Thread Number: 21198
Matte black Kirby Sentria |
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Post# 237283   6/21/2013 at 23:57 (3,961 days old) by miraamimiele (Phoenix)   |   | |
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Post# 237322 , Reply# 1   6/22/2013 at 08:49 (3,960 days old) by compamac ()   |   | |
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I really love the way that it looks. That is a creative idea and probably wasnt easy to do. |
Post# 237324 , Reply# 2   6/22/2013 at 10:04 (3,960 days old) by NYCWriter (New York City)   |   | |
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Post# 237359 , Reply# 3   6/22/2013 at 19:04 (3,960 days old) by ned_flanders ()   |   | |
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You can see a little bit from the background that this person likes black things. The wheels on the Kirby aren't black though. Would be pretty awesome with a bright red headlight. |
Post# 237414 , Reply# 4   6/23/2013 at 12:00 (3,959 days old) by JDrums0789 ()   |   | |
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I wonder if they used PlastiDip for the body of the machine? Ive been somewhat tempted to try it.. |
Post# 237475 , Reply# 5   6/23/2013 at 17:06 (3,959 days old) by kirbylux77 (London, Ontario, Canada)   |   | |
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Well, it looks nice & they certainly did a good job. It does look cool....like Matt said above, the Darth Vader look.
But WHY would they do this to a brand new Kirby?? Why wouldn't they just buy a used Kirby Sentria with tarnished metal & paint one like that? Just seems wasteful to spend all that $$$ on a new vacuum to paint it.... Plus, the guy even painted the bag!! How is the air supposed to escape the outer bag so the vacuum can create airflow & clean? I bet they are going to have to replace the outer bag to make the vacuum useable. Rob |
Post# 237493 , Reply# 6   6/23/2013 at 18:56 (3,959 days old) by Vac_whisperer ()   |   | |
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@ Rob I was going to guess the bag was dyed, not painted. |
Post# 237515 , Reply# 7   6/23/2013 at 23:43 (3,959 days old) by miraamimiele (Phoenix)   |   | |
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Oops my mistake! I have a 2012 Sentria but that's actually a 2008 (I think?) Sentria I got from CL. Runs perfect but cosmetically it wasn't great until I did the paint job. The bag is painted, not dyed, and the paint doesn't affect the performance at all. It still runs like a champ and it looks awesome in use! I didn't paint the wheels because that material stays tacky after its painted, even with a fixative. So I just left them. I sold this black one to a friend. I'm currently doing the same thing on a Sanitaire SC-899 I also got on CL.
BTW, if anybody hasn't heard of it, list-alert.com is a great website. It watches Craigslist and sends you an email when your item becomes available. |
Post# 237547 , Reply# 8   6/24/2013 at 06:58 (3,958 days old) by uksausage (eastbourne east sussex UK)   |   | |
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Im loving it i so want one now |
Post# 238282 , Reply# 9   6/30/2013 at 01:10 (3,952 days old) by miraamimiele (Phoenix)   |   | |
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