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Make your kid a superhero this year – turn your Cozy Coupe car into a Batmobile with this easy craft idea using just spray paint and a simple stencil or stickers!
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Toy Car Batmobile
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)
How I Made a Cozy Coupe Batmobile
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. Kids skin and spray paint is not a fun match!
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 spray painted 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.
Tips and Tricks to Making a Cozy Coupe Batmobile
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.
Use a pre-made sticker. This 14″ sticker is pre-made and perfect, so you can simply paint your car black and paint the wheels chrome, then you’re ready to go! This is the easiest, best option, but was not available 10 years ago when I first made this.
Make a vinyl sticker. 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.
Use enamel paint. You could also use yellow enamel paint- but acrylic might not fare as well outside as the plastic spray paint or an enamel.
Paint the wheels chrome. To finish it up, I painted the wheels a metallic color to look like chrome… every little boy needs a chromed out car, right?
How to Make a Cozy Coupe Batmobile
How to Make a Cozy Coupe Batmobile
Equipment
- Cricut, or x-acto knife
- Large batman logo
Ingredients
- 1 used cozy coupe car
- 1 can black spray paint
- 1 can yellow spray paint, yellow enamel paint, or yellow vinyl (if painting)
- Paper or stencil material, unless making a vinyl sticker
- Batman sticker, best method
- Painters tape, if making stencil
- 1 can chrome spray paint
Instructions
- Clean cozy coupe car well, removing any dirt, oil, grime. If it is really banged up, you can sand rough edges to make it smoother! Let fully dry.
- Using black Krylon fusion (or other plastic-specific spray paint), spray entire cozy coupe, inside and outside, so entire car is black. Let fully dry, about 40 minutes.
Hi – I’m curious what brand of cozy coupe this is? The ones I’ve found are only Little Tikes, either a newer style with big googly eyes, or an old style with horrible wheels. Let me know – thanks!
I’m curious about how well the paint has held up in the six months since you posted this tutorial.. Would you still recommend painting it?
Hey Krystyna! I definetely would still do it again. Our little man is ROUGH with it- it has gone flying off the patio, into the (unlit) firepit, in the garden and been in snow, hail and rain. There is a little bit of wear on some edges and at the bottom, but otherwise, it looks great! Nothing a little touch up can’t take care of.
I just finished one for my son, and found an alternate way to make the Batman symbol that is cheaper, less messy then paint, and takes less time.
First off, to paint the car black I ended up using almost 2 full cans of the Krylon spray paint. Seems like it took quite a bit to cover up all of the existing color. We also noted that the paint seemed to scrape off easily (as noted above), but it should be fine for Christmas morrning (and after a few days in our backyard ot would look like that anyway).
For the Batman symbol, instead of getting the yellow spray paint (which $5 a can for the Krylon at Walmart), I bought a flexible yellow plastic “Yard Sale” sign at Lowes for $1.29 (Check out Lowes.com and look for item number 61491). I found an outline of the Batman symbol online (just do a Google search for “batman symbol outline”). I copied the symbol into a Microsoft Word document and sized it out for the symbol to be about 7″ wide. After printing, I cut out the oval symbol, then the interior bat outline from the printout. I used this cutout as a guide to cut out 2 oval shapes from the sign, then traced the bat symbol within both ovals using a pencil. Lastly, I used a black permanent Sharpie to fill in the bat symbol on both ovals. I plan on using a hot glue gun to put them on the car doors (not sure how well they will hold, but they can always be glued back on).
Thanks for the awesome idea – my 2 y/o is going to love it Christmas morning !!
What size are the Batman decals? Are they 5″, 6″, 7″ or what?
I think it was 6.5″ or 7″!
Can you tell me the size of the Batman logo’s? Are they 5″, 6″, 7″….