hood painting

[shoprat]

hello again i am curious about painting w. hood.i have a speed-glass and its pretty boring looking and was wondering if you would have to use a special kind of paint because of the heat and spatter.would a clear coat keep it from discoloring? thanks for any info,not sure i'll do it but am interested.

[Paul Seaman]

I was thinking of having mine painted like the hockey mask in the mighty ducks. Let me know if you find an answer from someplace else.
Thanks,

[Steved]

I think that the two-part epoxy paint would be well suited to this application.

It is heat/chemical resistant but it comes at a steep price.

How about using a normal off the shelf acrylic artist paint on a test spot and see what happens after 8 hours of arc?

[fun4now]

andy where are you

maby andy will give us the miller trade secret and tell us what they put on theres . i would think nothing special just clear coat when done you will no dought drop or scrape it before you fade it out with arc.
ok lets have that trade secret andy we promis we wont tell

[tackit]

He'll probably say-->I would love to tell you but then I would have to kill you.

[fun4now]

LOL

i didnt tell honest dont shoot

[paulrbrown]

My wife painted flowers and bunnies on one of mine, I use it for shock value on certain type jobs, she used acrylic waterbased artist type paints, I used it to learn overhead stick and the paint is still hangin on after a few years....I have used a product from Sherwin Williams called Dimenso, it has a hammertone look and is tough stuff. hopes this sheds some light for you, Paul

[paulrbrown]

Here is a pic of described helmet, 4 years old, lots of use. hope this inspires, Paul, man, did those guys at work think I had flipped out when I started wearing it.

[Paul Seaman]

Paul:
Your wife is quite talented. I'm not sure I am secure enough to weld in flowers, sorry.

[ASKANDY]

Our helmets are just painted and topped with clear like you said...no magic. If it were me, I would use one of those paints used for painting plastic car bumpers then clear. It would be more flexible should the helmet take any sudden sharp impacts. I have seen a couple start to peel where they were damaged and once it starts, it will keep on chippin'.

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