Painting Helmet?

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03-04-2006, 05:47 AM

dwn4whadever

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Painting Helmet?

Hey I got a free Shoei RF-900 and it is white but it is kinda ugly. If i just wanna spray paint it do i have to perp or anything or do i just spray away. Perpping i mean sanding or anything.

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03-04-2006, 06:01 AM

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Re: Painting Helmet?

yes you always need to prep it unless you are okay with paint just falling off and fisheyeing everywhere.

03-04-2006, 01:15 PM

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Re: Painting Helmet?

yes lots of preping... there are alot of steps

03-04-2006, 08:24 PM

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Re: Painting Helmet?

You could prob have it done by a pro for next to nothing. Ask a body shop. It's only like 2 sq feet max.

03-04-2006, 09:09 PM

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Re: Painting Helmet?

Be careful what type of paint they use, they plasticiser in the helmet can migrate to the paint, making really flexible paint and a brittle helmet. Not often a problem, but just make sure whoever does it knows what they're doing.