ff-extreme 6 Posted January 12, 2010 Here are a few pictures of the helmet we donated to our fire company dinner. Every year we make one and they raffle it off. In years passed my wife always hand painted one but this year we thought we would try wrapping it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Print Star 0 Posted January 12, 2010 That turned out amazing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MZ SKEETER 4,709 Posted January 12, 2010 very, very cool, Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ff_ryan 0 Posted January 13, 2010 That looks awesome! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MaderDesign 3 Posted January 13, 2010 Looks really great. All one piece? or sectioned off? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
wwpro 1 Posted January 13, 2010 the creases on the flag look unreal !!!!!!!!!!!!!! ;D Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Dakotagrafx 7,297 Posted January 13, 2010 That is a great idea and an incredible application job Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wes Phifer 0 Posted January 13, 2010 Did you push it through a hoop? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
neron15210 10 Posted January 13, 2010 You are my idol . Great job.Looks like you put a lot of effort in to it. D. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
helpinghand 1 Posted January 13, 2010 That turned out fantastic! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ff-extreme 6 Posted January 13, 2010 Thanks everyone! It took about 2 hrs from start to finish. I did not push it through a hoop ( but still want to try it that way). After thinking about it and hearing from a few people we treated it like a car mirror, lots of heat and stretching. it is one piece, has a seem up the back. Think of how you would make a cone shape with a sheet of paper. Now after all the guys and girls see it I'm sure we will be making more so I have to figure out a price for the future! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
SiboleGraphix 1 Posted January 13, 2010 Oh wow, that looks so awesome! Your amazing! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tattoo.dan 0 Posted January 14, 2010 That.....is nice. Way to go Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tattoo.dan 0 Posted January 14, 2010 Just out of curiosity, what material did you use? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BossThinksImWorking 4 Posted January 14, 2010 I love it! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ff-extreme 6 Posted January 14, 2010 I used Orajet 3551 rapid air the stuff is great! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prestonservco 26 Posted January 14, 2010 Thanks everyone! It took about 2 hrs from start to finish. I did not push it through a hoop ( but still want to try it that way). After thinking about it and hearing from a few people we treated it like a car mirror, lots of heat and stretching. it is one piece, has a seem up the back. Think of how you would make a cone shape with a sheet of paper. Now after all the guys and girls see it I'm sure we will be making more so I have to figure out a price for the future! "Lots of heat" applied to this safety device. OOH? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ff-extreme 6 Posted January 14, 2010 Now I have a problem, the curve of the helmet where the top meets the brim lifted up creating a giant air bubble almost all the way around the helmet. We tried lifting it off to the bubble and using 3m spray glue 80 (made for rubber and vinyl) and it destroyed the image. I guess the glue ate thru the vinyl and when we stretched it the image screwed up. Any thoughts on what to use to "glue" down the hard curve? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
prestonservco 26 Posted January 14, 2010 Argh! That sucks. I have found that it is usually easier to cut your losses on something like that. It will probably never stick now. If you are able to, you might want to pull the whole wrap off and start over. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
tekcorps 50 Posted January 14, 2010 Check your supplier for a spray adhesive that is designed for wraps to do cracks and crevices. It will help eliminate this problem. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
ff-extreme 6 Posted January 14, 2010 I figured that i need to start over so I took it all off. I need it done by Saturday so I will call my supplier but if anyone has any other ideas lets hear them! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
kburk 2 Posted January 17, 2010 Crappy It looked sweet I have a friend that does fire helmets but its all air brush. Good luck!!! It was going in the right direction for sure. Very nice look!! Keith Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
