Car show gimmick for kids

A friend of a friend recently went to a car show where one of the fund raisers/ children activites was "painting a car".

Apparently they had some white late model car and parents bought kids a can of some sort of washable paint and a brush/sponge and the kid painted the car until his paint ran out.

When the car was done, they washed it all off and started over. Apparently it was a HUGE hit.

Aside from the potentially dangerous precedent it would set with kids ("Look Daddy, I painted your Porsche!") it sounds like an interesting event.

Has anyone been involved with something like this and care to share details on how it worked?

Bill

I have considered allowing my brothers children paint my white Miata

This sort of thing has been done at Vintage at the Vinyard in the past. No real involvement by me but you might google Scott Sturdy or Vintage at the Vineyard for contact info.

I always like the smashacar one myself. 5$ gets you some goggles, a sledgehammer, and a swing at a car.

mndsm wrote: I always like the smashacar one myself. 5$ gets you some goggles, a sledgehammer, and a swing at a car.

I saw this quite often in Flint when I was a kid. It was the late 70's and the cars were Japanese

M2Pilot wrote: This sort of thing has been done at Vintage at the Vinyard in the past. No real involvement by me but you might google Scott Sturdy or Vintage at the Vineyard for contact info.

Thanks!!!!

There was a "kids" car show near me last year. Lots of big trucks, tractors, fire engines, cop cars, dog-mobiles, etc for the kids to play in. One of the other attractions was the car painting. They used an older car though. Kids got to make a mess and funds were raised.

I think they got the idea that it was a one time thing though. Just leaving fingerprints on daddy's car is a punishable offense, so I doubt they'll take it too far at home.

They let kids paint a Beech 18 one year at Oshkosh.

Appleseed wrote: They let kids paint a Beech 18 one year at Oshkosh.

I would fly that

I've thought about doing it for years.

Hmmm, might actually check with Carlisle and see what they would say about doing it next year with my Spitfire.

For year round fun with a beater you could always go the chalk paint route.

Got in touch with Scott. He told me that it was a bad idea... that they used enamel paint on a beater but the kids were more interested in painting each other. ;-)