Spectre Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 (edited) Soon after I completed my helmet I tried to strengthen the area with the mic tips (as the pull became very thin there) using ABS putty. Unfortunately my planning and execution were a bit...bad. Long story short I ended up with the mic tips sealed into the helmet with about 5 - 7 mm of solid plastic under them. That and the putty melted the inner part of the recesses and was completed melded with them. So not only did it look like felgercarb, but I could not get the tips out and they broke when I tried to pull them out. This was the result after Comic Con, the trip home did a fair bit of damage... Basically the mic tips were completely smashed to pieces and I ripped a hole in one recess of my helmet. The same thing was going to happen to the other side so I ended up drilling/sanding that out instead. I repaired the main hole with this blue and yellow tape putty stuff and then covered it over with a layer of ABS putty to make it white again. To fix the 'plug' I drilled it out with my dremel and sanded it down. Unfortunately that ripped a hole in that side too. So I just used electrical tape to cover the hole and then covered it with a layer of ABS putty too. This was the result: Once I put the mic tips back in it should be all good, then I should also be able to apply for EIB. Edited January 23, 2021 by gmrhodes13 photo updated gmrhodes13 2021 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sonnenschein Posted August 2, 2012 Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 WOW! Better than new! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spectre Posted August 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted August 2, 2012 Haha thanks. Not quite, but once the tips are in you'll only know the difference from the inside. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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