I have a helmet that got a little messed up and some spots flattened out am I able to bondo those and sand them down? if so what would be the best bondo? any info will help, im an aspiring mechanic and want to start doing things on my own.

 

No helmets are throwaway items, any danage means the structural integrity off the helmet has been compromised. Time to bin it me thinks.

 

ok I understand that but what about just for visual satisfaction?

 

You can do whatever you want to whatever you want but

Would I wear that helmet ?????

Not in a million years !!!!

 

Once a helmet has taken any damage the structural integrity is compromised.

What's the point to wearing a "shinny, new looking" helmet that doesn't offer a
guaranty of protection?

Time to acquire a new one.

Ern

 

sure you can bondo a helmet. should you ever attempt to fix a helmet? no, not with out x-raying it for damage first. in some countries, stickers, aftermarket paint, decals, etc are illegal (stupid law, i know). but the point isn't stupid, it's that you don't fix damaged helmets, they are one-time-one-use equipement.



if you're trying to make a funny drunk helmet - cool.


but dont' wear it as protection when riding

 

ya I would never wear it I just want to make a nice steelers hang up helmet I just need to know what the best type of bondo would be.

 

sweet, then have at it!

evercoat brand. which one depends on how much you need.


i turned one of my scorpion helmets into a drunk helmet after i wrecked in it.

 

I can dig it, as long as you understand that helmets have single accident life-spans.
Re-purposing can be a hip excuse to keep them around.

If you're gonna really sculpt, Bondo makes a resin with fiber-glass mixed in.
It doesn't smooth very well (too many voids), but it is a great foundation builder.
Then use the light-weight and finally a glaze, for the tiny imperfections.

The point to the no paint/decals/etc. is more because of the plastic helmets.
Some paints/adhesives will chemically react with them and soften the materials
they are manufactured from. Probably not as much of an issue now.
In their infancy/introduction in the 80's, it was a complaint that had merit, though.
Fiber-glass lids (for pure aesthetics, not repair), it's not an issue, practically speak.

Ern

 

oh, i thought it was about concealing scratches/rash that would indicate a faulty lid in mandatory helmet areas like canada. that's interesting, i didn't know that - good stuff ern