Originally Posted by merider1
Max - I'm with the gentlemen on the safety issue. Your head is far more important than a paint job. But I will concede that you did nice job with the paint (in other words, nic pics).
But DO have your dad or a trusted adult check it out (take it to your local bike shop) to ensure it will protect you properly if you were to land on your head.
No paint touched the styrofoam part. At all. The color part was detached and painted seperatly, and the head protection part was just in the garage. I don't think that the level of the protection would be any different if nothing touched the helmet (especially not paint) in the last 3 days.