I took a fall, and the helmet saved my life. Tragically, this also meant that the helmet was also spent as you cannot re-use a helmet.
So, I needed to get a new helmet, and I thought it’d be a perfect time to paint my helmet. It’s a huge part of my outfit everyday, so might as well give it a paint job.
After masking, I hit the helmet with a coat of white.
I own a gas mask, so might as well use it.
I freeballed the hell out of this paint job. I used a lot of cardboard shields and lot of corners of cardboard as a paint brush. Probably should have worn gloves. Oh well.
First pass looks pretty good!
Notes For Next Time
Next time I do this, I should order better spray paint can tips and finer tip acrylic markers. Specifically:
- I want the marker to be more like a pen — 100% opacity paint, and a fine tip.
- Spray paint nozzles need to be
Before Clear Coat…
Seems like I should wait before spraying… :s
https://www.dotheton.com/index.php?threads/auto-clear-over-spraypaint.48280/ https://www.triumphrat.net/threads/rattle-can-clear-spray-max-2k.214473/ https://www.reddit.com/r/paint/comments/j7lqvi/2k_clear_coat_over_acrylic_enamel_spray_paint/