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Custom Paint Helmet Thread!!
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pehaps it's best we never meet then.
less gay talk....more cool helmets please
Hmmm.... verrrrry interesting. Dont forget to take your shoes off.
who do i look like? jonkranked?
Just gunna dredge this one up as there must be a few new season helmets in the mix now.
I'll have Chris Kovarik's and Claire Buchar's up soon. I should be picking up the helmets from THE by the end of the month.
How about my Sharpie'd(?) Pro-Tec? 
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My 1st THE One (carbon) hilmits done, brother and sister racing for the same team.
(same colours like the orange Floral D2 couple of pages back)
Looks like the guy who did Daniel Bender's helmet?
Nice work Ralph - that metallic orange looks sick! Kinda like a classic colour with a nice simple design.
The D3 looks pretty good too.
The D3 looks pretty good too.
hey guys I thought you'd like to see these.. Chris Kovarik and Claire Buchar's lids for the season. They each have a Unit Clothing helmet and they each have a personal.
Absolutely love this one. No flames, just subtle graphics...
Hey Luke, are those Unit logos gold leaf or what?
Still wish I understood the differences between the new THE helmets. Just looks like it has a bigger visor and costs more...and can be made to look sexy with a Luke D paint job.
Butch, the new helmets have a slightly slimmer jaw line. Also they are lighter, have more vents and the interior is nicer and different. I would say that they have a different fit as well. They run smaller than the past models basically.
I thought about doing that but opted out. I have to save my book of leaf for a big project I'm working on now. That graphic started as HoK orion silver. All the Unit logos were masked off and then a HoK solar yellow was sprayed. everything was taken off and I sprayed the whole helmet with HoK pagan gold kandy..including the carbon fiber. It's hard to see in the picture but the carbon is tinted gold, it looks pretty sick in the light.
Cool, it looks really good, almost like real metal!
Been a while since I did the last one... This one's for Chris Hutchens of the TCJ/Orange Team, supported by Element 9 Graphics (helmet and jersey design). Just a quick design to be ready for the Ft William WC.
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I gave my cousin a helmet I crashed in last season to play around with. She does a lot of pretty cool cartoon-ish art, so I figured she would bust out something completely different than most. Here's the result:
Any advice on how to get it to the super nice glossy finish?
Any advice on how to get it to the super nice glossy finish?
Well here is my first attempt to paint a helmet. Did it at home with spray cans and painters tape. Not to bad, but not like it came off a show room floor ether. I had no plans to do this or design. Total wing it project that started down in my bike shop one night. I still have to add a few logos and a #21 in Green and Gold for the day my son was born..... 4 total taping jobs for all the colors to be added.
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pretty cool! what did she use? looks kinda like paint markers. for a glossy finish, you are gonna want to tape EVERYTHING off. check on the type of paint and/or markers she used...oil or water color markers are gonna have to be dusted with clear lightly before it's built up. urethane clears are pretty strong and I know there have been issues with clearing over some materials with them...but that's how you make 'em shinyI gave my cousin a helmet I crashed in last season to play around with. She does a lot of pretty cool cartoon-ish art, so I figured she would bust out something completely different than most. Here's the result:
Any advice on how to get it to the super nice glossy finish?
I have only a Shimano vinyl on my bike and helmet, and that's because Shimano sponsored my college project (super efficient hydrogen vehicle).It's for a female BMX Race rider... member of a Dutch 'factory team' which is sponsored by MONSTER energy and DC shoes.
Unlike others just slapping on stickers ie. Pro-rider wannabees.
In a couple of weeks I'll have my insurance policy number, telephone and name in my helmet
Oh, I almost forgot my Voyage 200 has a Hope Tech sticker and my tool box has a Maxima Racing Oils sticker.
Not quite sure what she used... but paint markers does kind of ring a bell. Thanks for the advice!pretty cool! what did she use? looks kinda like paint markers. for a glossy finish, you are gonna want to tape EVERYTHING off. check on the type of paint and/or markers she used...oil or water color markers are gonna have to be dusted with clear lightly before it's built up. urethane clears are pretty strong and I know there have been issues with clearing over some materials with them...but that's how you make 'em shiny
Saw a guy one time at a DH race who had his insurance card taped to the back of his helmet. Having all your vitals, blood type, etc stenciled into a back corner of your helmet would be pretty cool.
TLD's D3 has that on a sticker under the visor.Saw a guy one time at a DH race who had his insurance card taped to the back of his helmet. Having all your vitals, blood type, etc stenciled into a back corner of your helmet would be pretty cool.
Yep, same for my TLD air.
Hey Guys,
Here is my custom painted DH helmet.
It was a 661 strike helmet but I did not like the original painting.
Here is my custom painted DH helmet.
It was a 661 strike helmet but I did not like the original painting.
My latest effort:
Thread re-vitalization is a good thing! Keep it coming guys. Couch season is upon us and entertainment from bike prawn is limited.
@ Craig Quik, is that all paint, or is there vinyl mixed in? Either way, nice work.
The Element 9 logo is a sticker, but the rest is painted.
I just bought a fox v3r carbon in the o negative colorway. not a big fan of the graphics, was wondering what all would be involved in getting it to the bare carbon and finish with a nice glossy clear coat. and how difficult it is. worried about damaging the carbon
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Anybody have a link to a tutorial? I'd like to refresh my remedy with a pretty simple design. Last time I spray painted styrofoam, it disintegrated....so I don't want to do that to my helmet. If it's been covered, I apologize, but this thread is huge. I'd like to just rattle can the thing and get an extra year out of it, as it's structurally sound, just uggo.
Hit up google, there are some specific paints that will not hurt styrofoam. Anything solvent based will eat it, anything water based will be fine. Good luck.
check out:
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/f2/diy-custom-helmet-paint-193053/
and the post titled painting procedure:
http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/universal-threads/10249-diy-helmet-painting.html
http://www.ridemonkey.com/forums/f2/diy-custom-helmet-paint-193053/
and the post titled painting procedure:
http://www.xbhp.com/talkies/universal-threads/10249-diy-helmet-painting.html