'I did it because I wanted to.'

June 6, 2015 4:41 PM

"I used a brush to paint on Modge Podge, smoothed out the paper as I went, adding small strips to cover all the metal. When the glue dried, I covered it with three coats of Modge Podge, waiting for about 15 minutes between each coat. I let this harden completely before spraying the whole thing with Krylon triple thick glaze to seal it." Things I Make - The Decoupage Bike

How to make a Night Bike - Instructables
Pedal Pretty DIYs: A Tisket, a Basket Liner - Modcloth
YouTube:
How to ModPodge a Bike
DIY Wine Crate Bike Basket
Cali Ohm Girl presents How to make a Cheap and Pretty Bike Basket!
How to Add a Milk Crate to a Bicycle (using string; or you can use zip ties)

You can get crafty and create any kind of bike you want - the sky's the limit!

posted by joseph conrad is fully awesome (10 comments total)

If you don't want to podge an entire bike, you can make a decoupage bike helmet.
posted by ArbitraryAndCapricious at 4:44 PM on June 6, 2015 [2 favorites]

That was cool and I learned like five new words. Hooray!
posted by Literaryhero at 5:27 PM on June 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

I saw a number of decoupage bikes in Italy this year, and thought it would be cool to try. Nice to see the howto!
posted by drowsy at 5:30 PM on June 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

MOD PODGE
posted by The Underpants Monster at 6:17 PM on June 6, 2015 [10 favorites]

Mod Podge is Vespas, right?
posted by boo_radley at 7:00 PM on June 6, 2015 [3 favorites]

I totally want to decoupage something now.
posted by maryr at 7:48 PM on June 6, 2015 [2 favorites]

Great bike hacks! I just added storage to my bike by mounting a Rubbermaid 3-gal Roughneck to the top of the rear rack. I attached it with four medium-length screws and wingnuts for easy removal, with eight fender washers to distribute stress and clamp to the top of the rack.
posted by migurski at 9:12 PM on June 6, 2015 [3 favorites]

If you use a final clearcoat that has a UV inhibitor it should cut down on image fading of the pictures.
posted by boilermonster at 11:06 PM on June 6, 2015 [1 favorite]

I totally want to decoupage something now.

I've been using an ugly, old cane because of a torn meniscus. I was wondering how to jazz it up and now I'm going to decoupage it! Excellent post, thanks.
posted by Room 641-A at 2:58 AM on June 7, 2015 [1 favorite]

MOD PODGE is the best.
posted by Alexandra Kitty at 3:33 AM on June 7, 2015 [1 favorite]