Vacuuformed visor, with silver see through sheet

[spartanx360]

hi,

i have been thinking on how i can get a silver/gold visor on my vacuformed visor without losing sight, and since i haven't found see trough sparypaint (i know it excists but haven't found it in belgium) i had to use those window sheets.

i have tried to put that into the vacuformed visor, but thats a BIG FAIL,
so i took some ordinary sheet of plastic, cut it in shape and put that silver sheet on it

it worked flawlessly, but now, after i let it dry, i carefully bended it, and no to minor cracks showed, yay.

finally i have put it behind my vacuformed visor (transparant) and here is the result

what do you guys think? i am happy

 

[Sgt Whoopass]

thats pretty sweet. i like the black battle damage and the whole dirty feel of it. can you flip the switch with your chin? that'd be bad ass how exactly did you vacuform it so that the tint melted with the plastic?

 

[BLACKULA727]

I really want to know what brand of window film this is, the specifics behind it would be great. You said "window sheets" and through my expeience, there are a ton of different kinds of these, made from different plastics. Some of these will move with your plastic as its being formed and others dont (creating a visor forming fail). Anyways, it looks like you found the right kind, thats why I want to know the specifics as I have not been sucessful with finding the right window film.

Thanks,

Tony

 

[spartanx360]

i didn't melted the tinting sheet in it, i have put it on an other (non vacuuformed sheet) and put it behind the vacuuformed one
so there are 2 plastic sheets in the helmet, i'l make a simple drawing if you don't understand

**update:

here you can see i just bolted another layer of plastic with window tint on that is not vacuuformed, onto the vacuufomed one
any kind of tinting film will do

and i can flip the switch with my chin

 

[BLACKULA727]

i didn't melted the tinting sheet in it, i have put it on an other (non vacuuformed sheet) and put it behind the vacuuformed one
so there are 2 plastic sheets in the helmet, i'l make a simple drawing if you don't understand

**update:

here you can see i just bolted another layer of plastic with window tint on that is not vacuuformed, onto the vacuufomed one
any kind of tinting film will do

and i can flip the switch with my chin

lol, I now see and get it...lol. Nice effect...BTW

Tony

 

[spartanx360]

i make my helmets so that i can always take the visor out, so here i can still get the silver sheet out , and it will be transparent again

 

[Genobreaker19]

very nice. Does the switch operate just the lights, or do you have an exhaust fan as well?

 

[spartanx360]

i don't have fans in the helmet, it is cold enough in belgium to go without, maybe i will put them in later

 

[CoolC]

i don't have fans in the helmet, it is cold enough in belgium to go without, maybe i will put them in later

I think you misunderstood. The fan is not because of heat. It is used to circulate air and prevent fogging.

 

[spartanx360]

I think you misunderstood. The fan is not because of heat. It is used to circulate air and prevent fogging.

ooh, that's what they're for
will install them when i have time, thanks coolC

 

[DYSTORTED INC]

Great job man! I believe this is also the way Legacy Effects did the silver visor for Kat.