Comments on: Can I just paint it black?

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J. — Sun, 13 May 2007 14:55:00 +0000

I wondered that, Ma. The girls at makeup counters always say, “just let it warm to your skin tone before you decide you don’t like it.” I think, in makeup-speak, that means, “Just look at it long enough until you’re used to it, and I won’t have to bother with you anymore. I know you’re just here for the free gift, anyway.” Anyway, yeah, I didn’t think it would work.

I also wondered if, after a few rains, it would get dirty and develop some kind of urban patina, but I decided it would just look like my car–dirty.

We repainted it, after trying maybe about eight different colors from three different brands. I need to post the results. I think doing that is important because I thought it was all, in its own way, very funny, and I’m apparently not above making a fool of myself in front of my new neighbors (you’ll see when I write my post).

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MaGreen — Wed, 09 May 2007 03:40:00 +0000

i’m thinking of painting our trim black. planning on it even, though i’ve been planning three years now. we have these ugly pasty tan bricks, a hideous dusty mint green roof, and unfortunate aluminum windows. in my imagination, black trim solves all of those problems, somehow.

maybe after a rain or two, rhino will loose some shine??

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spryngtree — Fri, 04 May 2007 00:21:00 +0000

There are some houses here painted black but I suspect it works better with little capes with colored shutters. On your house it might turn it into a pirate ship…