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Permalink Reply by FFcorwin29 on December 11, 2008 at 8:39am

I told them that up front, they pretty much said that it would depend on the severity of the cracks. There's no wire exposed and the stitching is still in tact. Some of the rosin however has been leaking out of the stitching from a few hot training fires. Which is interesting because my other Houston from 2006 hasn't had such a problem.

Permalink Reply by Legacy on December 12, 2008 at 8:45pm

How much does Cairns charge to repaint (or in my case stain back to natural leather) an N6A? I have never thought of this and I would like it done.

Permalink Reply by Ed Jackson on December 14, 2008 at 6:49pm

If the cracks are in the paint it should be no problem. When I repaint helmets I find most of the cracks are in the paint. If its in the leather it can be repaired but I'm sure they will charge more.

Permalink Reply by Heavy Rescue Squad Captain on January 17, 2009 at 5:36pm

To be honest with you, I do all of my own repairs. Try a thing called PC 7, it's like bondo. You put it on where there is a crack, wait for it to dry, sand it and then paint your helmet again. I've been repairing helmets for about 8 years now and it holds really well to heat( unlike bondo ).