Hole punch: $10
Scrap sign vinyl: free
The fun of a father/daughter project: PRICELESS!
We lucked out finding this Craigslist bike: it was my daughter's favorite color, like most used girls' bikes, it was cheap and in great shape. For this project, we were also lucky because all the bike's logos and art were simply decals. Pealing them off was easy. We did however leave a few decals (the fork, head tube, and under seat) to help it look a little intentional and less home-made.
Next we used the hole punch on the scrap vinyl to create the "dots"... another fun father/daughter project-within-the-project.
After a thorough wipe-down with alcohol to remove oil and leftover decal glue, we stuck the dots on every paint chip or scratch. Then we filled in the open areas with more dots.
The final result is cute and made riding required… how else can she show off our handiwork?
