Stickers on helmets?
saracen blitz chris
Posts: 106
Hi there!
Getting bored of my sixsixone mullet helmet and was wondering if its ok to put stickers on it? i mean pros seem to but i wasnt sure if they were special vynils.
only asking as my parents are adimant that it will ruin my helmet and it wont do anything if i fall off!
i however dont belive this, so are they right and im wrong?
many thanks!
Getting bored of my sixsixone mullet helmet and was wondering if its ok to put stickers on it? i mean pros seem to but i wasnt sure if they were special vynils.
only asking as my parents are adimant that it will ruin my helmet and it wont do anything if i fall off!
i however dont belive this, so are they right and im wrong?
many thanks!
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saracen blitz chris wrote:Hi there!
Getting bored of my sixsixone mullet helmet and was wondering if its ok to put stickers on it? i mean pros seem to but i wasnt sure if they were special vynils.
only asking as my parents are adimant that it will ruin my helmet and it wont do anything if i fall off!
i however dont belive this, so are they right and im wrong?
many thanks!
I Know the adhesive in most stickers can actually attack the material the helmet is made from but to what extent I don't know0 -
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if you want to stick stickers on just wait till mbuk comes out on mon as they arejust normal stickers and wont effect the helmet at all!0
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good good! That was what i was hoping to use the stickers for!0
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The inner of a typical bog-standard helmet is expanded polystyrene, which is attacked by a lot of common solvents. Fancier helmets can have exotic inner materials and are less prone to attack. But both tend to have a polymeric weatherproof outer coating which tend to be pretty tough and resilient - and could take a big reflective sticker without problem.
If your helmet has a foamy inner core and a thin outer, I'd say the advantages of a few reflectives outweight any disadvantages and I am really surprised it isn's already a BSI kitemark issue0 -
you'll be fine with a mullet i'd have thought. especially with mbuk stickers.0
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this applies more to motobike helmets which tend to have a fibreglass or composite outer shell, as some stickers can attack the epoxy resin component of the fibreglass layup, having said that most helmets have a top shell layer designed to take day-to-day scratches and marks
but I have been using stickers for many years on skate, bmx, XC and Full-Face (both MTB and Moto-x) helmets without any noticeable consequencescheck out my riding - www.robcole.co.uk Banshee Factory Team rider, Da Kine UK Team rider, www.freeborn.co.uk www.eshershore.com0 -
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i think the reason the companies say not to put stickers on your helmet is because it hides their branding and it could also cover up a crack or other damage.“Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”- Albert Einstein0