Personalized Bike

My granny got a bike on sale at walmart, and I really love it, but it's really girly. It has flower decals and is a pale purple color. I was wondering what I could do to customize it, for cheap. I have up to $100 from Christmas, but I want to do it for as cheap as possible. I'm not a very good spray painter, but I REALLY want a different color, and I want to do it like my favorite band, A.F.I. Thanks for all the help!

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3 replies since 19th January 2013 • Last reply 19th January 2013

Reply #1:

Take all the decals off. Have the wheels, chain, and handlebars taken off and remove the brakes... Then prime it with spray or brush-on primer, followed by a coat or two of the color you want. Finish it off with a weather resistant top coat, then put all the parts back on.

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Reply #2:

If you don't want to take off the hardware and wheels to spray paint, you could wrap duct tape around and around - it comes in cool colors and patterns now!

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Reply #3:

Thanks for the ideas! I can't take it apart though. We live in a small town, so there's nowhere I can take it, and I'm not that skilled.

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