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Thanks so much for the pics, when you did the re-paint, did you sand off al of the paint or just paint over the existing paint?

Now that is a real good question right there.

Thanks for the info pics, would be great if you have the time. Thanks again.

Hi Sonnenshein, what exactly is the Tee, and super glue method? I'm a bit of a noob. Thanks!

TK6294, no heat problems with this stuff? Aerators were OK? What advantages to the ol' Elmers do you think that stuff would have? Thanks!

I'm going to give this a shot, sounds safe and an easy fix should I totally mess it up. Thanks for the ideas guys, now on to the rest of the restoration on the helmets.

Hello all, my first forum post! So excited! So here we go I just picked up my two TE ROTJ helmets, now the material is VERY thin at the bottom of the aerators, and by thin I mean THIN. So here’s what I wonder, what would you recommend as a filler agent to get something in there to harden up that section. I was thinking some sort of epoxy laid in, in several iterations would harden it up, but I am worried about heat from the epoxy melting the thin stuff. Anyone have any ideas of what I could use to give this piece some more thickness?