Hello!!
So, I've been really obsessing over this scooter from an anime called FLCL, and there is a character with a yellow Vespa 180ss. Despite the fact that my scooter is a Honda Metropolitan, I may consider painting it yellow (it's actually like a marigold..) it's one of my favorite animes so I figured it'd be awesome to *kinda* replicate her scooter! haha. Would anybody know how much it would cost to do it? Or if I am able to do it on my own?

Here's a picture of the scooter:

My husband loves anime. I will have to have him check this one out.

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Scoot On!!

Itashka

FLCL is amazing. I would just about die if I could get my hands on a yellow vespa. And it would have the P! Sticker on it within minutes, heheh.

I've seen a few FLCL episodes. It's a bit confusing at first but overall it's great. You can get that P! sticker off ebay. I stuck mine to line the inside of my glove box.

If I ever got a yellow scoot, it would be named Haruko. Because how could you not?

I could watch FLCL a million times and never get sick of it.

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I wanted to have an old scooter of mine painted and the guy wanted $200 for the job I found someone on Craig’s list under motorcycles that paints scooters and motorcycles and had it done for 100 there are painters out there that will do it for less find someone who works independently for himself and check it out hope this helped

where I am the lowest price I got quoted for paint job is 600.00

Howdy!

Your profile doesn't list your location, but if you're in the Pittsburgh, PA area, I can paint your scooter... for free! You gotta buy the materials, which after you include primer, base-coat, hardener, reducer & clear-coat, is gonna set you back close to $200.

Or, I can paint it using single-stage acrylic enamel. That's what was used on just about all cars from the mid '60's up to the early '90's. It's not as durable as today's two-stage (basecoat-clearcoat) paints, but it's WAY less expensive. If you want a yellow Metropolitan, I can get enough paint to do it for about $20 (because they're so teeny!) and I can tint it any shade you want, from bright lemon yellow, to a slick yellow-orange.

Of course, you'll have to supply the round "P!" sticker. I bet'cha you can find one on eBay!

I've been painting cars & motorcycles of all types for many years, and have never accepted payment for my work. Occasionally, I'll let a customer donate a case of Yeungling to the cause, but that's about it. I paint because I enjoy doing it, not to make money - I have a "daytime job" that pays quite well, thank you. Painting vehicles is a hobby for me, and I always welcome a "fresh canvas"!

Perhaps you have a blue Rickenbacher bass guitar, so you can pose with it beside your scoot? How cool would that be?!? Hee-hee!

there's a yellow one on the eugene oregon craigslist right now..

FLCL is very cool Anime! Your little HM will look great in yellow.

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