Sickness leads to random things

[Texas94fs]

Well I've been holed up more sick than charles manson and boredom has set in so with the painting of my front fender and ped slicer, I decided to paint my full face skid lid. Took all the stickers off and wow was that thing dirty and nasty, In the process of wet sanding with some 600 grit and then jump to 1500 before priming and sanding again. Gonna be a semi gloss black and flat white. . . debating on a spade directly on the back. . .who knows. Here's a few pics before it all.

 

[Bonafide]

I vote for a spade or club - definitely.

 

[ivar]

What material in the helmet? Read somewhere that polycarbonat helmets could react with the solvents in the paint, damaging the shell.
...anyone...?

 

[Texas94fs]

hmmm ivar thats a good point, I shall see with the primer, I'm not completely removing the coating that is on there already, just sanding it smooth. So the paint should never actually contact the shell itself. The helmet is a bit odd. That primer grey you see is some sort of plastic rubber coating. It sands down really really well so far and I am pretty sure it will hold paint very well.

 

[Texas94fs]

I found a primer specifically for all types of plastic so the helmet should be very well protected. Also finished up with the 600 grit wet sand and buying the 1500 grit sandpaper today! Should be in primer tomorrow!

 

[Texas94fs]

All painstakingly taped up and sanded for the most part, in primer and drying overnight before i sand her down and touch up with a bit more primer then off to masking off to spray the black and then the white, and then perhaps a spade on the back

 

[Texas94fs]

Well the black is on and looks damn good, pictures to come soon 75 and sunny so I'm out riding!

 

[cynr1023]

hELLO?!?! any finished pictures?