Custom helmet painting?

[CHOPPA]

Im looking at getting a brand new arai helmet painted so i want a really good job, can anyone recommend anyone or if anyone on here can do it?

[TOTO]

i'm interested in that too. lets see if the KB brains can help with solution :baby:

[RDJ]

He's not in NZ (but then neither am I) but Sam ('Stu') does terrific helmet art work at a really decent price.

This is the most recent helmet he's done for me ('s got my 'Evil Twin' looking out the back at ya - funny thing, cars tend to not tailgate me when I'm wearing this)

http://www.stuhughes.com/blackskull.html

If you look at the series of photos you can see he strips the helmet right down to the shell to do a great job. (This was a Shoei, but he did 'Neurosurgical' and 'Craniotomy' art for me a few years back on two Arai Signets).

[FROSTY]

Theres a guy based in a Henderson Sighnwrighters. --Waiparera ave I think. He does fantastic work

[ducatisl]

mark james....stir helmet designs.. he is awesome, does most of the helmet painting for nz v8, formula toyota, formula ford, porsche races helmets, an absolute perfectionist, works at cannon signs kumeu

[ducatisl]

and he is the official approved helmet painter for the NZ arai importer so he must be good.

[madbikeboy]

how much does it cost for custom paint - I mean ballpark?

[ArcherWC]

If he has anything to do with Cannon (CSC) then he will be BLOODY expensive

[ducatisl]

Depends how much detail is involved, but between $500-700 , worth every cent once you have seen how good he is, he can spend 30-40 hours on a helmet, does it after hours, more of a hobby than a business , hes a good guy , not a wanker, and hes into bike too

[DEATH_INC.]

Mark is a good mate, and his work is THE SHIT! His prices aren't cheap, but if ya see his work you'll see why. He Has a list of clients a mile long, including most of NZ's top car racers. Be prepared for a bit of a wait though, he's usually booked a fair while in advance.
If yer keen pm me and I'll give ya his no.

[SKIDA//00]

Im looking at getting a brand new arai helmet painted so i want a really good job, can anyone recommend anyone or if anyone on here can do it?

wat ya going to get painted on ya lid choppa???a big fat man in a red suit?lol

[ArcherWC]

wat ya going to get painted on ya lid choppa???a big fat man in a red suit?lol
Ho Ho Ho

BWAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

[R6_kid]

only a beard and a red suit short there Brian :pinch:

[CHOPPA]

mark james....stir helmet designs.. he is awesome, does most of the helmet painting for nz v8, formula toyota, formula ford, porsche races helmets, an absolute perfectionist, works at cannon signs kumeu

Thats the man i want! haha never thought id say that....

Not very original but im gonna get my own spin on a helmet similar to sebastien charpentier aka dukes of hazard or confederate flag if you will. I have a mx helmet done it looked sweet!

[CHOPPA]

well ive just sent my new arai rx7 into stir helmets, the guy is real good to talk to and understands what im tryin to say haha 3 months wait though! ah well good things take time! Ill post some picks in about 3 months............................................ ......

[cs363]

If he has anything to do with Cannon (CSC) then he will be BLOODY expensive

yes, dead right - both CSC & Stir are expensive.....but then, they would be....cause they are good!

"the bitterness of poor quality is long remembered after the sweetness of low cost is forgotten."

I'd say this would particularly apply if you were painting a circa $1500 helmet.....

Just my 2c :)

[CHOPPA]

I sent a brand new helmet up to stir or cannon, he said it would be 3 months, 6 months went by and he still had not even taken it out of the pakaging i had sent it in! I got him to send it back to me a few weeks ago, it was an arai any way so im sorta glad but ill be sending a shoei to australia to get painted next time 4 week turn around

[CHOPPA]

http://www.ladesigns.com.au/

[scott411]

i remember LA designs doing a helmet for Hardisty years ago, was a awesome job,

[disturbedair]

hi choppa i see you live in hamilton im an airbrusher/custom painter in hamilton if your still interested? did you get you helmet back from aussie

[cowpoos]

hi choppa i see you live in hamilton im an airbrusher/custom painter in hamilton if your still interested? did you get you helmet back from aussie
Good info to know dude...maybe you could start a new thread explaining what it is you do,can do etc...alot of punter on here :)

[Deano]

Hey Choppa check out Chris at Infamous Designs - he is based in Ham's and an ex top ten motocrosser. He also sponsors Drew and I.

http://www.infamousdesigns.co.nz/index.html

[CHOPPA]

Its been a while but finally I have someone thats doing some painting for me! I left the Arai at Stir for over 6 months and they didnt touch it!

In the meantime i changed brands so im now using Shoei and have just dropped my helmet off to Tyler at http://www.helmart.co.nz/ and it will be ready in 2 weeks!

He is only 18 but his work is amazing and he does some pretty high profile and trick helmets, check out his site.....