Back then polycarbonate (or other molded plastic) helmets were common,
particularly for motorcycle use, and they are quite affected by paint
solvents. Fiberglass has never had a problem. I don't think Snell was
doing their thing in the '70's, either.
Brian
At 10:17 AM 2/28/01 -0500, WSpohn4@aol.com wrote:
>In a message dated 2/28/01 7:02:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, Tombread@aol.com
>writes:
>
>
> > > An additional thought, if you are going to have the helmet painted, you
> > may
> > > find it cheaper to buy it from your painter.
> >
>
>Another interesting issue.
>
>When I was running tech back in the 70s, there was some thought that painting
>the helmets might weaken the shell, due to the solvents in the paint reacting
>with the shell material, so we discouraged anyone from playing Picasso.
>
>Were we wrong, or have things changed?
>
>Bill
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