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Old Mar 3, 2018 | 09:40 AM
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Does anyone have experience wrapping a helmet? What kind of vinyl, and what techniques did you use?
 
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Old Mar 3, 2018 | 12:20 PM
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Old Mar 4, 2018 | 06:30 AM
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I worked in a helmet wrapping place years ago but the fumes got
to me and I do not remember what we did there.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2018 | 07:43 AM
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Originally Posted by kickstartfan
I worked in a helmet wrapping place years ago but the fumes got
to me and I do not remember what we did there.
You funny but I must have been around too many fumes myself. I know of NC/SC, ND/SD. I stunk in geography so reckon that is the reason I never learnt North Oklahoma vs South Oklahoma.



But to OP, why wrap a helmet? This ain't some fashion show, just a way to protect your head. I have seen rice riders with some goofy Mohawk stuff on their helmets but trying to figure out what you want to do and maybe I don't understand?
 
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Old Mar 4, 2018 | 07:57 AM
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Originally Posted by nobodyknowsme
You funny but I must have been around too many fumes myself. I know of NC/SC, ND/SD. I stunk in geography so reckon that is the reason I never learnt North Oklahoma vs South Oklahoma.



But to OP, why wrap a helmet? This ain't some fashion show, just a way to protect your head. I have seen rice riders with some goofy Mohawk stuff on their helmets but trying to figure out what you want to do and maybe I don't understand?
Yeah I can not explain just what the question is. OP perhaps you can help
us out a bit?


As to North Oklahoma, that is code for Kansas.
I get so tired of the Wizard of Oz jokes (how is Toto?)
 
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Old Mar 4, 2018 | 12:15 PM
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Duct Tape?
 
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Old Mar 4, 2018 | 01:52 PM
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Pilots used to wrap their flight helmets with sheets of 3m type vinyl. The sheets were one square foot in either desert camo (cookie) or the regular green camo. The sheets were cut into I believe one inch strips and applied slightly overlapping from the outside edge to the center. If the helmet had a hard protective cover for the visor when retracted, the cover was done the same way. Otherwise those plain white helmets gave the enemy a nice target.
 
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Old Mar 4, 2018 | 01:56 PM
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A lot of sign stores do wrapping. They use shrink wrap vinyl and can print pretty much whatever you want on it. In CA we had out local store wrap our cars for us.
 
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Yea I'm looking to change the color on my helmet. Got a gold deal on a gray shoei and I want to match the bike .thinking of using 3m 1080 wrap, watched a couple yout ube videos, but I was looking to see if anyone had experience
 
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My Pops always had his helmets painted to match...
never seen vinyl wrap...

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