TECH: Paint a Metalflake helmet

[BlueMoonKustoms]

Well here's my attempt at showing a step by step helmet paint job. When Biltwell came out w/ the new megaflake helmets I was pretty stoked. It meant that I could paint their helmets and skip the metalflaking steps and save time and materials. So I start w/ a silver megaflake Biltwell helmet.

The first step is to wetand it smooth w/ 320 grit paper. Then tape off the snaps and trim, and wipe it down w/ DX330.

Then you can start to tape out what you want on it. I kept it kinda simple on this one.

I decicided some lace in the side panels would be cool so I stretched some lace over the panels and taped it down.

[BlueMoonKustoms]

I dusted the panels w/ a dark silver over the lace.

then pulled the lace off.

Then I went at it w/ an airbrush and fogged the edges.

then peeled the tape back.

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Then I shot a custom mixed red/burgundy kandy over the panels.

Then I taped off the side panels and moved on to the next part. I shot a mix of tangeine/red kandy along the edges out of an airbrush.


And then I shot some pagan gold kandy over the orange/red kandy.

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Then I taped off what I just shot and it was time to paint the middle panel. First I taped off some rectangles down the center. Then I dusted the edges w/ red kandy w/ an airbrush (sorry no pics). Aftter shooting the red I shot pagan gold kandy over it and pulled all the tape off. Now it's ready for clear.


And here's the helmet all cleared....

[BlueMoonKustoms]

done...

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[oldschoolsoldier]

Nicely done! This is a great how too!

[Badassbrutus]

Awsome work thanx for showin the PROcess..and its always good to have the right atittude to see the colors man.

[ridemore16]

thanks for this...awesome to see step by step. helmet turned out great!

[svwannabe]

Very nice how to, you make it look all to easy though

[MotorCityOutlaw]

Great how-to, nice helmet also.

[HardLuckDesigns]

for fucks sake that is gorgeous. Great job!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[spooner]

Fantastic work! You make it look so easy! This needs to be a sticky in the Greatest Hits section.

[northeasteric]

greatest hits?

[Guest]

Tape, paint, n a big nug. Recipe for a bitchin helmet.