Been playing around with some helmet wraps. Have a look...
Helmet Wraps
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The pics were taken outside the shop where the light was much better then the sh!tty shop lights. And there just so happens to be train tracks right outside...
Yea, the helmet looks solid dude. Better than a lot of the designs I see. Plus, then you could just buy the helmet you want and wrap it with a better print, or plain.
pretty cool. how much does a wrap cost compared to a custom paint job?
My helmet used this:
Wrap looks good, too.
Wrap looks good, too.
I usually prefer the xtreme-ultra-flat.My helmet used this:
Wrap looks good, too.
How about advertising? Free helmet if you t'row Red Bull on it?? 
I did this when I had my decal machine on a few helmets. Came out great. If you mess it up, remove and install a new one.
How many pieces is this one and what type of vinyl?
How many pieces is this one and what type of vinyl?
Eventually I'd like to be able to charge for it. Need to get some more experience before doing charging though. Been working on cars, trucks, vans etc. Helmets are much more difficult...
Yeah, the idea is get a left over helmet that no one wants for cheap. Then you can afford to put your own graphics on it. Could be good for teams and such too.
As for pricing. I've done my homework on this and it seems like other companies are charging about what a custom painted would run. But, theres a lot more possibilities with being able to print the graphics.
Yeah, the idea is get a left over helmet that no one wants for cheap. Then you can afford to put your own graphics on it. Could be good for teams and such too.
As for pricing. I've done my homework on this and it seems like other companies are charging about what a custom painted would run. But, theres a lot more possibilities with being able to print the graphics.
This helmet was 7 pieces, and I used Avery wrap vinyl and over laminate. I did a Sprint car helmet too, and that was only 4 pieces.
Might be a non-issue.......but does wrapping the helmet in vinyl make it any hotter inside? Probably negligible given the shell is composite/carbon/plastic anyway, but nothing traps in heat like vinyl.
Either way, definitely looks awesome.
Either way, definitely looks awesome.
I can't imagine it would make much of a difference. Plus I did cut out the speed holes...
Thanks for all the compliments guys
I figured as much as well. Follow up question:I can't imagine it would make much of a difference. Plus I did cut out the speed holes...
Thanks for all the compliments guys
Can you create wraps that have clear sections in it? Reason I ask is nothing looks awesomer than carbon fiber, so letting some CF show through would be badass. If I ever were to do a wrap to my D2 Carbon, I'd likely want to let some of the CF show through.
Yeah I would just cut certain sections out of the print, before lamination. I was thinking about that too actually. I'd like to find a plain cf helmet to do just that.
I think 661 has one, or had. I wouldn't mid doing something like that on my street moto lid.
Yeah I remember they used to. I don't think they sell it plain cf anymore.
Might have to take you up on that. I'll hit ya up if the opportunity arises.i got a spare one you can experiment with
and im a yokel to you
its my spare D2 that had/has some decals on it before they started to paint all that crap on
This is ****in sweet.... Let me know when you perfect it
Don't wanna say too much, because it is rather difficult. But the graphics are printed on the same vinyl material used for wrapping cars and such. You heat it up and smooth it out with your hands to perfectly fit the contours of a smooth surface.could someone explain the whole process the helmet looks hot but i don't have a clue how to do it
Few more pics of recent helemt wrap. WWII themed. For whatever reason the guy who runs the printer refuses to print any samples... So it turned out much more reddish then it should be...
That's pretty damn sweet.
Thanks! Would've looked better if the color came out right... Thankfully, this helmet was for a fellow employee.
I think I saw a pic of that you posted in another thread?
Those style helmets are easier to do then new style MX/DH full face helmets.
If you want to talk biz, pm me.
Depending on cost, if you could do that for a Pro-Tec/skateboard lid and price it competitively that would be *awesome*. Sell pre-printed and pre-cut wraps so that people can refurbish an old lid as opposed to coughing up the $60 for a Nutcase helmet.
Unfortunately from your earlier post it sounds like it would probably be more expensive than to just go buy another helmet...
Unfortunately from your earlier post it sounds like it would probably be more expensive than to just go buy another helmet...
This. Vinyl wraps unfortunately also aren't for the average DIYer, in my experience. Especially something as complex as a helmet. I watched the guy do our dragster, which is fairly angular and straightforward. Thought to myself no way I wanted to do that myself.
Yeah, unfortunately wrapping is the anti-DIY. It's pretty f'n hard... Took me 3 helmets till I got one that was anything close to acceptable... Even watching someone do it thats a pro is like watching WC riders do their thing... They make it look easy.
Pricing is competitive with painting, but with wraps, theres a lot more possible. I have a HUGE background in all types of airbrush painting, and theres no way you can paint what you can design and print.
It's hard for people to understand sometimes that wrapping can cost even more then paint.
But, if you want something custom, you pay for what you get.
Pricing is competitive with painting, but with wraps, theres a lot more possible. I have a HUGE background in all types of airbrush painting, and theres no way you can paint what you can design and print.
It's hard for people to understand sometimes that wrapping can cost even more then paint.
But, if you want something custom, you pay for what you get.
Also, I heard of someone selling the prints for a helmet cheap (basically just making a small margin on materials and time) and letting the customer wrap it. I'm sure that guy made a killing selling them like 4 prints till they got it close to right...