my 2 most recent custom helmets

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These are 2 of my most recent helmets i have painted. The blue and white one is mine. let me know what you think





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SocalMXer 9/28/2011 7:37pm
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Looks great, what are your prices??
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redrider400 9/28/2011 7:37pm
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Nice. The first one looks clean. I might need to look you up soon.
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hbdesigns913 9/28/2011 7:41pm
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thanks guys. I try to stay under 500 bucks. About $250 of that is material cost. I do it for fun..... not a job
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ocscottie 9/28/2011 7:43pm
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Well done, good work, keep at it!

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Wolfman 9/28/2011 8:00pm
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Very nice work! You have a major talent.
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nornevrder 9/28/2011 8:01pm
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That first one is super duper clean. Nice job
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newmann 9/28/2011 8:27pm
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I like the blue and white one the best. Clean sharp lines and well laid out. Not being critical here, as I see you stated this is something you do for fun, but I'm not seeing any shading, highlights or other custom airbrush effects. Do you have any background in painting, automotive by chance? Have you had the opportunity to take any custom painting classes? While I've been in automotive collision repair for a long time, I am completely brain dead when it comes to trying to do any sort of custom paint scheme. I have had some really talented artists, stripers and airbrush guys work with me in the past for some customers vehicles and have had the opportunity to see some of their tricks. Amazing how simple it is to get some pretty dramatic effects. There is a local painter who offers airbrush/custom paint classes through one of the local paint suppliers. About once a year he'll get together a class and teach a lot of material in the course of a weekend. Some of the sample panels beginners walk out of there with as a first time effort are pretty amazing. He also claims he can teach anyone to hand paint professional quality pinstripes in two days as well. Been wanting to do that one myself as it is often times a pain to get the striper there when you need him for a single panel stripe job. Any other pics of other work?
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Shenzi 9/28/2011 8:43pm
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good job, I like the clean lines.
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I like them both.
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jeffro503 9/28/2011 9:05pm
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Damn good lookin' helmets there man! You have some skills for sure!
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Roscoe33 9/28/2011 9:46pm
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those aren't " custom helmets"

those are custom painted helmets...

blue & white classic clean simple lines nice,

clean work that doesn't look too trendy.
thefactorypilot 9/29/2011 12:17am
9/29/2011 12:17am
I like both of them... I'm an artist myself and have painted one helmet. Your work is VERY clean. Personally I think that you could add a number or something on the side to break up all of that white, or like someone said, some shading would work wonders.. but even without those things I still think that both jobs are VERy clean.
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GuyB 9/29/2011 12:45am
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The blue/white is my favorite. Clean.
ElliottG61 9/29/2011 1:06am
9/29/2011 1:06am
Roscoe33 wrote:
those aren't " custom helmets" those are custom painted helmets... blue & white classic clean simple lines nice, clean work that doesn't look too trendy.
those aren't " custom helmets"

those are custom painted helmets...

blue & white classic clean simple lines nice,

clean work that doesn't look too trendy.
same thing.....
Excracingteam.com 9/29/2011 4:42am
9/29/2011 4:42am Edited Date/Time 9/29/2011 4:43am
You old fellas are really missing the point!

The photo really doesn´t do the paint-job any favors.

Some (all?) of the white has the number 913 hidden on it, all over it..
You can see it in the sunlight next to one of the vents.

Really really nice looking paintjob!

I´ll start thinking of a design to order from you!
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agency399 9/29/2011 6:50am
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They both look awsome, good job man!
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hbdesigns913 wrote:
thanks guys. I try to stay under 500 bucks. About $250 of that is material cost. I do it for fun..... not a job
I'm not trying to be a shithead.....but how do you have $250 in materials over such a small surface? Is it all in paint? Do you buy pints of automotive grade paints or what do you use?
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hbdesigns913 wrote:
thanks guys. I try to stay under 500 bucks. About $250 of that is material cost. I do it for fun..... not a job
mxtech1 wrote:
I'm not trying to be a shithead.....but how do you have $250 in materials over such a small surface? Is it all in paint? Do you...
I'm not trying to be a shithead.....but how do you have $250 in materials over such a small surface? Is it all in paint? Do you buy pints of automotive grade paints or what do you use?
You haven't bought auto paint lately. It's pretty crazy on pricing. Our mixing bases cost in excess of $200.00 per quart for urethane basecoats. Clear urethane between $300.00-$400.00 per gallon. Activators for the clear upwards of $150.00 per quart. That's for Glasurit , top line stuff. Fortunately we have the ability to mix as little as an ounce of sprayable color since we have a full mixing system. An individual probably doesn't have that luxury and items such as activators will go bad fairly quick once opened.

As for the numbers in the white helmet, yep I missed that. Getting old and going blind. Layered in tri coat pearl I guess? That's even more expensive.

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mxtech1 9/29/2011 7:29am
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hbdesigns913 wrote:
thanks guys. I try to stay under 500 bucks. About $250 of that is material cost. I do it for fun..... not a job
mxtech1 wrote:
I'm not trying to be a shithead.....but how do you have $250 in materials over such a small surface? Is it all in paint? Do you...
I'm not trying to be a shithead.....but how do you have $250 in materials over such a small surface? Is it all in paint? Do you buy pints of automotive grade paints or what do you use?
newmann wrote:
You haven't bought auto paint lately. It's pretty crazy on pricing. Our mixing bases cost in excess of $200.00 per quart for urethane basecoats. Clear urethane...
You haven't bought auto paint lately. It's pretty crazy on pricing. Our mixing bases cost in excess of $200.00 per quart for urethane basecoats. Clear urethane between $300.00-$400.00 per gallon. Activators for the clear upwards of $150.00 per quart. That's for Glasurit , top line stuff. Fortunately we have the ability to mix as little as an ounce of sprayable color since we have a full mixing system. An individual probably doesn't have that luxury and items such as activators will go bad fairly quick once opened.

As for the numbers in the white helmet, yep I missed that. Getting old and going blind. Layered in tri coat pearl I guess? That's even more expensive.
That explains it then! Thanks newmann
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Excracingteam.com wrote:
You old fellas are really missing the point! The photo really doesn´t do the paint-job any favors. Some (all?) of the white has the number 913...
You old fellas are really missing the point!

The photo really doesn´t do the paint-job any favors.

Some (all?) of the white has the number 913 hidden on it, all over it..
You can see it in the sunlight next to one of the vents.

Really really nice looking paintjob!

I´ll start thinking of a design to order from you!
The 913 hidden looks really cool
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ehr400 9/29/2011 7:39am
9/29/2011 7:39am
You have any contact info how to get a hold of you to get a helmet painted?
Landshark 9/29/2011 8:20am
9/29/2011 8:20am
What brand of helmet is the blue and white one? Great look to it...good job.
ElliottG61 9/29/2011 8:28am
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Landshark wrote:
What brand of helmet is the blue and white one? Great look to it...good job.
looks like a shoei to me
Excracingteam.com 9/29/2011 9:00am
9/29/2011 9:00am
Landshark wrote:
What brand of helmet is the blue and white one? Great look to it...good job.
They are both Shoei Vfx-w.
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hbdesigns913 9/29/2011 12:51pm
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hbdesigns913 wrote:
thanks guys. I try to stay under 500 bucks. About $250 of that is material cost. I do it for fun..... not a job
mxtech1 wrote:
I'm not trying to be a shithead.....but how do you have $250 in materials over such a small surface? Is it all in paint? Do you...
I'm not trying to be a shithead.....but how do you have $250 in materials over such a small surface? Is it all in paint? Do you buy pints of automotive grade paints or what do you use?
newmann wrote:
You haven't bought auto paint lately. It's pretty crazy on pricing. Our mixing bases cost in excess of $200.00 per quart for urethane basecoats. Clear urethane...
You haven't bought auto paint lately. It's pretty crazy on pricing. Our mixing bases cost in excess of $200.00 per quart for urethane basecoats. Clear urethane between $300.00-$400.00 per gallon. Activators for the clear upwards of $150.00 per quart. That's for Glasurit , top line stuff. Fortunately we have the ability to mix as little as an ounce of sprayable color since we have a full mixing system. An individual probably doesn't have that luxury and items such as activators will go bad fairly quick once opened.

As for the numbers in the white helmet, yep I missed that. Getting old and going blind. Layered in tri coat pearl I guess? That's even more expensive.
Thanks for the kind words. Good eye on seeing the 913. I put my number in pearl all over the helmet. It just has to be in the right light to show up.

The paint is ppg car paint base clear. Which can get pretty expensive. I usually buy half a pint at a time. I have worked in the car racing and hot rod industry for around 10 years. I really need to learn how to airbrush. I think it would add alot of depth to the blue and white one. Im not a troy lee or tagger by any means, but i think i do ok. Its not as hard as people think. all it takes is a little patience. Im sure 90% of the people on this forum could paint their own if they tried
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hbdesigns913 9/29/2011 12:58pm
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ehr400 wrote:
You have any contact info how to get a hold of you to get a helmet painted?
Send me an email to Blown99svt@yahoo.com. I would PM you my number but i cant find how to send a pm
look out below 9/29/2011 2:43pm
9/29/2011 2:43pm
What no skullz, dragons and fangs? Looks great to me.
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newmann 9/29/2011 2:45pm
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look out below wrote:
What no skullz, dragons and fangs? Looks great to me.
No Danny Dolan seal of approval , that's for sure. Smile
Yamahauler152 9/29/2011 2:49pm
9/29/2011 2:49pm
They look great, man. You picked the right canvas to paint them on too. The VFX-W is an awesome helmet!
look out below 9/29/2011 2:57pm
9/29/2011 2:57pm
look out below wrote:
What no skullz, dragons and fangs? Looks great to me.
newmann wrote:
No Danny Dolan seal of approval , that's for sure. Smile
Funny that you should mention ol Danny. Our last election, I was driving thru a small town that had Danny Dolan for Sherriff signs. Made me snicker but no one else would have gotten the joke.

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