Wrapping a Helmet... with a drum

[Chriswagner92]

Has anyone here seen this? or tried it and have any opinions on this? i think it looks fairly straight-forward but videos always seem to look easier than they are.

[video=youtube;LFEvctCEYq8]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFEvctCEYq8[/video]

 

[omgsideburns]

That's clever.

 

[ddarlak]

did it last week with a goalie mask, it definitely helped, but still is ridiculously hard to get it right...

 

[SignManiac]

I can't see it being easy with complex designs and getting the registration right. Okay for run of the mill bowling balls. Hmm? custom wrapped bowling balls. Do they make a material for that. I think I've discovered a whole new industry!

 

[TheSnowman]

It's got to be one of the easiest ways to do it, if there is an easy way. I picked up a plastic 55 gallon drum from a friend to try it, but I still haven't ever done it. I'd think anything that wasn't totally smooth would still suck. I wouldn't EVER try anything but a totally abstract design that wouldn't matter I wouldn't think...but the light in the bottom of the drum idea may make that chance a little better with some registration.

 

[TyrantDesigner]

did this before, easy enough, just stretches like sin so avoid words, avoid easily distorted art, and use edge prep & sealer like a smart man should. Just set proper expectations that they shouldn't **** with the edge cause it still wants to pull up even after you've heated the memory out of the plastic.

 

[TyrantDesigner]

It's got to be one of the easiest ways to do it, if there is an easy way. I picked up a plastic 55 gallon drum from a friend to try it, but I still haven't ever done it. I'd think anything that wasn't totally smooth would still suck. I wouldn't EVER try anything but a totally abstract design that wouldn't matter I wouldn't think...but the light in the bottom of the drum idea may make that chance a little better with some registration.

I would do an eyeball helmet, since the place you first start pushing won't distort.

 

[TheSnowman]

Oooooo...that'd be creepy. Maybe two of them just to hang up side by side...then fill in the tops of them with glow in the dark just to freak me out a little more. Then again, they could also be confused for a set of breasts if you aren't careful.

 

[TyrantDesigner]

Only if the helmets have pink eye.

 

[GAC05]

If the temp could be turned down a little one could skip the helmet part and stick their head down in there.
(the 31st is just a few days away)

wayne k
guam usa

 

[ddarlak]

I peeling the backing paper off, held it up to the light and used a sharpie to mark some reg. marks right on the glue.... then I knew where to start pushing the helmet into.

 

[biggmann]

Tried a few helmet wraps like this and each time just a different technique and never had success like the video. I was using the 1005ez film with lamination and I think thats just too much stretch for that film.