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Re: Helmets

To: vintage-race@autox.team.net
Subject: Re: Helmets
From: WSpohn4@aol.com
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 10:17:19 EST
In a message dated 2/28/01 7:02:20 AM Pacific Standard Time, Tombread@aol.com 
writes:


> > An additional thought, if you are going to have the helmet painted, you 
> may 
> > find it cheaper to buy it from your painter.  
> 

Another interesting issue.

When I was running tech back in the 70s, there was some thought that painting 
the helmets might weaken the shell, due to the solvents in the paint reacting 
with the shell material, so we discouraged anyone from playing Picasso.

Were we wrong, or have things changed?

Bill

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