Beren[501st] Posted September 9, 2012 Report Share Posted September 9, 2012 I'm curious how many people painted before cutting and if you had issues with paint/rubber chipping once you started the cutting? I painted mine with Krylon spray paint. Other than the strong smell of paint for a few days, no problems with chipping when cutting out the eyes and mouth. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nicky Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Because I prefer the look of a helmet when it has a black interior to white. Just personal choice. Then,why do it in the first place? Same here, I thought maybe a white bucket would light up my face, and may be visible through the lens but i'm probably knit picking. Also I think it's like when you drive a car at night and keep it darker inside so you can both see through the windshield without reflection and your eyes have the time to adapt themselves to the darkness. I have very dark lenses so I painted mostly because of that. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MartinSivertsen[501st] Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 (edited) Painted my TM-bucket inside with satin black, and I think it looks great. I have an RS-helmet too, and I think i'm gonna keep it white inside, for the time being, see if there's any noticable differences when trooping. Edited September 10, 2012 by MartinSivertsen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gazmosis[501st] Posted September 10, 2012 Report Share Posted September 10, 2012 Just my 2 cents.....I have always used plasti-dip with embedded cheesecloth. It is somewhat labor intensive (so is building armor correctly) but the end result in awesome. It gives the inside of the helmet a kevlar type look and it gives the helmet as a whole some density without adding a lot of weight. The small is awful initially, but goes away after curing for 2 or 3 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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