Phoenix fire helmets never paint different process. I recently followed his direction on redoing a leather.
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Painting a fiberglass fire helmet. If you sand through the surface of your helmet into the plastic or fiberglass you are weakening the surface of your helmet. You can paint the entire fiberglass object or you can paint only parts of it ie. Stripes zigzags geometric shapes etc. This is why you have to be extremely careful when taking the old paint off of it. Cairns helmets i do now agree with you guys being that those helmets are not only dipped in boiled linseed they are also dipped in a resin trapping in the moisture. Repeat this step until there are about four layers of fiberglass cloth on the helmet.
Step 3 pour some of the desired color of flame resistant paint into a disposable container. Here is a little tutorial on how i remove paint from a helmet shell. I also plan on doing more of these videos in. Painting a fiberglass helmet. Here is how to remove paint from a helmet. This helps remove any smoke residue and debris and prepares the helmet for painting.
Brother ben has a fantastic step by step on how to redo cairns helmets. Smoke eater customs we provide the finest quality painted fire helmets fire helmet shields and firefighter plaques firefighter memorials available. Im thinking about getting a fiberglass replica helmet but its in bronze and i want to paint it blue and gold. Clean the surface of the helmet with a rag and a mixture of mild soap and lukewarm water. Damaging the helmet by painting your helmet you could potentially be putting your head in harms way. First off how do i paint it and make it stay and also what kind of paint should i use.
Mask any areas that you dont want to be painted with painters tape. Tear off strips of painters tape and use them to cover the areas that you do not want to be painted. Please be sure to watch part 1. Coat some small sheets of fiberglass cloth with fiberglass resin and carefully apply them to the greased surface of the plastic helmet taking care to cover all outside surfaces evenly with layers of resin soaked fiberglass cloth.
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