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Which paint
Posted: Tue Jul 26, 2011 4:36 pm
by sydduckett
Can anbyone tell mme what sort of paint is suitable for spraying crash helmets and if so where can you get it from? Not sure if it needs to be a specific sort or not...
Ta
sef
Re: Which paint
Posted: Thu Jul 28, 2011 8:58 pm
by GBCS
A more appropriate question is what type of helmets are suitable for painting ?
Fiberglass, kevlar, carbon types will be OK with standard auto paints.
Polycarbonate helmets should NEVER be painted, as solvent will attack the structure of the polymer.
Re: Which paint
Posted: Fri Jul 29, 2011 12:34 am
by sydduckett
GBCS wrote:A more appropriate question is what type of helmets are suitable for painting ?
Fiberglass, kevlar, carbon types will be OK with standard auto paints.
Polycarbonate helmets should NEVER be painted, as solvent will attack the structure of the polymer.
Have fibregalss so guess ill go with the base coat and laquer i have...ta....
