by
Scott Moore
| A friend gave us a Barbie Power Wheels Jeep that their daughter had grown out of, so I decided to paint it for our son. All you will need are a few tools to take the vehicle apart, and plenty of Krylon Fusion Spray Paint. |
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Purple and Punk Barbie Power Wheels. Honestly Grant does't really care but I thought it would be fun to make it look new again. |
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These things come apart fairly easy with a drill, just try to remember where all of the screws came from. I did not take inventory. |
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Dirt. Make sure to wash it with dish soap and let it dry thoroughly prior to painting it. |
| You want to do several light coats of paint. |
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| Very very light coats. |
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| I applied about 6 or 7 coats of spray paint. |
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Taped up under carriage, it's fairly hard to get all the nooks. |
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Better to get paint on the grass than on the driveway. |
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I was very careful painting the body, I didn't want any of the red on the under carriage, and I didn't bother painting inside where the motors are. |
| More light coats. |
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| Finally a good base of red. |
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| Putting it all back together, as I said I didn't know which screws went where so I just put them where I saw fit. |
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I fond a pack of stickers for a different Power Wheels online. They don't necessarily match, and I only used a handful of them, but I thought it gave it a store bought look. |
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I added 2 coats of clear Krylon Fusion to help protect it. I don't have any reservations that this thing won't get scratched up, but it was a fun little project. |
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Front view. |
| Happy Boy. This is the best it will look, I'm sure those wheels (especially where rubber meets the road) will turn back to purple, but that's fine. Enjoy. |
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