How to custom paint a Helmet

This video explains how I go about airbrushing a helmet. Follow all of my crazy varied projects.
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[@roscoejones4515]

Welp, another Jeff tutorial that I'll never be able to do!🤣 Nice work!

[@cornellwashington7074]

😂

[@rennch.]

This would be like me doing a drumming video on my channel. People would be like “oh!… That’s what he actually does, and the car thing is a hobby“ you are such a brilliant artist Jeff. Thanks for sharing this talent with us.

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Thanks mate. You need to find a way to incorporate your drumming with the cars ;)

[@VenturiMotorWorks]

You are so skilled mate! I watch all of your videos and I’m in awe of your ability. Cheers from the UK!

[@russellcameron9035]

Unreal. I didn’t think I would enjoy this video that much but it’s blown me away! Amazing!!

[@Brendan.Wheatley]

I'm glad you mentioned that some plastics don't respond well to paint and some glues from stickers! I learnt this when I became a WH&S rep many moons ago in regards to hard hats in the construction industry! Thanks for being a first responder!

[@doomdoomtv316]

What helmets should we avoid painting?

[@ronkluwe4875]

All I can say is INCREDIBLE! Jeff, you are a renaissance man and I now understand why you are comfortable taking on new projects and pushing into areas that are new to you.

[@azharsyarawi]

I always thought you’re an artist with your cars.. the helmet paint was truly next level👌🏼👌🏼👌🏼

[@azff]

From one firefighter to another, wow, it looks amazing!!! Now I see why custom paint on helmets cost so much. So much time goes into the taping process. Beautiful work, Brother. 🔥👍

[@71dean]

Why such a talent stop in airbrush buisiness? Very very well done !! Great job

[@pistonfury]

You are so good at this! I love this design!!! Welldone!

[@terminalpsychosis8022]

Very cool to see the old original skills on display. So much more has been learned and mastered in the meantime, and it's awesome to get to see it all. There's been hints of an alternate life before this channel started, now we get a taste of what that was all about. Impressive skills there Mr. Jeff.

[@gazzafloss]

Clever chap Jeff, what can't you do..?

[@imouse3246]

It has yet to be invented.

[@_Bram]

Sit still?

[@gazzafloss]

@@_Bram pretty sure you're right there, wish I had his energy and enthusiasm...

[@robbrown2997]

Excellent craftsmanship very talented 👏

[@Urchfab]

That looks awesome mate, you have many talents.

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Thanks mate. You do alright yourself ;)

[@sfrrob]

What a cool project to break things up a little bit. Nice work Jeff!

[@EliteRock]

That's a beautiful job by any standards, but what I really love is the 'glyphs' floating above the base design with the airbrush shadows. OK, you're a determined man, but this is talent, you've either got it or you don't.

[@trapjohnson]

That Maz Sport flame job!!!

[@mrcaps1971]

How do you determine which helmets can be painted and which ones can't?

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

You need to find out from the manufacturer, but generally carbon fibre and fibreglass are ok, plastic is not.

[@mrcaps1971]

@@HomeBuiltByJeff that makes sense. Thanks so much for your reply. Really enjoying your content.

[@M3lv1n-VR46]

Sick 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@watchthisspacecarchannel6523]

That was really awesome to watch , I’m a big fan of spray painting , air brushing and custom work , great stuff !!

[@paul1060]

excellent video… those flames are really nice… freehand too. i use the real fire curve stencils for the sharp round parts and freehand the rest

[@ntek2709]

Masking more than 1 colour always does my head in - lol. Very nice Jeff, I didn't see your vision for the colours until the end and it looks fantastic.

[@svenT16]

Wow Jeff..... In completely blown away. I dont know how you can keep all these lines in your head apart... Looks amazing.!!👍💪🛠

[@ollydubhead]

Being an automotive painter for the last 30 years, i found your airbrush work really interesting.... Would love to see some tutorials from you re what equipment/ paints / masking tricks etc... Great work...

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

I use the same automotive base coats you paint the cars with, I just thin them down more for the airbrush. I didn't do a lot of masking, generally stuck to free hand artwork.

[@trevor5929]

Well that's it I'm really jealous! I would have had the tape wadded up in a mess with paint overspray everywhere. You have mad skills!

[@FredLarracuente]

Amazing work Jeff! You were (ehem... still are) a master airbrushing artist without a doubt!

[@zeeliejo]

Jeff, you are a real wizard with that airbrush. I love that helmet and would have loved it if you could paint my helmet like that. I do V8 Sprint Car racing in South Africa. Love your videos always.

[@Ride2Xplore]

Turned out awesome!!!Please dont forget to show it completed on an episode!Jeff of many trades!!!

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

There will hopefully be plenty of track days in the Roxster to come ;)

[@oscix]

Wow, that was a surprise for sure. Really good result! Seems like there is nothing with cars you can't do.

[@silvermane9370]

I do a lot of art myself (both comic book and also in ForzaMotorsport) and can really appreciate how difficult doing this really is. my thumbnail is Vampirella on a 73 Firebird in FM4. Good one!

[@devonwooten4064]

This something I would love to do...I will do. Thanks you for pointing me in the right direction.

[@iainmcglynn833]

That’s a gorgeous design Another string to the bow we didn’t realise but should have 🙏🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿

[@keneppink7272]

Wow that’s wild ! I’m a firefighter looking to get into a side job possibly painting helmets.

[@foxbatmotorsports]

Thanks for the tips and how you did the steps, I feel better about starting my own project now.

[@vinnoschop107]

What an artist, this helmet is pure art! nicely done Jeff!

[@stevegraham3817]

That looks awesome. Much better then my flat black open face with old school flames and spray on aerosol glitter from a craft shop. Thanks for the lessons.

[@SkylarkCamperAdventures]

Stand back...really skilled artist at work! I suppose the question on most people’s minds is why you stopped doing it?

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Time for a change.

[@BlackArroToons]

That looks professional. Great work on the design and all the steps and effort you put into creating this artistic motorcycle helmet in your style. Great! Thanks for showing the steps.

[@spinnetti]

Wow.. Nice. Most of your fab stuff I can and have done similar, but this is way beyond what I can paint!

[@leesmith6750]

Not only are you a wizard with the spanners, your art work is top notch. That helmet is absolutely stunning. You should start doing it again permanently as a side line to the cars. Bit more revenue for the builds. Shoei and Arai will be contacting you to do their helmets soon.

[@snafu7998]

Great video! I airbrush my own helmets for karting, would love to airbrush full time. I don't get enough satisfaction just painting my own.

[@stevenwest1494]

Looks great, the thumbnail doesn't do it justice, but that's good, as its worth the whole video.

[@stefndogg]

Awesome stuff man. I work as an automotive stylist and I work with tape(usually on clay but sometimes on paint). Great skills and good examples of the proper way to do it!

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Thanks mate

[@PremixandPedals]

WOW!!! Saying that helmet is awesome is an understatement!!! You mentioned in the video that some helmets cannot be painted. How do you know if you can or cannot paint a particular helmet?

[@jerryvolpini7987]

Great looking helmet! I was disappointed though that we didn't get to see it assembled back together, after paint (well, other than the thumbnail)? Thanks for the video, enjoyed it 👍

[@fransvanaalst8698]

Wow that helmet looks awesome, i did not know you are such artist 👨‍🎨. Good job.

[@ronr6450]

Fantastic! I'm inspired. I've been putting off doing the same, but I think I'm going breakout the airbrush and dust off the helmet.

[@vivaamoto]

wow....was around your area midweek on a bike ride...saw few fire trucks about...checked all of them ..made sure if i spotted you

[@kowkes]

My hat off to you man. The artistic mind has always baffled me. That design is cherry. A little pearl wouldn't have have hurt though. 😉. Congrats.

[@pistonfury]

I like the precision

[@glensgraphix]

Great work! Looks fantastic. Excellent choice of colours really makes it "pop" and the shadows and highlights make it a killer helmet design. Good to see something different sometimes too.

[@jijipe5117]

Ohhh Jeff, your helmet is sublim, I love it

[@Dan40D]

Cracking job Jeff, a very talented man. I'm sure if you had the time you could still be doing it as a side hustle and making some coin.

[@bigsexymanbear1950]

Looks great! I personally would not put flames on any racing equipment. Because of the jinx factor

[@teter129]

What a cool vid. Nice job. Wish you would have unpacked for us what types of paint and clear coat you used. You said automotive, but that is pretty vague. Looks fantastic!

[@DiscoFang]

Those flames on the blue Mazsport in your portfolio photos tho'. Wow. 0:49

[@Cliff_Anderson]

Wow! Previously unknown talent, that's really impressive, Jeff.

[@mfl950]

Impressive skill levels , looks great 👍🏼

[@deopersad2915]

Awesome , but yeah alot of time masking but a great result, thanks for sharing and given me idea , I'm doing a skateboard helmet but just basic army green then something on it not sure yet , but later down the track will do, cheers 👍🏻

[@timothywachowicz8308]

Simply Brilliant Mate! A joy to watch the transformation! Cheers!

[@Meyersmanx1]

A man of many talents mate

[@fredericrike5974]

A man of many unexpected talents! It just goes to show that no learning or skill doesn't have some great uses. From the "Murican side it does make me want to compare you to Ed Roth, though! Whack helmet, mate! It'll make the car at least 10-15 kph faster for sure! FR

[@NaveenKumar-oj7xh]

Damn. Finally content where you actually know what you are doing. Nice..

[@jameswalsh1690]

Talented man Jeff, well done!

[@mr265t]

Wow....Awesome work but I was sooo hoping you were going to airbrush purple tartan 👌

[@bugged120]

Incredible Jeff!!!! Really like the design.

[@metalsiren]

Simply amazing and satisfying to watch.

[@alanmears517]

Sooooo good Jeff! The flames and shadowing gives it an amazing effect and looks top notch.

[@CNSFX]

Nice change up in content Jeff! Great job with the helmet I like the design!👍

[@TalkieT]

That's so satisfying to watch. Love your work.

[@gtv72]

I see the helmet has colours from all your builds and I see you used yellow, sure hoping that your painting the Alfarrari Orca yellow….that would be amazing!

[@BiggMoInc73]

Seeing this all late but its awesome none the less!!! Love it, looked at the other videos, your a bad dude!! 👍 💯, where the colors thinned down to be transparent or were they candies?

[@HomeBuiltByJeff]

Yellow doesn't cover well and it needs to be thin for the airbrush anyway

[@RLCPLUMBINGLLC]

I inspire to be like you thank you for your videos

[@elijahwilliams1425]

A lot of talent!…great job!

[@TjC-kk1jw]

Hey jeff i was wondering what type of paint you used to paint the helmet and where to buy that tape to cover the parts of the helmet you dont want painted

[@georgecarter1725]

Looks fantastic Jeff.

[@TUBEamp121fred]

Very impressive Jeff...Love your passion

[@doomdoomtv316]

Gonna do a Käärïja theme for mine. He's my favourite singer and it'll be cool to have the only Käärïja themed bike in Australia 😁

[@jdmfreak22]

I'm growing tired of always commenting the same. You sir, you are a beast!

[@madstudiotoo5288]

Really impressive. Enjoyed the process.

[@BiggMoInc73]

1rst video I watched from you and that's a definite sub to your channel!!!!!! That was 🔥!!

[@gusm5128]

Sooo much work . Great job mate

[@paulechols]

Thanks for the excellent tutorial Jeff 🤠

[@borismcfinnigan3430]

Awesome job mate and thanks for your take on it

[@brucebear1]

Great work, Jeff. Just a couple of quick, basic questions, please. I want to paint a "raw black" Bell Star Carbon helmet (hate the nasty black) into white with some basic stripes. First, does it compromise the safety of a Bell Star carbon shell to paint it? If it's OK to paint, would you use a primer when after sanding down? You mentioned "auto paint" - would that be enamel or lacquer? Is there a preferred final clear coat? Finally, when you're doing a layout with masking, how do you find and divide a center point at the rear, and how do you assure that that point is extended perfectly perpendicularly upward? I think if I can set this correct rear line, I can assure a symmetrical layout on both sides and around and my stripes will be aligned and even. Many thanks, Bb North Carolina USA

[@kathrynmegerian3081]

incredible work jeff!

[@mclarenjohnf1]

Superb work Jeff it has come out ACE

[@testingtimes7924]

Cracking job Jeff.

[@mikl911]

That looks amazing! Nicely done.

[@darrenwall5439]

Lovely job mate 💚

[@thepwee]

That’s ridiculously good... well done mate..!!!

[@discostu7278]

A man of many many talents 👍

[@tonyknight1272]

Wow ur a true craftsman Jeff. Amazing bit or art work, looks the mutts nutts my friend. 👍🇬🇧🇬🇧👍

[@Marco-bh9im]

bro, why did you stop air brushing? You are so talented man!

[@mohammedmidlaj4623]

Wow awesome work 😱😱 one of the best tutorial ever👌

[@raresttortoise]

Wow 🤩 that’s was awesome 👏 love to see you do more like this ! You’ve got skills 👍

[@leesmartin]

Think I'll stick to stock one colour helmets and electrical tape stripes 😁 Amazing work mate 👍

[@tastygreek6507]

Well done dude, amazing work!

[@jeffh6971]

awesome work Jeff!

[@ollylewin]

Mate! Just wow. That's seriously decent.

[@johnburkhart5561]

Awesome video Jeff! I presume you leave off the rubber rim around the base, or do you replace it?

[@blairg5953]

Love your work. So talented.

[@scottherbert4558]

excellent video awesome paint