# Help me Pimp my wife's new Kitchen Aid Mixer. **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [December 26, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628 "2016-12-26T04:27:11Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Little\_Pig](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/l/c57346/32.png) [@Little\_Pig](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Pig)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 4:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/1 "2016-12-26T04:27:11Z")
I ordered a [Classic Plus Kitchen Aid White Mixer](https://www.amazon.com/KitchenAid-KSM150PSER-Artisan-Tilt-Head-Pouring/dp/B00007G309?th=1) for the Little Lady for Xmas, and after using it she lamented that she wanted a mixer that was Canary Yellow. I need to PIMP the mixer to get me out of the dog house. As a side note, we have a new body man who has done some amazing work on our automobile. Should I ask our body man to do the job and if so, any special instructions I should give him? I’m thinking something with flames. Thanks Gang! ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/2 "2016-12-26T05:05:20Z")
It has [been done](https://www.google.com/search?q=mixer+flame+job&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisyrvxiJHRAhXL7SYKHQPiBV0Q_AUICCgB&biw=1677&bih=905). I see a few other clever ideas there, too; I like the shark nose. Maybe you could go leopard print, or giraffe, or something. I see some decal sheets that might do the job. They might be tough to apply on the curved surface of a mixer, and I don’t know how durable they’d be. I would think that a shop that does custom auto paint could do it, but what with mixing the colors and all it might be a lot of trouble for a small thing like a mixer. Maybe you can wait until someone is getting a flame job on a car and get them to do your mixer at the same time. ---
**Author:** ![scabpicker](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/scabpicker/32/8268_2.png) [@scabpicker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/scabpicker)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 5:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/3 "2016-12-26T05:25:41Z")
Heck, it looks like it’s a fairly easy [DIY](http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/how-to-paint-a-kitchen-mixer-apartment-therapy-tutorials-218461) project if you so desire. If anyone with a couple of spray cans can do it, I’d imagine an auto body guy will have no problems. But if you’re going to employ an auto guy, make the most of him! I’ve always been partial to heavy metal flake, and you can always have them do something challenging. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 10:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/4 "2016-12-26T10:58:41Z")
Wow. I can’t believe your wife got that phenomenal mixer and she’s complaining about the _color._ And for some reason has you thinking you did something wrong. ☹ ---
**Author:** ![Me\_Billy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e480ec/32.png) [@Me\_Billy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Me_Billy)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 3:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/5 "2016-12-26T15:14:18Z")
> [@Little\_Pig](#): > > …Should I ask our body man to do the job and if so, any special instructions I should give him? I’m thinking something with flames… You should have learned to ask your wife first! ---
**Author:** ![Dangerosa](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/22d042/32.png) [@Dangerosa](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dangerosa)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 3:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/6 "2016-12-26T15:54:34Z")
> [@Me\_Billy](#): > > You should have learned to ask your wife first! Yep. She obviously has an image in her head. Paint the mixer canary yellow. And I have a white Kitchenaid that is 30 years old and a wonder - back then the were white (maybe they had black ones). But I see the appeal of color. On the other hand, I can paint my kitchen without worrying that the mixer won’t match the decor. And the mixer has been in two kitchens and has been in rooms of at least six different colors. Before you paint it, you might want to mention the pragmatism of that. ---
**Author:** ![Spiderman](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/spiderman/32/230_2.png) [@Spiderman](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Spiderman)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 4:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/7 "2016-12-26T16:08:59Z")
> [@Robot\_Arm](#): > > It has [been done](https://www.google.com/search?q=mixer+flame+job&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=0ahUKEwisyrvxiJHRAhXL7SYKHQPiBV0Q_AUICCgB&biw=1677&bih=905). Beat me to it; former cow-orker’s ex did [this](https://www.flickr.com/photos/74663312@N08/14523242046/) for her at the local body shop. > [@Dangerosa](#): > > Yep. She obviously has an image in her head. Paint the mixer canary… \ Paint it yellow, with wings, eyes, & a beak. ---
**Author:** ![Crafter\_Man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/crafter_man/32/458_2.png) [@Crafter\_Man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Crafter_Man)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 6:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/8 "2016-12-26T18:22:26Z")
> [@Helena330](#): > > Wow. I can’t believe your wife got that phenomenal mixer and she’s complaining about the _color._ And for some reason has you thinking you did something wrong. ☹ Yea, I was thinking the same. She must be… difficult to please? At any rate, [here](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=676803) is a thread on KitchenAid mixers. ---
**Author:** ![MindsEye\_Watering](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mindseye_watering/32/3619_2.png) [@MindsEye\_Watering](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MindsEye_Watering)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 6:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/9 "2016-12-26T18:29:26Z")
Amazon has decals for KichenAid mixers. Search on “kitchenaid mixer decals.” ---
**Author:** ![TriPolar](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tripolar/32/3008_2.png) [@TriPolar](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TriPolar)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 6:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/10 "2016-12-26T18:57:13Z")
[A thread on this very subject.](http://boards.straightdope.com/sdmb/showthread.php?t=620959&highlight=kitchenaid) **Joey P** had one powder coated. ---
**Author:** ![Robot\_Arm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/robot_arm/32/18280_2.png) [@Robot\_Arm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Robot_Arm)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 7:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/11 "2016-12-26T19:18:45Z")
> [@Spiderman](#): > > \ Paint it yellow, with wings, eyes, & a beak. The model linked in the OP has the top that goes up and down; should paint it like one of [these](http://www.waynesthisandthat.com/images/birds1.jpg). ---
**Author:** ![Helena330](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/helena330/32/531_2.png) [@Helena330](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Helena330)\ **Post date:** [December 26, 2016, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/12 "2016-12-26T20:36:56Z")
Why can’t you just exchange it? Looks like Target has the yellow ones in stock. ---
**Author:** ![urban1a](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/e47c2d/32.png) [@urban1a](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/urban1a)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 2:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/13 "2016-12-27T02:46:00Z")
Make your WIFE pick out the color she wants or it will be your fault (and the painters) all over again. Bob ---
**Author:** ![SpeedwayRyan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ce7236/32.png) [@SpeedwayRyan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpeedwayRyan)\ **Post date:** [December 27, 2016, 2:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-pimp-my-wifes-new-kitchen-aid-mixer/775628/14 "2016-12-27T14:54:44Z")
Some classic hot rod-style pinstriping looks as good as anything on Kitchenaid mixers. Find a good striper and it’s a pretty quick job.