spray painting a zimmer frame?

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a friend needs to use a zimmer frame to help with mobility. It might sound like a small thing, but the ugly colour really puts her off using it (she is gorgeous, and loves clothes and fashion, and doesn't want her identity to be ruled by the 'disabled' label).
I wondered about spray painting a beautiful metallic colour, and need some advice as I don't know how to go about finding paint let alone doing the painting..
The zimmer is aluminium I think.
Any ideas?

I would go for something like Hammerite.

car spray paint? you can get it custom mixed my friend used to have a car sprayed in porshe? carmine it was gorgeous!

'pimp my zimmer'...

you can get coloured ones... dd's is yellow but a bit small i suspect.

there are also all sorts of signs and stuff available ( mostly designed for the er... younger market 'i can do tricks' etc) from online disability stores...

i'd go for hammerite if i was doing it myself...

please tell me it belongs to her and not the PCT though...

I spray painted ghastly tacky dated metal cupboard handles with car spray paint from Halfords. Worked a dream. I think you're meant to spray a lacquer over them to make it hardwearing, but I skimped and didn't do it yet they wore perfectly well. If she's using the frame out-of-doors then the lacquer is probably essential.

Do it!!! Sod it if it is the PCTs!

as an OT I would rather she did that and used it and have to justify to my boss what had happen to the frame, than have to think that she restricted herself because she couldnt bear to use the frame!

infact as an OT I would probably want to help - and recomend halfords as a stockist of suitable spray paint and WH Smith as a fine purveyor of glitter!

oooo. glitter. not mentioning that to dd...

actually our OT is a dab hand with all sorts of dubious craft/ improvisation etc - is it an essential part of the training or just a necessity to compensate for lack of adequate equipment?

rofl ruby - we've got headtorch headlights attached to dd's - she couldn't wear the headtorch herself (kept falling off the pavement) but tied to the frame they are ace...

on a practical note I would take off the ferules (the rubber feet), tape up the handles with a plastic bag, rub the frame with surgical spirit to clean it, then rub with fine sandpaper - clean again, the spray spray spray!

My parents got glitter psray at Focus for my bedrooom a few years ago that would give a nice sheen!

You can get yellow reflective tape that is kind of glittery and it shows up in dark

What a cool idea to customise frames

this is a lovely colour I sprayedsome platform shoes with it, coated then in PVA glue and rolled them in glitter for a fancydress party!

Oh, you lot are SO LOVELY. Thanks for all the ideas

Romy7 lol at "pimp my zimmer"

argh I think it MIGHT belong to the PCT.. if so, does she HAVE to tell them?

I think this might be the most exciting trip to Halfords I'll ever have...
.. and do places like B&Q stock Hammerite?

I think if she will need it for months or years or forever then she doesn't have to

BUT if she is just having it for days or weeks then I think she should mention it to her OT

could you take a photo after her zimmer has been "pimped"?

well, the best way of them NEVER FINDING OUT, is to ring them and tell them she doesn't need it any more, and please could they come and collect it...
you will never hear from them again.

(sorry ipod - couldn't resist it)

have lots of fun with the makeover!

so true though!!

I go to see people all the time who have endedup with8 zimmer frames, 4 raised toilet seats - and they are all different sizes! They just cant get them to come and get them back!

and at the other end of the street is some poor dot who's been waiting two years, being told 'we haven't got any in the cupboard..'

did it go? maybe thses will be off use if she is able to ditch the frame! - appologies if its not appropriate