Chroming a Crash Helmet

[Walowiz]

anyone know if this is possible, and if any one does it ?

cheers
Aaron

 

[Deleted account 220427002]

special paint very expensive... there was a thread on chrome paint about 2 years ago.. and a pic of a BMW car fully painted.. a search may find it

 

[brassmonkey001]

Firstly, WHY?

I've seen it done before and it's not pretty.

 

[Fanum]

Firstly, WHY?

I've seen it done before and it's not pretty.

Says the man who just posted a pic of himself in a red 'stich

 

[brassmonkey001]

Says the man who just posted a pic of himself in a red 'stich

Let he who is without sin etc.

 

[Walowiz]

I've just always fancied it. Saw a biker with it done a few years back, and I thought it looked good - I never got to see the lid up close - so I cannot say whether up close the finish was any good, but overall I liked the look.

I do appreciate that it might not be everyone's cup of tea.

If it is difficult to do and the finish is generally poor, then I won't bother.

cheers
Aaron

 

[(RIP) Bin Ridin]

Hardly

I see some Hardly riders here kitted with chrome lids,
Bin

 

[alimey4u2]

Plastics are very special, there are different kinds of plastics suitable and unsuitable for plating and each kind has a different preparation process before chroming. There are three basic ways of chrome plating plastics. First method is done by etching the parts with strong chromic acid, following with electroless copper plating, a conventional plating process (Copper/Nickel/Chrome) would be applied after this stage. Second method is called electroforming which consist of a conductive paint and electroless Tin or copper plating, after this stage again conventional plating should be applied. Third method is based on electroless coating , in this method a layer of reflective material (Nickel/Silver) with the close reflective characteristics of Chrome substitute the conventional electro plating process,

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[Attleborough]

not sure whether you'll like it?

Looky here and decide for yourselves

 

[Walowiz]

Cheers Attleborough

To quote my 2 year old, "My like it, my want it..."

 

[Steptoe]

You'll be able to fry an egg on your head with a chrome crash helmet.

 

[Rob Farmer]

KBC made chrome helmets a few years ago. Really nice helmets and designed in Leicestershire for British heads.

 

[alimey4u2]

You'll be able to fry an egg on your head with a chrome crash helmet.

Actually run cooler than any paint job.....

 

[(RIP) Kaister]

Hmmm...chrome helmets...where have i seen those before....?

The cars have a special chrome /polished ally effect paint - a nightmare to get right

 

[aceranic]

Try here

http://alsacorp.com/

 

[simemus]

Ya'd get seagulls and the like attacking you when they saw their reflection....

 

[Steptoe]

Actually run cooler than any paint job.....

On the outside ?? I burnt my hand on one a few years ago

 

[nedflanders]

Bought one of the KBC ones, really nice helmet, since selling the sportsbike it's been sat gathering dust, comes with chrome visor if your interested?

 

[Walowiz]

Hi NedFlanders

What size is the lid ? In Shoei lids I take a M 57/58. Do you have a pic ?

I'm usually wary of buying second hand lids, but hey - I assume it's never been dropped ?

cheers
Aaron

 

[dean Little]

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