This little Fisher-Price Ready Steady Ride On has seen better days! It was ridden hard and well-loved by its previous owner. Once outgrown, it was set to the side of the road for my Aunt to find and bring to me for my daughter. Zoey wasn’t quite ready for it yet, so I left it sitting outside for another year, yikes! Now she’s ready to scoot, and it’s time to give this toy a makeover!
Please feel free to use this information to breathe new life into an old toy and, if you have any new tips, please feel free to share!
SUPPLIES
- Fisher-Price Ready Steady Ride On or similar
- Krylon Fusion All-in-One spray paint
- Cardboard (optional)
- Newspaper or scratch paper
- Disposable bags
- Painter’s tape
- Screwdriver
- Sandwich bag (to hold the screws)
INSTRUCTIONS
- Using a screwdriver, dismantle the toy as much as possible without breaking anything. The Ready Steady Ride On was mostly made to click together and stay there! I was only able to remove the bottom of the front axle with the front wheels, the cupholder, the dashboard and the seat.
- Completely wash and clean the plastic toy, then allow it to dry.
- Wipe the toy down with rubbing alcohol to prepare the surfaces before painting, then allow it to dry.
- Spread flattened cardboard (or something similar) in a well ventilated space to protect the floor.
- Paint base layers first (where any surrounding paint can be covered with top layers) and allow to dry completely. This may take a few layers so be patient and wait for each coat to dry before painting another. I started with the chrome pieces: the axles, basket, cupholder, dashboard and wheel hubcaps.
- Using painter’s tape, bags and/or paper, cover the painted items that cannot be removed. I covered the basket with paper and tape, wheel hubcaps with painter’s tape, and the top of the front axle with bags and tape.
- Once this layer is covered, paint the next layer up and allow to dry completely. This may take a few layers so be patient and wait for each coat to dry before painting another. For me, this was painting the handlebars, seat, and tires black.
- Using painter’s tape, bags and/or paper, cover everything painted that cannot be removed. In addition to the previously covered items, I also covered the handlebars with paper and tape, and the wheels with bags and painter’s tape.
- Once everything is covered, paint the body of the toy and allow it to dry completely. This may take a few layers so be patient and wait for each coat to dry before painting another.
- 10.Gently remove all of the coverings and reassemble the Fisher-Price Steady Ride On.
- Scoot, scoot and enjoy!
*This was my first time painting plastic and a learning experience. Heavily used pieces like the wheels normally would not be painted because the paint is much more likely to chip and flake off. I did this for aesthetic reasons and my daughter is only using the scooter indoors. Even so, the paint on the wheels is working its way off slowly in some places. There are other methods (suggested to me after I finished the paint) that may help paint adhere to the plastic better, but I have yet to try them and want to test them before recommending.
Whole Heartily 