Check out my new hot helmet :)

[aggie04 0]

Hehe I am gonna be so hot...new jumpsuit and new paint job

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[aggie04 0]

More pics :) Can you tell I like it??

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[diablopilot 2]

Me like. Me want to do to my tunnel helmet.

Did you paint it yourself?

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You're not as good as you think you are. Seriously.

[larsrulz 0]

Damn, did you pay more for the paint job than the helmet?!? Nice helmet btw!

I got a strong urge to fly, but I got no where to fly to. -PF

[bertusgeert 1]

Pretty sweet!

Where'd u get it?

My guess is that you are not a freeflier. T/F?

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[AggieDave 6]

Your boyfriend is really good with an airbrush, that looks great.

Now get him to shoegoo your booties.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[aggie04 0]

I did not paint it myself, my boyfriend painted it...and yes the clear coat alone was twice as much as the helmet :)

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[aggie04 0]

glad you said that...buying shoe goo tonight :)

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[aggie04 0]

no not yet...will be soon though

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[MWGemini 0]

Would you mind sharing his technique, or a rough list of what steps and paints he used? The colors look great, especially the way the green kinda fades from the flames to the black. How long did it take him, and how many coats?

Thanks,

Mike

[flyangel2 2]

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glad you said that...buying shoe goo tonight :)

Nice!

And shoe goo will save your booties on that new jumpsuit.

May your trails be crooked, winding, lonesome, dangerous, leading to the most amazing view. May your mountains rise into and above the clouds. - Edward Abbey

[aggie04 0]

i'll get him to post the details if he wants...I wasn't here while he painted it, just told him what I wanted and he surprised me with the finished product today.

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[AggieDave 6]

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just told him what I wanted and he surprised me with the finished product today.

Tell him I want a Katana 135.

--"When I die, may I be surrounded by scattered chrome and burning gasoline."

[aggie04 0]

you have to put out for it...ok?

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[Chivo 0]

Your BF needs to get a life!!!!

~Chivo

[aggie04 0]

no kidding

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[Cyanide41 0]

I have thought of picking up an "off color" (read pink) helmet from paragear.com for cheap and then painting it. So I would like to see what he had to do to paint that one. Looks nice!

JAMES

[Squeak 17]

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just told him what I wanted and he surprised me with the finished product today.

Tell him I want a Katana 135.

So do I but they don't exsist yet (as production models) So I had to buy a Stiletto

You are not now, nor will you ever be, good enough to not die in this sport (Sparky)
My Life ROCKS!
How's yours doing?

[benforde 0]

what a rip off, there are holes in your helmet, he could have bondo-ed them, slacker.

[cderham 0]

Very nice!!!! I'm a painter as well. I have painted many helmets around SDC and a few other friends. I also paint a motorcycle or two from time to time. I can't be certain but here is how I would have painted it.

Step 1: Prep work - Sand ,Sand Sand, get the helmet roughed up with some 320 grit 400 grit sand paper. Prep work is the key dull every thing up and this will help the paint bond to the helmet. Wipe down with a good wax remover degreaser recommended by the paint manufacture

Step 2: Primer - I use a epoxy etching primer. This insures a good adhesion to the helmet. Let dry over night

Step 3: Wet sand the primer smooth w/ 600 grit wet/dry sand paper. The paper will clog with the primer so keep it clean to eliminate large scratches. Once again sand until very spot is dull and all scratches are removed.

Step 4: Basecoat - Spray on the basecoat in this case (Black or Dark Green). 3-4 even coats until you have complete coverage. Allow to dry for manufactures recommended time to keep the tape (next step) from printing or marking your basecoat.

Step 5: lay out your graphics - Layout flames with 3M plastic 1/8" fineline tape. Mask up areas you do not want to paint.

Step 6: Paint pinstripe - paint around the edges of your flames w/ an airbrush. Allow to dry then run another piece of fineline over the color you just painted to mask your fineline. Also run another piece of tape to cover the gap between the original flame layout and the pinstripe mask.

Step 7: Paint Graphics

Step 8: Highlights - High light the edges of your graphics to add depth to them with your airbrush.

Step 9: Unmask and Clearcoat

Use good materials!!!! Go to a automotive paint supply store!! Buy 3M masking tape (green) and fineline tape (blue)

Also buy a Tack cloth!!! and wipe down with the tack cloth between EACH coat.

I use PPG & Hose of Kolors Urethane automotive paints.

Also don't try to jump right in and paint your helmet first. Cut a couple of pieces for steel or aluminum and practice.

Hope this helps and have fun.

Chris
It's Jimmy Time!!
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[flyingferret 0]

DAMN IT.....it is light red.....light red....come on

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[flypunk 0]

Pretty much that is it (read above) as far as how to.

I personally use 600 for the helmet
800 for the primer and then
2000 on final

1/16” tape instead of 1/8” not as flexible as the 3m but you can coat it with a clear base to avoid bleeding.

Yeah I think I did about 12 samples before I started.

Green has fluorescent base, over black then candy apple green and translucent green. Black part was detail jet black. Green metal flake all over, and when you think its enough flake do another coat, since really sparkly was the request.

Trust me the pictures don’t do any justice to how it looks under the sun.

Other than letting the primer overnight, it pretty much took me 14 hours of work.

She makes the helmet look pretty darn good.

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[josheezammit 0]

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Tell him I want a Katana 135.

leaving the crossfire behind? have you ever met Eric Butts from Waller, he is with us at san marcos now, ad he is a former atair canopy pilot, and he is bigger then me and you, this man is huge, period. He told me a story about piloting canopies that were loaded at 3.5:1, wooo, sounds crazy, anyway the point is that you and he are my canopy role models, no worries however i am not any where close to being ready to leave my 220

Ahh, what a wonderful world.

[GARYC24 3]

Looks good,
Are ya gonna put on matching chin straps?
I don't see em?

[pop 0]

That looks awesome....right on!!!

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