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Batmobile Cozy Coupe Refashion

October 6, 2019 by Courtney ODell 75 Comments

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What little kid doesn’t want to be a super hero? The cool capes, the rad theme song, a trusty sidekick- and some awesome wheels. If you’re Batman, you get the best of all- the Batmobile. And what kid doesnt want a kid’s Batmobile? Luckily with a cozy coupe kids car, you cab get your little caped crusader swinging around the block in style in just about no time at all with this awesome way to make your own Batmobile.

All it takes is a little paint, spray paint or vinyl and a printer, exacto knife or a cricut and the Batman cartridge and you’re on your way!

Now, since there was no tutorial for this wonderful gem I saw on Pinterest (after hours and hours of searching), I came up with my own- and while cursing under my breath at my method, I came up with a few other ideas as well that would save you from a visit by the f-bomb fairy. She and I are tight after this logo, let me tell you.

Even though I had a few stumbles, the whole project took less than 45 minutes, minus drying time. If you use vinyl, it would be an under 20 minute craft- you really can make it quickly!!

First off, I took this funky cozy coupe my mom found at a thrift shop for $7.

(note my son’s relaxed driving apparel)

I spray painted the entire thing using 2 cans of Krylon fusion spray paint- it goes on smoothly and sticks to plastic without priming or sanding. I did try another brand, but it dripped pretty badly. Overall, spraypainting the car black took like 5 minutes and was super easy.

After letting it dry for 30 minutes, I thought it was done, and my son excitedly ran to grab it. Big mistake- and major catastrophe. I’m writing about the aftermath tomorrow.

A few hours later, it really was completely dry, and I cut out a batman logo shape from the Cricut Batman Cartridge with my cricut onto some plain white paper. I used the inverse of the shape and the outline to use as a spraypaint stencil that I taped to the car.

I wanted the logo to be spraypainted on- but while I love the final results, it was a major pain. More on that in a bit- but here’s how the stencil looked taped on:

I then carefully painted the logo in yellow, trying to avoid drips. Unfortunately, drips happened. They happened something fierce, and the stencil lines got pretty funky.

If you get drips, or uneven edges, you can do what I did and fix it by hand. I sprayed a bunch of paint in a paper cup and painted it on by hand, which worked great- but it wasn’t the easiest or least stressful way to do it. You have to be careful when handpainting with spraypaint to not add too thick a layer- or it all scrapes off- kind of like what happens when you add nail polish on too thickly.

Instead of spraying on the logo, you could either make some out of tape or vinyl and adhere it to the car- or you could spray yellow paint into a paper cup and stencil it on with a stencil brush or sponge. You could also use yellow enamel paint- but acrylic might not fare as well outside as the plastic spray paint or an enamel.

To finish it up, I painted the wheels a metallic color to look like chrome… every little boy needs a chromed out car, right?

I still need to do a slight retouch to the lower left hand side (I am waiting for another night of dry time as the more I painted it, the more paint peeled off since it was still wet), but I love it!

Little man loved how it turned out, too:

What do you think?

make a #batmobile from a thrift store kids car- only 40 minutes of active time to be the coolest mom on the block at sweetcsdesigns.com! #batman #kids #cricut

Have you done any kids toy refashions? Please leave me a link to them- I’d love to see them!

Filed Under: Crafts, DIY, featured, Halloween, Holidays

About Courtney ODell

Courtney loves to share great wine, good food, and loves to explore far flung places- all while masting an everyday elegant and easy style. Courtney writes the popular creative lifestyle blog Sweet C’s Designs- a site devoted to delicious everyday recipes, home decor, crafts, DIY inspiration, and photography tips to help make your every day extraordinary.
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  1. Samantha Baker

    November 7, 2018 at 7:01 pm

    This is the coolest thing I have seen in a while! You truly made the boring kids cars that I see everywhere into something super cool! I’ve actually been eyeing these off for my 2 year old but thought they were a bit ugly, but you have inspired me to do a make-over and change it into a princess car instead! You are so clever – love it!

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  2. Tara Naidu

    January 20, 2017 at 7:58 pm

    I think it’s amazing and I’m gonna try tomorrow morning but had a question how it the paint holding up now after these many years

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  3. Ron Stevens

    May 12, 2015 at 11:10 am

    Woooow…I can’t believe you actually made a tutorial on how to do something so EASY…you said so many steps!..just buy the freaking thing, paint all of it black, print a batman logo, cut it into a templet and paint it in…how freaking hard is that?!?!?, I just lost 10 minutes of my life reading your step by step, its not brain surgery…what are you going to tutorial next…how to make a bowl of cereal!!! Seriously you suck.!!!

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    • Lou

      August 12, 2015 at 9:54 am

      Are you always such a jerk??

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    • Alysa

      November 16, 2016 at 1:18 am

      Wow You are ass, if you knew how to do it then why did you read it in the first place. I think most of us had an idea what to do. I believe the autohor was trying to help by telling what worked well, what didn’t , what may work better, type of paints, etc which is exactly what I was hoping for. Didn’t your mother ever teach you “if you don’t have anything nice to say , keep your mouth shut”?? Talk about waste of time, you really must have nothing fulfilling in your life if you sit around and read how to articles about things you claim you know how to do and TROLL the comments.

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    • Jackie

      August 18, 2020 at 4:44 am

      Thank you! I really needed a little help! My Grandson loves it.

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  4. sarndra

    September 23, 2013 at 10:21 pm

    Hi just wondering if u pulled it apart

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    • Courtney ODell

      September 24, 2013 at 3:11 pm

      Sandra- I didnt. It would be easier to paint that way, but I just kind of sprayed with reckless abandon. You can also tape it off with painters tape!

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      • Ron Stevens

        May 12, 2015 at 11:19 am

        Why would you tape any off it off?? Its all going to be black anyways?!?!?!!!! And you didn’t even tape of the rims when you painted them, now the plastic tires also got chrome on them, look at your pictures, messy…no common sense

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        • Hil

          June 10, 2017 at 8:41 am

          What a nasty person you are Ron Stevens! Why did you bother to comment on this, not just once but twice! If it was such a waste of your time reading it, why did you!!

          Lots of people like to have a tutorial to have a look at, even if they know what to do, it’s called “being interested” and not being such a b*****d to people who have done you absolutely no hard at all!

          Good luck to you Courtney! I won’t be using your tutorial but I would if my boys were still small – and I’m sure lots of other people will be glad of your advice. Well done.

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  5. Alexandra

    September 19, 2013 at 1:40 pm

    This is so cute! I want to make one for my son he turns 1 next month and has just started to walk! Did you use a glossy black paint ? There are so many options..satin etc

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    • Courtney ODell

      September 20, 2013 at 8:26 pm

      I used a plastic specialty one- fusion- which comes in a pretty shiny finish.

      Reply
  6. Kim~madeinaday

    August 24, 2013 at 7:29 pm

    What a great up-do! y son had one of those… he’s now a senior in high school! but back in the day this would of absolutely loved this!!! Great job & post!!
    Kim

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