jennifer muise wrote:
My 14-year old DS has found a pair of used ski boots that fit him nicely.
But they are purple and green and he is not too keen on buying them. Since
he's likely to need a larger size next year, maybe we could paint them an
more acceptable colour.

Has anyone attempted this? What did you do, and how did it go?

Duct tape. Wrap em up. Tell him there's nothing cooler than real
mountain men and real mountain men all use duct tape for everything. If
you need help getting this concept over to a gen zippy, enlist Klaus' help.

I'm almost serious.