Painting Helmets?

scott_Q

scott_Q

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i don't know what i was thinking when i bought this colour but i like the shape of my helmet and was wondering if it would be a good idea to paint it?
 
Ive heard painting your helmet actually degrades the plastic, not sure if this is fact, or urban myth.

Personally I would recommend Plasti Dip, A friend of mine did his helmet and it seemed pretty legit, and if its not what you want you can always just peel it off and re spray.

on a side note ive seen people spray paint their helmets and it always chips, and never looks as good as one may expect. Hopefully this is helpful.
 
13222631:LUPTON said:
Ive heard painting your helmet actually degrades the plastic, not sure if this is fact, or urban myth.

Personally I would recommend Plasti Dip, A friend of mine did his helmet and it seemed pretty legit, and if its not what you want you can always just peel it off and re spray.

on a side note ive seen people spray paint their helmets and it always chips, and never looks as good as one may expect. Hopefully this is helpful.
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okay if plasti dip isn't to expensive i will try it thanks for the tip
 
Well plasti dip can rip off pretty easily as well. But if it looks bad you can always just peel it off like ^^he was saying. Just don't rush it. Do like 3 or 4 super light sprays within a couple hours and then go heavy on it.
 
13222631:LUPTON said:
Ive heard painting your helmet actually degrades the plastic, not sure if this is fact, or urban myth.

Personally I would recommend Plasti Dip, A friend of mine did his helmet and it seemed pretty legit, and if its not what you want you can always just peel it off and re spray.

on a side note ive seen people spray paint their helmets and it always chips, and never looks as good as one may expect. Hopefully this is helpful.
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Is not a myth. Is true
 
13223111:Am_park said:
Unless you have high quality paint it will just crack and mess up the plastic
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not neccesarily, took mine to an actual car shop and they painted it for me...ive had no cracks or mess ups...
 
13223150:a_shaky_gif said:
not neccesarily, took mine to an actual car shop and they painted it for me...ive had no cracks or mess ups...
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ya like i said you need very high quality paint like they would have at a car shop
 
Plasti dip ftw

Even if spray paint does deterierate the plastic of your hemet. thats not the part of the helmet that protects your brain.
 
my two cents:

In the motorcycle community, people paint and draw on their helmets all the time and no one's concerned about structural integrity. Those helmets stand up to much greater tests than our ski helmets.

Secondly, ski helmets protect you with the Styrofoam shell, not the hard plastic case. It creates a bumper zone for your head and gives more space for your head to accelerate in. I doubt painting the shell has any measurable impact on safety.

Last ski helmets are rated up to 13mph in the United States. They're not exactly high tech devices
 
13223713:Volkl_One said:
Last ski helmets are rated up to 13mph in the United States. They're not exactly high tech devices
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Huh, So i guess if i get in a ski accident on the lift i will be o.k...

you learn something new everyday.
 
13223713:Volkl_One said:
Last ski helmets are rated up to 13mph in the United States. They're not exactly high tech devices
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Even ski race helmets? doesn't sound right to me those dudes are going 70+ on shear ice
 
13225428:skisocks said:
Even ski race helmets? doesn't sound right to me those dudes are going 70+ on shear ice
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I was wrong they're rated at 14 mph. You can find that statistic here:

"Policy briefing: Snow sports helmets". Fédération Internationale des Patrouilles de Ski. European Association for Injury Prevention and Safety Promotion. Retrieved 15 November 2014.

or on the more convenient wiki:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ski_helmet
 
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