My Pink Mini... Finally

[destynie]

hello everyone.

I finally have taken pictures of my pinked-out mini. She used to be a cool blue mini (thus the striping to match the interior). I am sooo happy with it and the looks I get are priceless

...all comments are welcome. (good, bad and otherwise )

des

[Paul]

Wow! I know we've got a few members on here who lust after a pink MINI.

How long did it take to get that all done, are you delighted with the finish etc?

[destynie]

I loooooove it.

It took one full day... oh i didn't mention. I had it "wrapped" in vinyl so I could always go back to the cool blue if i so desired. I am really happy with how it turned out.

[MartijnCA]

Quote: Originally Posted by destynie (original)

I loooooove it.

It took one full day... oh i didn't mention. I had it "wrapped" in vinyl so I could always go back to the cool blue if i so desired. I am really happy with how it turned out.

That's very nice!!

Is that HyperBlue underneath? (I have a HB/W MCS up here in Northern CA).

So the whole car is wrapped in vinyl and then painted? I didn't know that was even possible? Can you just 'peel off the pink' if you want to? How much did the 'wrapping' cost?

[destynie]

Thank you!

I chose the pink color and the "cool blue" color and then it was printed out onto the vinyl and wrapped on my car. I can just peel the whole thing off and the paint underneath will be as good as new =)

[Paul]

Vinyl wrap is a good idea. How is it around the joins such as bonnet and door openings? Always wondered how that works/looks?

[Dawn]

Quote: Originally Posted by destynie (original)

hello everyone.

I finally have taken pictures of my pinked-out mini. She used to be a cool blue mini (thus the striping to match the interior). I am sooo happy with it and the looks I get are priceless

...all comments are welcome. (good, bad and otherwise )

des

Weird, but is it just me or do the stripes look Hyper Blue and not Cool Blue One less glass of wine Dawn
Its very 'girly' its well done, and very individual

[CC07ERS]

wow never thaught i say this but nice pink mini

[humph]

I have to admit the wrap is a clever idea. (Puts on best deep manly voice) Looks good, for a pink car.

[destynie]

...i'll take picture around the joints and such when i get home... when you get up reeeeeal close you can see that it is vinyl from how it looks around the edges but most people don't get that close. . everyone who sees it always thinks its painted and is surprise when i tell them it is vinyl.

... i tried to get the blue to match as close as possible and I am happy with the results =)

... thanks everyone for the kind words

... i think i may have painted it if I wasn't leasing the car...but this was a good compromise I thought.

[Paul]

Photos of the edges would be good. I've contemplated a "wrap" in the past actually, which is why I was so interested. Seems a good way to get a new colour, and protect your paint etc at the same time!

[NickyJ]

Des, she looks fabulous

From the pictures you can't tell it's a wrap, it's very well done

[Mike Clarke]

Quote: Originally Posted by destynie (original)

Thank you!

I chose the pink color and the "cool blue" color and then it was printed out onto the vinyl and wrapped on my car. I can just peel the whole thing off and the paint underneath will be as good as new =)

that looks very nice

Quote: Originally Posted by Paul Mullett (original)

Vinyl wrap is a good idea. How is it around the joins such as bonnet and door openings? Always wondered how that works/looks?

Paul, I've looked at MINIs wrapped by Alexpalex; from just roof and spoiler to complete car including mirrors and you would have to know where to look to see that they were not painted.

[AprilWhine]

That's gorgeous! Mind sharing a ball park cost? I can see doing that for a temp color change on my GP without damaging the original paint.

[GCoopS]

Only in the USA would someone do that to a nice mini in the 1st place