sand to at most around 600 grit (don't want it too smooth that spray doesn't stick, then some plastidip does a great job at not only making it dark, but making it feel more sturdy like a real helmet.

[TheSwede[TK]]

With plastidip you just have to clean the surface, works like charm

[mjrose927[TK]]

With plastidip you just have to clean the surface, works like charm:duim:

I put on one layer but it is not smooth. Is this normal or did I do something wrong? There are pin size dots of white where plasticity did not cling to on first coat.


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[TheSwede[TK]]

15 minutes ago, mjrose927 said:

I put on one layer but it is not smooth. Is this normal or did I do something wrong? There are pin size dots of white where plasticity did not cling to on first coat.


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#1 Clean the surface

#2 Apply the plastdip in thin coats - don´t go for full coverage at first coat, build it up.

 

[mjrose927[TK]]

#1 Clean the surface
#2 Apply the plastdip in thin coats - don´t go for full coverage at first coat, build it up.

 

It looks like it self leveled and filled in some of those gaps. I just put second coat on. Hard to get some of the angles on the face plate.


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