Helmet

[NancysToy]

Good points as the inside foam breaks down and loses its resiliency after a period of time. 5-7 years is a fair amount of time. Of course, if you replace the entire padding/protection system of the helmet, you can probably keep doing this every few years as the outside shell is probably rated for a long amount of time...

You can't replace the entire protection system of the helmet, only the soft inner liner. These are important, especially for proper fit and for comfort, but it is the cellular foam next to the hard shell that does a lot of the work.

 

[ARtraveler]

All good advice above.

Caution when painting with incompatible chemicals very important. You would not want the helmet to self destruct when it gets a hard impact.

Lifetime of helmets also very important. I usually get tired of the main helmets I am wearing--so change them every couple of years. I bought one new helmet this year. Have a total of five on the shelf now.

 

[Fire Joe]

How many of you have had a helmet custom painted/airbrushed? did you do it yourself? how did you prep it? did it come out like dog ____? thanks

Here's what I had done to my helmet

 

[Gordy]

Here's what I had done to my helmet

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very nice I like it