Halloween Skally-Wagon

by Vicki O'Dell

Paint a plain wagon with waves and portholes to create a trick-or-treat craft that any little pirate would be honored to pull.

Skill Level:

1
2
3
4
5

Project Time:

4 hours

Materials
- Krylon^® ColorMaster^™ Paint + Primer
  - Island Splash (#53569)
  - Classic Gray (#53551)
  - Purple (#51913)
- Krylon^® ColorMaster^™ Primer
  - Gray (#51318)
- Protective gloves and eye wear
- Newspaper to protect work surface & for masking
- Vacuum cleaner and/or Tack cloth
- Painters tape
- Mineral Spirits and a shop cloth
- Sand paper - fine grit

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Instructions

Spray Paint Project Steps

Protect the work surface with newspaper.
Lightly sand the metal wagon base and vacuum clean or use a tack cloth
Wipe with mineral spirits.
Paint the metal wagon base with Gray Primer. Let dry
Lightly sand all wooden surfaces
Remove all dust with a vacuum followed by a tack cloth
Paint all surfaces with Gray primer. Let dry
Once dry clean with tack cloth again.

Wagon Base:

Following the instructions on the can spray the metal with Classic Gray. Let dry
Create the waves with artwork and a vinyl cutter, a stencil or free hand drawing
Tape off the base of the ship leaving the waves unmasked
Paint the waves with Island Splash following the instructions on the can. Let dry
Carefully remove the masking and set the wagon base aside to dry further.

Wagon Slides:

Following the instructions on the can spray the wood sides with Classic Gray. Let dry
Using vinyl or stencils create the ship name and portholes
Mask off the Classic Gray portion that will not be painted.
Following the instructions on the can spray the portholes and ship name with Purple. Let dry
Let cure for 24-72 hours before assembling the wagon.

Jolly Roger

1 piece of 8 1/2" by 11" 3mm craft foam in black.
Cut out two skull and cross bones from white 3mm craft foam
Glue the skull and cross bones to the black craft foam. 1 on each side. Let dry
Cut three one inch slits near one end of the black craft foam and attach the Jolly Roger to the wagon handle with three pieces of black ribbon.