Painting Abs Baseball Helmet

My first attempt to paint a baseball helmet and what I learned along the way

Prep for painting

scuff with 100 grit sandpaper and clean off dust and grease with isopropyl alcohol

mask off air vents and inside foam

push down tape hard to prevent paint leakage (look at photo 4)

paint carefully do light even coats and do not touch paint wait 5-10 min between coats

things that ruin paint

-rolling helmets the helmet only stay in like three positions

-wiping runs pulls off all layers of paint

-gloves touching wet paint

-thick coats that cause runs

mask off and scuff with 100 grit sandpaper other half of the helmet

I painted over half the first time to have no gaps

the blue took way less coats than the yellow

be careful not to remove tape too soon see photo 2

then apply clear coat with light layers about 5-10 min between coats

clear coat gets rid of textures such as glove prints and makes everything look better

I tried to make a stencil and it worked with one kind of paint I had but not with the one I was using

always check on a piece of cardboard first

Thank you for reading my first instructable and I hope it helped

if you have questions email me at r.a.t.s.fixing@gmail.com and I have a youtube channel ragingattechsupportfixing

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