troopermaster Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Does anyone know where I can get some yellow foam for the maple leaf shaped helmet liner? It looks to be roughly 20mm or 3/4" thick from what I can tell. The only stuff I can find here in the UK is blue foam which is no good, so if anyone knows where I can get some (or can get me some ) I would be very grateful. Cheers! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JoeR Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Does anyone know where I can get some yellow foam for the maple leaf shaped helmet liner? It looks to be roughly 20mm or 3/4" thick from what I can tell. The only stuff I can find here in the UK is blue foam which is no good, so if anyone knows where I can get some (or can get me some ) I would be very grateful. Cheers! I've always wanted this too. Is it possibly from furniture stuffing? Joe Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
riveting Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 AFIK when the UK Fire retardent laws changed so did the nature of Foam, unfortunatly the only thing I've ever been able to source is the blue, grey & occasionally the white stuff which all tend to be quite dense foam & not suitable at all. I'm interested too, if another UK trooper can source some new but original type stuff? but suspect it may need to be imported <_< I could be wrong Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThayNerd[TK] Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 (edited) Found a few links, not sure if it is the right stuff though. Hope this helps Paul. --------- Edited January 14, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link not working removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-4510[TK] Posted March 6, 2009 Report Share Posted March 6, 2009 Pretty easy to get here in the states. Its white and yellows very quickly when exposed to light. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Thanks for the links Thayne, I'll check them out Steve is right about the fire retardant thing. I remember a few years back when I went to buy foam from the guy in the market and he told me a similar story. Something about chemical restrictions in the UK and from a cretain date that only blue foam was available which was fire retardant and the yellow stuff was toxic or something along those lines anyway. The guys down at the tip think I'm a right tramp ripping the stuffing out of old sofa's trying to get a liner for my stormtrooper helmet Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThayNerd[TK] Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 No problem Paul. I hope they help. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Batman[TK] Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) -------- It's in North London, if they don't have it it doesn't exist!!!! Edited January 14, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link not working removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 I have sourced yellow 1" foam, but my quest continues for 3/4" as the 1" is just too thick. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted March 7, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 Yeah 1" is too thick and makes it hard to get the helmet to sit right on your head, especially when you are using the leaf shaped foam. I've emailed the one in north London so with a bit of luck they will have what I want. Once I find some, I will post a link to wherever I bought it from and I hope anyone else will do the same thing if they find some Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-1287 Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 (edited) Anyone talk to Bobamaker? ------ Edited January 14, 2022 by gmrhodes13 link not working removed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-4510[TK] Posted March 7, 2009 Report Share Posted March 7, 2009 We will tell you if you tell us what brand of shoes you are keeping to yourself lol!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted March 10, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Pentonville Rubber are sending me some samples of yellow foam and I will post photos when they arrive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Batman[TK] Posted March 10, 2009 Report Share Posted March 10, 2009 Excellent! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 The samples arrived and they have two yellow foams, one is closed cell and the other is open. The closed cell foam is like the stuff knee pads are made from and open cell is like the stuff in couches which is what I ordered. The foam itself is perfect, the colour is not. It's a very pale yellow and not deep yellow like what used to be available, so I am still looking for that deep yellow foam and this pale yellow will do for now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chefhawk[501st] Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Paul, this is just an idea..... Have you tried Yellow food colouring in water. Put a sample of sponge in for a while till it "takes" the colour and then rinse till the colour doesnt bleed any more. Then dry. You can get food colouring from most supermarkets for about 39p. I use it normally for colouring rice when cooking. It might be worth a bash. cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK069 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Is there a possibility it can be dyed to get the colour you want paul? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Thanks Chef! That idea had crossed my mind actually I doubt it can be dyed properly because I don't think the dye will stick to man made materials. From what I've read before, dye only sticks to natural materials like cotton and leather, not polyesters and nylons. I'll give the food dye trick a go. At worst it will stain it and should give a better appearance than the pale yellow at the moment. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elkamino Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 I use the tan 1" foam liner from my local fabric supplier. After leaving it in my basement untouched, it has started to 'brown" along the edges after just a few months. I prefer the blue "memory" lining for compfort, but the tan is okay. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-1287 Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 Might the colourisation be due to the foam aging 30 years? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted March 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 No it's not from age. Yellow foam used to be very common here in the UK until they changed the laws and they had to use fire resistant foam which is now blue to help identify the correct materials are being used. It's something along those lines anyway, so don't quote me on that though Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TK-4510[TK] Posted March 20, 2009 Report Share Posted March 20, 2009 The blue foam here in the US turns yellow very quickly in the sun. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
89Batman[TK] Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Might the colourisation be due to the foam aging 30 years? That would explain alot and does make rather alot of sense! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghost Posted March 21, 2009 Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 Extracted this from a memory foam site... "All Memory Foam turns yellow with age. This is simply memory foam's way of oxidizing. (Like a penny gets darker with age.)" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
troopermaster Posted March 21, 2009 Author Report Share Posted March 21, 2009 That's interesting, but how long does it take to go yellow? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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