Make it Smooth HElP HELP HELP

[Exalted Sinner]

Hello all,

I just got off of a week break from my helmet due to HALO 5!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! and now I am back at it. I have fiberglassed, resined, bondoed and spot putty. I have made a mold and I am making a vacuum form table for the visor, but I cannot get the helmet to be smooth. I have wet sanded with a fine grit sand paper but still no luck. There are still imperfections I cannot get rid of. I really do not think that the spray paint will fill in these holes and I am trying my hardest to get them to go away. I am out of ideas on how to fix these imperfections and looking for help! I really do not think I will start another one at this point in the process.

If anyone can help!!!! PLEASE!!!! I really want to finish it up. HOW DO I MAKE IT SMOOTH?????????

 

[realmasterchief]

Spot putty and high build primer should give good results

 

[Meatwad]

If it's not smooth, you haven't sanded well enough. If there are holes or pits you'll need to apply additional bondo and sand smooth. Filler primer will only fill scratches 1/16" deep. Of course pictures could help come to a different determination, but I'm fairly certain i know what you're talking about. Check out my build. I have a ton of bondo work pictures.

Let me know if you have any further questions.

 

[eiros]

it is a very long tedious process sand fill repeat, like the others said spot putty and filler primer are the best to help you out. the way i do it is rough grit and then jump to a finer grit fill in bubbles and go with medium sandpaper then light again fill more and sand again

 

[Exalted Sinner]

I will have to take some close up pictures so you can see it, but I think I got the point that I am going to have to sand and repeat 100 times lol. Thank you very much. I think I was just too anxious to get it done with the vacuum form box almost complete.

 

[Lazarus215]

You could try using a thick filler Primer and see if that fills the imperfections in. If not, just sand it down and try again. I feel your pain though, I HATE sanding.... and yet there is so very much of it when 3D printing....

 

[westley72]

yes putty but i like to put rust oleum stone textured finish and spray flat black over the stone finish

 

[mandoman247]

Sand it.....then sand it again.....then sand it again......then repeat. lol