Our Restored Tricycle

Before...

After...
And for those who care... some close ups... (click on the images for maximum impact) the front wheels, the back, the chrome handle bars, & the small wheels.

So, the process was a couple of steps:
1) Find an old, cheap, rusty trike on craigslist
2) Take the bike apart but keep track of where everything goes
3) Use a wet/ dry sanding sponge in fine & medium to take off rust & sand off the paint
4) For the chrome we used TurtleWax chrome polish & rust remover & polished- we had to do just the handle bars for almost 3 hours.
5) We made a paint tent out of butcher paper/floss & used spray prime / spray metallic blue paint- not professional but pretty neat.
6) Cover each tire up with tape all around the edge and painted the wheels white with spray paint
7) Buy new blots, nuts, & washers for the trike and had to buy special sized handle grips (since its a vintage trike the grips were 5/8 " instead of the standard 7/8 " they seem to be now, we also spray painted them)
8) Soak & wash the plastic parts
9) Put it all back together
10) Present it to the pirate birthday boy!

P.S. If you have any questions or want more detailed directions hit us up with an email- we'll get back to you!