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Permalink Reply by Joel Chouinard on March 16, 2011 at 7:03pm

let me tell you be carefull on what you use! right now i am in the middle or refurbishing 3 sam houstons. 1 cracked brim, 2 white repaint to black. i used sand paper by hand, took forever! i use a 5 inch sand disc on a drill and that worked sweet! i also now use a dremel on the hard to get places. be very caredull around the scroll work on the brim you will sand it flat and wont show. ive even tried to use a orange stripper from home depot and that worked the best but dont leave on to long. ive also done both prime and no prime before paint. hope this helped

Permalink Reply by Jason Fullmer on March 16, 2011 at 8:11pm

Do you want to sell one of the houstons you are taking from white to black?

Permalink Reply by Gary Burris on March 16, 2011 at 9:05pm

I have repainted serval I have found that using a heat gun works well it will bubble the paint and you can pill the paint off just dont hold the heat in one place to long or around the stiches. Sand and steel wool takes a long time Hope this help

Say Safe out there PTB

Permalink Reply by Joel Chouinard on March 16, 2011 at 9:09pm

sorry not for sale. i tend to collect leather helmets.

Permalink Reply by Steve Leslie on March 17, 2011 at 8:07am

I sent my black Sam Houston helmet back to MSA/Cairns last spring to be repainted white. They removed all the hardware, stripped, and repainted the helmet. They used all new hardware except for the carved eagle front. The total cost was $58 plus shipping. They did a very nice job on the helmet. It did take almost 12 weeks to complete but were very good at keeping me informed as to the status of my helmet. You have to call and get a order number from them before you ship the helmet. Hope this helps.

Permalink Reply by Joel Chouinard on March 29, 2011 at 9:11pm

i have a houston for sale, black, impact liner, bronx bend, carved eagle, bourkes, size med-small. email me at jbchouinard@yahoo.com