PrintPimp My KitchenAid
Have you ever looked at your KitchenAid stand mixer in frustration and thought, "Man, this baby sure could use some decorative flames," but had no idea how to do a custom paint job? Worry no more—just stick on flame decals from FlameKA.com and transform your mixer into the sexiest appliance in your kitchen. Makes a perfect gift, too!
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11 Comments:
$16 up to $36? They're just stickers, are they not?
Anyway, I remember seeing Alton Brown with similar flames on his black mixer. Don't know if he still has it or not.
nokrapt at 8:37PM on 12/11/07
I might buy these if the website weren't so seriously, offensively badly-designed. They must not be making much money if they can't even hire a programmer.
laurahorabora at 8:42PM on 12/11/07
If I so felt the need to "pimp" my KA I would take it to an auto body shop and have it done my way. I did say if!
JerzeeTomato at 9:39PM on 12/11/07
Stickers? That's like adding spoilers to a truck. Someone needs to pimp-slap this guy.
AllenW at 1:53AM on 12/12/07
They're also available on Amazon.com. I got the blue ones for my purple mixer, partly because Alton Brown has them, and I'm a fangirl.
Allen, I think that was uncalled for. Some of us like them. Of course they're ridiculous, but that's the fun of them!
thepictsie at 5:09AM on 12/12/07
i like the idea, but the stickers are very limited style wise. someone needs to do a write up of how to paint your own mixer (if you are artistically gifted).
protest at 9:24AM on 12/12/07
Alton's looks like it is custom-painted. I have paused and re-wound countless times in admiration. And if its good enough for Alton...
sarahbeam at 11:35AM on 12/12/07
I've seen his rating on E-bay. Looks like he has satisfied customers.
Disclaimer: I'm not associated with the guy.
I'm just a gal who has been researching pimping her KA.
DanaMc at 12:14PM on 12/12/07
My girlfriend went to a local auto detailing shop in Sacramento and asked the dude to paint flames on my KitchAid - it is awesome! As a bonus, he painted a vato design on the back of the machine. My best Christmas gift in years!
HunterAnglerGardenerCook at 4:26PM on 12/12/07
ugh--i think it's gross.
wandabun at 11:52PM on 12/12/07
If you're brave, you can disassemble your KA and paint it yourself. It's intimidating at first, but actually a lot easier than I thought. I started with a plain white Classic Plus. Here's how I did it:
Download the disassembly (repair) manual (.pdf) available at: http://store.mendingshed.com/kitaidparts.html
I drew some designs with colored pencils first. I decided I want a light green base color with medium green bulls eyes scattered about. I went to the hardware store and bought the 2 colors I want (outdoor-grade spray paint) and a clear semi gloss enamel. I also bought a couple feet of contact paper, slightly sticky, transparent, and I can draw on it.
I cut circles of various sizes out of paper towel, misted them with water to make them pliable, and stuck them all over my mixer until I had the layout to my liking. I used a small sharpie to dot outlines around the paper towel circles. Later, I will use them as a guide for laying down the medium green.
I followed the disassembly directions, then protected the greasy parts with some taped off plastic wrap. Keep all the screws and small parts in a container and take pictures before you disconnect the three power cord wires from the controller, incase you forget which way to plug them back in.
With the mixer disassembled, I masked off the parts I don't want to get paint on, I wiped the surface clean with rubbing alcohol, and sprayed my medium green color, making sure it completely and evenly filled inside the dotted lines (and then some). I allowed this to dry for 4-5 hours, then I used a compass to draw bulls eyes on my contact paper and an x-acto knife to cut them out. I stuck the contact paper rings over the green paint the same way I stuck the paper towels on earlier, leaving only the space in between, and around the rings, exposed. Then I sprayed my base color on top of everything (seems backwards, eh?). When that dried tack-free in another 4-5 hours, I removed the contact paper rings, exposing my medium green bulleyes, and sprayed the clear semi gloss enamel on top of everything to make it last!
Good luck!
lufusol at 10:15AM on 01/06/08