Would you let your 8 year old paint your frame?

[dirttorpedo]

I like the idea of letting him customize it. I think this may bump the Diamondback down the line again. Once I've got my wife's Trek done I think I'll bring it down and start stripping it for real.

 

[kingoffootball]

I knew I'd seen a thread on here where someone had done something similar, but it really took me a lot of searching to find it, since I couldn't remember what the bike was:

viewtopic.php?f=6&t=239420

One of my favourite threads (and bikes) on here, I've bookmarked it now.

 

[pigman]

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I did this. Eldest was 10, youngest 8.

I hung the frame outside on the washing line and told them I wanted them to make it undesirable, as it was to be my pub bike cum shopper, frame is ex-skip.

The base was a poundland rattle can, the rest was whatever was in the shed.

It ended up black with red spots all over, ladybird style. Have had many comments on it and a nice story to share.

Years on, its still going strong

 

[Unclejack]

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...and don't forget the masking tape for nice tiger stripes etc. Of course, if you lived where I was brought up by 8 he would already be proficient with a spray can...

 

[dirttorpedo]

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That decoupaged frame is amazing.

 

[CTK]

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My 4 year old painting a raw alu Foes with some Humbrol.

 

[KDM]

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Like them family builds