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submitted 9 months ago by stopthatgirl7@kbin.social to c/news@lemmy.world

Louis Gray says he was racially profiled after trying to buy spray paint to make over his son’s bicycle helmet

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[-] tryptaminev@feddit.de 39 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago)

And you spray on the hard plastic cover, not the styrofoam itself

[-] Hacksaw@lemmy.ca 24 points 9 months ago

I'm not here to tell you what to do but most regular consumer grade helmets I've seen would be hard to spray the outside without hitting the foam especially near the vents... Foam which, once again, melts INSTANTLY when spray painted. Foam which is also basically the whole protective value of the helmet.

Anyways I'm sure there are helmets where it's possible to spray paint without damaging the foam. Or you could do a good job taping. Or you could shrug at the hopefully minor foam damage. Many helmets never have to protect your head so you might be lucky there too. All I'm saying is that there are good reasons to say "don't spray paint helmets" as general good advice.

[-] Alexstarfire@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago

Pretty easy to avoid if you use tape.

[-] WalrusDragonOnABike@reddthat.com 1 points 9 months ago

Depends on how many vents and how small they are. At the very least, it could be very time consuming to avoid while also still spraying most of the hard plastic. Would be easier to hand-paint.

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