Helmet Painting - How to spray paint a Black Helmet with White Paint
| The end result really does look remarkably good |
| My original black S1 helmet |
I purchased a Black Schuberth S1 Helmet to match my Tiger 955i. When I changed to a white Tiger 1050 I did not want
to pay an extra £440 for a new matching S1 helmet Eeek!. I searched the WWW and found Krylon Fusion paint
specially formulated to spray directly on to any kind of plastic without a primer. Krylon claims to be perfectly safe for
spraying crash helmets. I masked the helmet off and lightly sanded the black finish with fine 3200 wet and dry. I then
applied 3 light dusting coats of white paint about 2 minutes apart. This effectively primed the helmet. I then applied 3
thicker top coats 15 minutes apart. The end result is almost perfect. Fusion paint is a delight to use, it does not run or
splutter, the spray nozzle is designed to give a decent vertical fan and the resulting finish is very smooth. It covered my
gloss back helmet, the matt back ventilation mouldings. I put the painted helmet away in the airing cupboard for a week
to harden off. I then added some reflective stickers.
Fusion Paint is available in about 20 different Colours, I used White Gloss which nearly matches my Tiger.
When I ride to work in London I wear a fluorescent over jacket. This coupled with riding a White Tiger and White Helmet
means most motorists give me plenty of respect (After you Officer!). They pull over to let me cruise past. I also have
blue and yellow reflective strips on my Handguards and panniers. Anything to ensure safer biking on the daily trudge to
work.
to pay an extra £440 for a new matching S1 helmet Eeek!. I searched the WWW and found Krylon Fusion paint
specially formulated to spray directly on to any kind of plastic without a primer. Krylon claims to be perfectly safe for
spraying crash helmets. I masked the helmet off and lightly sanded the black finish with fine 3200 wet and dry. I then
applied 3 light dusting coats of white paint about 2 minutes apart. This effectively primed the helmet. I then applied 3
thicker top coats 15 minutes apart. The end result is almost perfect. Fusion paint is a delight to use, it does not run or
splutter, the spray nozzle is designed to give a decent vertical fan and the resulting finish is very smooth. It covered my
gloss back helmet, the matt back ventilation mouldings. I put the painted helmet away in the airing cupboard for a week
to harden off. I then added some reflective stickers.
Fusion Paint is available in about 20 different Colours, I used White Gloss which nearly matches my Tiger.
When I ride to work in London I wear a fluorescent over jacket. This coupled with riding a White Tiger and White Helmet
means most motorists give me plenty of respect (After you Officer!). They pull over to let me cruise past. I also have
blue and yellow reflective strips on my Handguards and panniers. Anything to ensure safer biking on the daily trudge to
work.
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