Barbie's hot C5
Burning Brakes
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I just saw it Saturday with my two and three year old. I just bought an '04Z and when my 3 year old daughter saw it she said rather loudly, "Daddy, that's like your car!!". I have to say I'm pretty proud that she is catching the Corvette fever like her dad.
The movie is worth seeing by the way.
The movie is worth seeing by the way.
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I bought one of the C5 Barbie cars at a Thrift Store. Lots of scratches and I thought I would paint it silver to match my car. Ha! There is no paint that would stick, so I have it sitting in the shed. Also found a C4. Maybe I will just try to clean it up and put it with the other Vette models. Only $2 so no big loss. Wonder if they will bring out a C6?
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I just saw the movie Sunday. One of the best lines is when the pig says: "I get the Corvette". 
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Will probably end up watching it with the grandkids. Heck, I get a kick out of movies like that too.
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I bought one of the C5 Barbie cars at a Thrift Store. Lots of scratches and I thought I would paint it silver to match my car. Ha! There is no paint that would stick, so I have it sitting in the shed. Also found a C4. Maybe I will just try to clean it up and put it with the other Vette models. Only $2 so no big loss. Wonder if they will bring out a C6?
Did you try that new paint for outdoor plastic furniture? You might be able to use it as a kind or primer to get the other paint to stick. I painted a plastic chair about 3 years ago and it's still on there.
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That Corvette Barbie is the older version. I heard on the news that the new Barbie has the more "image-appropiate" figure (smaller bewbs and a bigger azz) for better role modeling. 
At least now they give the newer Barbie her own credit card. Cuz now she has to buy her own chit. 
At least now they give the newer Barbie her own credit card. Cuz now she has to buy her own chit.
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If you want to paint your plastic Barbie car,
go to any automotive paint shop and get a can of
plastic adhesion promoter. Body shops use this when
painting plastic bumper covers. You can get this in a spray
can for simple application. You just spray a very light
coat of this shortly before you paint your top coat and
it acts as a bonding agent and adds flex ability to the
topcoat. I use this all the time to paint the ABS front
nosepieces that I use on my dirt track racecars. They can
take quite a beatin' and the paint stays on really well.
Just my .02 cents
Adam
go to any automotive paint shop and get a can of
plastic adhesion promoter. Body shops use this when
painting plastic bumper covers. You can get this in a spray
can for simple application. You just spray a very light
coat of this shortly before you paint your top coat and
it acts as a bonding agent and adds flex ability to the
topcoat. I use this all the time to paint the ABS front
nosepieces that I use on my dirt track racecars. They can
take quite a beatin' and the paint stays on really well.
Just my .02 cents
Adam
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I bought one of the C5 Barbie cars at a Thrift Store. Lots of scratches and I thought I would paint it silver to match my car. Ha! There is no paint that would stick, so I have it sitting in the shed. Also found a C4. Maybe I will just try to clean it up and put it with the other Vette models. Only $2 so no big loss. Wonder if they will bring out a C6?
I bought one also, I used Krylon Fuzion to paint mine yellow. it looks cool on a shelf, but thats about it. I bought a Bratz 62 vette in the same scale in hopes of painting it to match my 62, but its sat for almost 3 years on the "to do" list....
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