Helmet painting - regs?

[shirt]

Hi,

Just bought a new lid and looking to get it painted, are there any regs surrounding this, type of paint used etc?

Plan is to get a base color airbrushed on, then have a guy hand paint a design, then have a clearcoat applied. Thinking more around what the hand artist will be doing and what paints he will be using. Are there any guidelines i can give him?

Additional question: my mate is looking to have his helmet wrapped instead of painted, is this allowed? If it makes any difference our local series runs to full FIA regs

[IanUAE]

Phil,

This may help a little.

https://shop.liquidcolourdesign.com/pages/fia-pain...

Extract of FIA Regulations - CHAPTER III - DRIVERS' EQUIPMENT

1.4 DECORATION
Paint can react with helmet shell material and affect its protective capacity ; therefore, where a manufacturer provides guidelines or restrictions on the painting or decoration of helmets, these must be followed, using only paint specified by them (air drying acrylic, polyurethane enamel or others) and preferably a painter having their approval. This is particularly important for injection-moulded shells, which are not usually suitable for painting. The shell being painted should be efficiently masked, as paint penetrating the interior can affect the performance of the helmet liner. Paints requiring heat curing should not be used and any process should not exceed the maximum temperature of conditioning of the helmet in the standard to which it is approved. The manufacturer's instructions should also be consulted for any considerations on the use of stickers and transfers.

[Truckosaurus]

shirt said:

Additional question: my mate is looking to have his helmet wrapped instead of painted, is this allowed?

Wrapping is frowned upon (banned?) as it might be covering a crack or other damage on the helmet.

[Weslake-Monza]

I don't think wrapping is frowned upon. Besides you can fill and paint over a crack easier than wrapping it. Strategically placed stickers might draw interest though!