I decided at this point to go ahead and paint the frame and parts, including the axles and spindles. I decided to leave the wheels white because I was too lazy to mask them off and paint them. I had a little trouble with painting those plastic fenders. Not having a lot of experience with plastic, I assumed you had to prime it like metal, so I did. After this I bought some plastic paint and applied it. Didn’t stick so good and wasn’t as shiny as I like. After it dried, I painted them with regular shiny metal paint. They looked a lot better. After I had painted them with the plastic paint, I noticed that the can said “Direct to Plastic” which I think means no primer. Oh well, as my late mother-in-law used to say, “When all else fails, read the instructions.” Somewhere around this time you will need to fabricate some mounting brackets for the fenders and paint them. I used 3/16” aluminum flats 1.5” wide because it is easy to work with and paints up nice.


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