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Surface Preparation and Initial Sanding

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How NASCAR Drivers Custom Helmets Are Painted! Inside Off Axis Paint Shop Tour!

What happens here

After initial preparation, the helmet shell undergoes a thorough surface preparation. This involves meticulously sanding the entire helmet surface to ensure optimal adhesion for all subsequent paint layers. Achieving a perfectly smooth and uniform surface is critical for the final quality and durability of the paint job.

Goal: Create a smooth and ready surface for paint application.

Tools and materials

  • Sanding Pads — Smoothing the helmet surface

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and then we draw up stuff on the whole computer like this for the chili bowl for alex once he approves it once ally approves it then we i kind of figure out which artist in the shop is best for the job so it's kind of like a tattoo shop there's there's four of us that paint in here so when one comes in i kind of know uh you know the best artist for the job basically and as more drivers come in here since we are in town like a lot of the you know drivers have relationships with noel or mike or whatever so when they come in they usually don't want to talk to me they just want to go you know straight to their their own artist in here basically so um yeah once we get it done we start

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