miraamimiele
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2012 Sentria from Craigslist
Matte black Kirby Sentria
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nycwriter
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OMG
It's the Darth Vader vacuum!
It's the Darth Vader vacuum!
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.
JDrums0789
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I wonder if they used PlastiDip for the body of the machine? Ive been somewhat tempted to try it..
kirbylux77
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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 $$$ on a new vacuum to paint it....
Plus, the guy even painted the bag!! How is the air supposed to escape the outer bag so the vacuum can create airflow & clean? I bet they are going to have to replace the outer bag to make the vacuum useable.
Rob
But WHY would they do this to a brand new Kirby?? Why wouldn't they just buy a used Kirby Sentria with tarnished metal & paint one like that? Just seems wasteful to spend all that $$$ 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
vac_whisperer
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@ Rob
I was going to guess the bag was dyed, not painted.
I was going to guess the bag was dyed, not painted.
miraamimiele
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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.
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.
uksausage
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awsome
Im loving it i so want one now
Im loving it i so want one now
miraamimiele
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Thank you for the positive comments!
