How to Customize a Hockey Helmet

A hockey player can lose his or her own identity and personality in a sea of jerseys on the ice. Players have many options to stand out instead of blending in by customizing their own hockey helmets. They can do it as inexpensively as replacing a chin strap or with a more expensive custom paint job that includes colors and decals.

Things You'll Need

  • Hockey helmet
  • Chin straps
  • Cage
  • Decals
  • Mild soap
  • Water
  • Towel
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Instructions

    • 1

      Select the color you want as the first way to customize your hockey helmet. A number of online companies can customize helmets to be a certain color or with custom designs.

    • 2

      Switch out your chin strap with the color you want. Most chin straps snap on and off for easy swapping and come in a wide range of colors.

    • 3

      Change your helmet cage to customize your helmet even more. Your color choices don't go beyond black or silver but one color might be more your style or match your team colors better.

    • 4

      Place decals on your helmet from numbers to team names, mascots and other designs to make your helmet stand out. You can use decals you have at home, letter and number decals from a local craft or hardware store or purchase some decals online. Custom decals, award decals and name and number decals for your helmet can be made from online companies by sending in your own artwork or selecting your team name online.