Guest guest Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 My daughter got a STARband 2 days ago and is doing GREAT!! I was so worried about it but like many posters have said, it bothers me way more than it bothers her. I really want to paint it but have a few questions. --Can it be done in the 1 hour time frame that they are allowed to keep it off? --How bad will the paint chip? --Will stickers on top of the paint make the paint peel off? --Do you paint the velcro strap also?? My ortho actually recommended that we don't paint and only use stickers but I would really like a pink helmet so it doesn't look so medical. Any advice or shared experiences are appreciated. Thank you! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 We use paper backed stickers with nothing under or over them. They work great. I was too afraid the paint would flake off. There are so many adorable stickers for girls............much bigger selection than boys. Sorry this doesn't help your painting question. Have fun decorating, whatever you decide to do. ____________________________________________________________ Love Graphic Design? Find a school near you. Click Now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest guest Posted November 15, 2008 Report Share Posted November 15, 2008 That's great news that your daughter has adjusted well do the band!! We have a DOC band, so hopefully someone can tell you specifics about decorating the Star band, but I do have some thoughts. Our Ortoist also mentioned not painting--I think that they worry about paint getting on the inside of the band and the upkeep. There was no way that I wasn't going to paint though--I love the look. we have had ours decorated for the week, and the paint/stickers are holding up just fine. Our LO is only 4-months old though, so a more active one might get more bumps and chips. I am guessing that at some point I might have to peel it all off and do it again--but it sounds like that is no biggie. I was told NOT to paint the velcro--I was bummed about that at first, but when it was all done, it didn't look bad unpainted. I did three layers acrylic paint, stickers, then two coats of modge podge--you can also do a layer of paint after paint before stickers so that the stickers don't mess up the paint job (wish I would have done that). I hoped to have it done in an hour, but it took longer--I'm a bit of a perfectionist. It did help to do it under a ceiling fan to help with drying and I used a blow dryer on low and cool heat between layers. Good Luck!!! > > My daughter got a STARband 2 days ago and is doing GREAT!! I was so > worried about it but like many posters have said, it bothers me way > more than it bothers her. > > I really want to paint it but have a few questions. > > --Can it be done in the 1 hour time frame that they are allowed to > keep it off? > > --How bad will the paint chip? > > --Will stickers on top of the paint make the paint peel off? > > --Do you paint the velcro strap also?? > > My ortho actually recommended that we don't paint and only use > stickers but I would really like a pink helmet so it doesn't look so > medical. Any advice or shared experiences are appreciated. Thank you! > Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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