What to use for helmet lining!?

[MNicholson]

I have started to CNC a mold to make custom fiberglass helmets. The shell and paint are accounted for.

I am just wondering if anybody knows where I can find the rubber / plastic piping used to line the edges of the glass with.

I'd also like to buy some with the chrome trim.

Any info would be much appreciated.

[lcheredaryk]

First off, this isn't the right place for questions. They designed this tread for how-to's I guess.
Secondly, I have used door egde guard from an automotive supplier for edging on helmets in the past. Comes in alot of colours and even chrome.

[MNicholson]

Thanks,

I figured with an answer this thread would become a good how to. We will see.

[Guest]

Unless you go through the rigorous DOT and other safety approval processes like SNELL etc. you're just going to be making novelty helmets... so liner material can be whatever. I think it's an interesting project you've got in mind, but ABS is the way to go in helmets much lighter and easy on the neck... the effort to produce in a heavily saturated market with strict laws regarding the safety of helmets and turn a profit seem all but impossible, If you haven't I would really suggest reading up on all you can if you plan to make and sell them, if it's just for you or a limited run as a novelty then yeah no biggie but time materials and cost to produce... if you price them too high someone will say fuck that I'll just buy a DOT approved one instead, too low and you're making them for free, and in the middle there are imported ones DOT approved... so motorcycle market helmets? probably a horrible idea. But hey bmx, skateboard, snowboard markets? You might can wrangle some kind of foothold there.