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By Colleen Larson
My daughter picked out her bike when she was interested in princesses. She still fits her bike but since then has lost interest in princesses and would rather have a different bike. I suggested to her a bike makeover and looked around for inspiration. We settled on a few colour choices and I went out and purchased the supplies. I bought 3 cans of spray paint (pink, light teal and white). I decided to keep the pink because there were a few pink items on the bike I could not change, like her tires and pedals. She also needed her bike seat changed. I opted to recover the seat with coloured duct tape. Another option is to replace the seat. They can be very inexpensive.
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Suppliesspray paintmasking tapedrop clothsandpapertools -take apart the bikeduck tape-optional
The first Step 1-5 is to wash the bike and give it a light sand. I opted not to remove the stickers and decided to prime the bike first with white paint. I took off tires, handlebars, seat and bike guard. I used masking tape around (chain) and any areas that might be sprayed. I started by lightly spraying the bike in the white paint. Make sure you let the paint dry in between coats. If you have any drips, go over the area with the sand paper.
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Step 3: Masking tape and first white coat
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Step 4: Let paint dry
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Step 5: Prepare for a second coat by sanding drips
Step- 6-8 -when the white paint is completely dry, you can use the light teal paint on the front wheel area. Then spray the back area with the dark pink, handlebars and bike guard. The area in between leave white. When the light teal and pink paint are dry, take the white spray paint and lightly coat in between. To blend white, you will need to spray farther away from the bike so the white comes out as a very light spray.
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Step 6: Teal paint front wheel
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Step 7: Pink paint on the back area
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Step 8: Blend teal and pink by lightly spraying white
Step 9-10 -use the coloured duct tape to cover the seat. Start on one end and cut slits in the tape to be able to mould tape around the seating area better. Once you have completed one direction you can take the tape the opposite direction to make sure the seat is completely covered. I also covered a foam piece on the handlebars to match.
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Steps 9-10: Cover seat with coloured duct tape
Complete- Assemble the bike back together and remove all the masking tape. Now you're ready to create your own piece of art. Any colour goes. Enjoy!
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