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How I spent my Saturday morning...

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Old 04-16-16, 10:41 PM
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Plastidipping!

Wife's been asking me to give her CT a little personality. What do you guys/girls think?

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Old 04-16-16, 11:55 PM
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Old 04-17-16, 12:21 AM
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Originally Posted by RonSwanson
I'm guessing the cat also thinks it's about 2 weeks too late for April Fools.

The better question is, does SHE like it?
Old 04-17-16, 01:18 AM
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Yes, she absolutely loves it! And so does everyone that's seen it in person. I know it's not everyone's cup of tea but happy wife happy life. Hahaha.
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Looks like LBB is tryin' to save on gas now!
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not sure if serious
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Color theme was inspired by the Prius C Persona Limited models. Looks better in person. And it's a female driven car.



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Old 04-17-16, 08:33 AM
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I've seen my share of black cars with pink highlights on the road, and they do usually look good, depending on how they're done.

I think your CT looks very good for what you did. You gotta love the potential Plastidip gives you. I know a lot of girls like to have a Hello Kitty stencil in pink on their black cars, sometimes also with carlashes. This is the most common theme I tend to see. I've never seen any car with pink highlights like this though. Does look almost factory. =)

If she likes it, then thumbs up all the way!
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I guess as long as she likes it?.....
At least it's not a solid pepto bismol color all throughout..

And stupid hello ****ty kitty decals and stupid carlashes makes me nauseous.
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It actually looks more pink in the photos. It's actually a magenta color in person.
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Ya Magenta (hot pink) looks great on black cars when done right. The Hello Kitty themed cars I've seen were that way, a hot pink color and done very tastefully. A lot of people do get it wrong though. Not all women will like it, that's fine, but I appreciate women who customize their cars and do it well, since it's mostly guys that seem to venture into this territory.
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Originally Posted by eunicebkim
I guess as long as she likes it?.....
At least it's not a solid pepto bismol color all throughout..

And stupid hello ****ty kitty decals and stupid carlashes makes me nauseous.
Hello ****ty was a fad like 15 years ago. I hope no new kids (girls) are doing this today... the car lashes.. miatas and mini coopers. As far as I'm concerned, they reduce gas mileage. And respect on the road!

As for the car... I would've chose other ways to stand out... perhaps not BLACK! haha...
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Originally Posted by E46CT
Hello ****ty was a fad like 15 years ago. I hope no new kids (girls) are doing this today... the car lashes.. miatas and mini coopers. As far as I'm concerned, they reduce gas mileage. And respect on the road!
You would think after that many years it would eventually go away.... But nope....
This car has 5 hello kitty dolls in the back with 2 decals on her bumper on the left and right.....
I would say she was in her late 30's... Poor car.


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Originally Posted by eunicebkim
You would think after that many years it would eventually go away.... But nope....
This car has 5 hello kitty dolls in the back with 2 decals on her bumper on the left and right.....
I would say she was in her late 30's... Poor car.


I see you got that hello kitty patrol on lock.

late 30s makes sense though... she was probably into that as a kid when it was popular. now she's 30-something and a fan for life.
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Originally Posted by RonSwanson
How I spent my Saturday morning...-unimpressedcat1_1e6bad7f6c581088ee086a8e0e771e73a84cb0ed.jpg
My thoughts exactly...


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