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Helmet question

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3000
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Does anyone know if spray painting your helmet actually makes it less safe?
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Oct 20 2012 3:25PM
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Plankton
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of course not
Oct 20 2012 3:57PM
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Plankton
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unless you like to lick it
Oct 20 2012 3:57PM
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Tappie
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Actually a legit question. I dont know with ski helmets, but with motorcycle helmets for example it is not put stickers on as they can actually make the helmet weaker. I don't think spraying them makes a big difference though.
Oct 20 2012 5:14PM
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TehClearOG
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Your not moving at anywhere near the speed of a motorcycle when skiing, and the main reason the stickers make a motorcycle weaker is because of the air resistance they can cause when they peel/If they are just thick stickers...etc. It puts strain on the helmet where it shouldn't be. You'll have no problem with a ski helmet at all. Don't lick the spray paint, good tip.
Oct 20 2012 5:35PM
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chuckmarty
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I don't know about you, but I regularly hit 60mph when I ski.
Oct 20 2012 7:58PM
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KillaSteeze
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ive heard that some of the chemicals in spray paint could possibly affect your helmet, maybe try googleing it tho
Oct 20 2012 8:25PM
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snakerton
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if you google a question like that youll get directed to this site
Oct 20 2012 8:57PM
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TehClearOG
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Im pretty sure your not reaching highway speeds with your ski helmet.. I've never seen anyone hit 100km/h skiing that isn't like bode miller or some shit. Even then I've seen some of the female skiers putting stickers on their helmets when they race... You'll have no problem. Just figure out what material the helmet is, get some proper paint, and clear coat it when your done.. Or just e-mail Bern and ask them if it would damage the helmet.
Oct 21 2012 12:16AM
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thanks everyone
Oct 21 2012 12:40AM
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yeah2311
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Technically yes.  The propellant and solvents in spray paint that keep it in liquid form will try to dissolve the plastic shell to the helmet and even more so on the foam in the helmet.  The spray paint will literally eat away at the foam if you spray it on there and weaken the plastic on the shell.  Stickers can have the same effect just at a much smaller scale.  And you can trust me because I am a chemical engineer and organic chemist, now does it have a large enough effect to really damage the helmet and make it less safe...maybe not but some damage is done.
Oct 21 2012 1:33AM
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penguin_steeze
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just buy a new helmet
Oct 21 2012 12:43PM
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3000
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yea I think ill just do that
Oct 21 2012 12:55PM
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snakerton
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bro you'll be fine. if spray paint acutally is bad for the helmet it won't have much impact
Oct 21 2012 1:28PM
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Sharpbrick
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+1  however i highly doubt that it will be a big deal  specially if you prep it right
Oct 21 2012 4:06PM
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3000
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another question: are skate helmets just as safe as ski helmets?
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Oct 21 2012 10:37PM
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Sharpbrick
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yes just not as warm
Oct 22 2012 10:32AM
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3000
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thanks man
Oct 22 2012 3:34PM
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JacheOReally
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Don't get it on the styrofoam, its dissolves it.
Oct 22 2012 4:58PM
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3000
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thanks
Oct 22 2012 6:21PM
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