FE/FC Helmet

[dartyppyt]

Here is my helmet just got done spraying.

 

[racemx904]

very nice

 

[dartyppyt]

Thanx!

Goes good with bike but you not see bike till done.

 

[Jim Hamilla]

Nice job.

 

[dartyppyt]

Finished up.

 

[racemx904]

Looks good man... what did you spray it with

 

[juicypips]

paint lol

 

[dartyppyt]

I use single stage automotive urethane. Then air brush them on.

Then lettering and numbers I use enamel and brush.

I use Nason which is generic to Dupont brand.

I matched the 2014/ 1983 colors. The newer colors got lil darker blue.

 

[Baddrapp]

How are you prepping the helmet?

 

[dartyppyt]

I take a new solid white helmet.

Use wax and grease removed to prep.

Mask first solid color off and trace out my emblems. Scuff painted area with auto scuff pad.
Fog on SEM self etching primer. I do not want high build up. Let cure. Then scuff, tack rag, mix paint and spray with air brush at 35 psi. Just want enough to cover but don't want high build up. I shot 3 coats.
Remove tape carefully after bout an hour.
Let helmet cure for couple days or even a week. Then come back and tape off the yellow areas.
Do same steps as blue. For feathered,faded, blended areas. Put your tape on area. Then feather your spray short of the tape. Generally, start the fading about two inches back from your tape. Each spray, I over lap the fading a lil.
You can see that on sides of my visor transitioning from blue to white.

 

[dartyppyt]

You can see after I applied the blue first, then removed tape.
I use 3M vinyl auto masking tape on my edges for clean, sharp tape lines. You can fill between then with blue painters tape.

 

[dartyppyt]

See how I'm laying out my yellow next using the 3M vinyl tape?

I ended up moving my yellow tape outline different then in this pic, on top of helmet.

On the rear emblem. You can really tell in pic but under blue painters tape. Emblem is outlined under neath with 3m vinyl tape. Using blue painters tape, won't give you clean lines on removal or sometimes paint can bleed under it.
A lot of times. I lay out emblem on helmet. Mark it with pencil, or ball point pen. Tape it out and trim with exacto knife.
Then use lil thinner on rag to get rid of any pencil or pen ink. It can bleed into your color.

The smaller Husky emblems. I just buy them, cheap vinyl off ebay. Remove after paint with sticking exacto knife carefully under neath for removal.

 

[dartyppyt]

Also,

Most auto paint shops can now mix your paint and put it in an aerosol can for you.

On single stage paints and clears. Pot life of can is bout 3-5 hours.

Most can help you get the job done and coach you through it.

So let's say the scorpion Husky helmet is $500.

Well, I got $200ish + in this Scorpion helmet, including its cost.

Only difference is this has a black front rubber molding instead of the yellow.

If you want good results then use automotive paint/primers like SEM/Nason/Ditzler, etc.....that mix together.

What you put into it is what you will get out of it.