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Jack Pettigrew: At Kent Island someone mentioned ‘the perfect paint’ to use on helmets. I’m open for suggestions.
Sam Wearly: I’d say for yours finger paints would be the best!
Jack Pettigrew: Ha ha… Good one. See ya from the podium at Nationals.
Sam Wearly: Oh, I didn’t realize you were going to be presenting the awards.
Darryl Kepler: Pete Urbani was using plastickote which comes in orange and will not damage the helmet gelcoat
Pete Urbani: PlastiDip Is AWESOME stuff and drys quickly. One can is plenty ( Pep Boys/ Auto Zone, Lowes). Push a stick into the ground and stick helmet on to with a plastic bag taped on the bottom. Between each coat I moved to a place with no bugs or pollen for 15 -20 mins. they repeat. Allow to dry overnight then I used a tiny razor knife at the tape line. When it gets messed up just peel it off and redo. Email if you want pics or methods.
Fred Allerton: Helmets – Standards and colors
The selection of helmet style is ultimately the individual’s responsibility as long as it meets either the recommended or permitted standards stated in the Racing and Safety Handbook.
The recommended helmet style is full-cut open-face, and DOT certified or Snell certified. If you’re searching for a new orange helmet at a reasonable price an example to check out is Z1R Jimmy Retro Helmet: http://www.z1rhelmets.com/products/?productGroupId=2344
If you’ve already got a suitable helmet and you’re painting it to meet the 2013 standards, be careful to use paint that’s compatible with your helmet material. Chlorinated solvents have been known to react with some helmet materials, such as ABS, and cause brittleness.
I experimented with painting two helmets. After checking with RUST-OLEUM Customer Support about the compatibility w/ ABS, I used RUST-OLEUM “Painters Touch Ultra Cover” 249088 “Gray Primer” and RUST-OLEUM “Painters Touch Ultra Cover” 249095 “Real Orange” Finish Coat (12 oz spray cans), with good results.
The well-used Bell motorcycle helmet with the new orange paint (in the second photo) will stay retired because of its age and condition, but otherwise it would fit into the recommended helmet style category.
Bell “Faction” is one of the ABS bike/skateboard helmets popular in the 2012 CCWBRA racing circuit (see third photo – before and after). This style of helmet falls into the “permitted” category of the new Safety Standards, but not the “recommended” category. Before painting I just masked off the vents and edges and scuffed the ABS shell with a 3M pad. Then I lightly sanded the primer before finish coating with orange.
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