# Why NOT to use scissor jacks when painting your wheels pink. \*TRAVIS CONTENT\* **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Off Topic\ **Created:** [May 11, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819 "2008-05-11T17:24:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 5:24pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/1 "2008-05-11T17:24:05Z")
well about an hour ago trav calls me in a panic needin a jack. well after his hissy fit i find out he jacks his syi up with 3 scissor jacks yes scissor to take off his rims to paint them HOT PINK well as hes cleenin rims he hears a loud bang as his g/f comes over to tell him his car fell off the jacks and buried the rotors into the pavement…no jackstands or anythin …please discuss :wtf ---
**Author:** ![SSmokinn\_SS](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ec9cab/32.png) [@SSmokinn\_SS](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/SSmokinn_SS)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 5:26pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/2 "2008-05-11T17:26:21Z")
i knew he was a moron…just waiting for something like this to make it obvious LOL hot pink = yuck ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 5:28pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/3 "2008-05-11T17:28:20Z")
joe k/20 has pics and will follow i sent to him on my phone so we all could laugh in travs honor once again…oh yeah there pink with polish chrome 'rattlecan silver" as a basecoat so theres metalflake in it ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 5:35pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/4 "2008-05-11T17:35:55Z")
why the hell would you need to jack up the whole car and remove all rims at once? :confused ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 5:41pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/5 "2008-05-11T17:41:12Z")
welp, travis for ya. ---
**Author:** ![Jimmerz](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/jimmerz/32/6370_2.png) [@Jimmerz](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Jimmerz)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 5:46pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/6 "2008-05-11T17:46:57Z")
hot pink is for chicks :kicklow… nothing against travis because i dont know him… but hot pink screams :gay on any car driven by a man. lol unless hes a trans :crackup…lol ---
**Author:** ![Oleg](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/oleg/32/6276_2.png) [@Oleg](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Oleg)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 5:50pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/7 "2008-05-11T17:50:43Z")
a girl I knew form highschool/college painted her jetta’s hubcaps pink :banana ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/8 "2008-05-11T17:54:45Z")
The local MR2 is the only car successful to pull off the pink. ---
**Author:** ![grimmickb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@grimmickb](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grimmickb)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/9 "2008-05-11T18:01:06Z")
here ya go kids ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:01pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/10 "2008-05-11T18:01:26Z")
its trav he wants his car to be unique …well to say the least it is ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/11 "2008-05-11T18:02:11Z")
wheres the vid ---
**Author:** ![Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/mk4_30r_ban/32/6347_2.png) [@Mk4\_30R\_Ban](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Mk4_30R_Ban)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:02pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/12 "2008-05-11T18:02:59Z")
ha ha ha ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:03pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/13 "2008-05-11T18:03:25Z")
Wait. Is that really Travis’s car? What happened? This might be epic. :bowdown ---
**Author:** ![94Gt5.0](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/94gt5.0/32/6377_2.png) [@94Gt5.0](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/94Gt5.0)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/14 "2008-05-11T18:04:24Z")
WOW, thats all i gotta say… ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:04pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/15 "2008-05-11T18:04:41Z")
yes it is and look up and read the car fell off of scissor jacks ---
**Author:** ![tdi\_logik](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/tdi_logik/32/6310_2.png) [@tdi\_logik](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/tdi_logik)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:05pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/16 "2008-05-11T18:05:23Z")
well, i guess its time for one of these… ![http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/emmamoonpotter/epic_fail.jpg](http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y242/emmamoonpotter/epic_fail.jpg) ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:06pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/17 "2008-05-11T18:06:27Z")
ya need tavs car i for that the pics i sent joe are a little better shows rotor in pavement about a 1-1.5 inch ---
**Author:** ![grimmickb](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/5e9695/32.png) [@grimmickb](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/grimmickb)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/18 "2008-05-11T18:07:05Z")
vid will be up in 1 minute ---
**Author:** ![Shawn96VR-4](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/eada6e/32.png) [@Shawn96VR-4](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shawn96VR-4)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/19 "2008-05-11T18:07:13Z")
> [@93v8clone](#): > > yes it is and look up and read the car fell off of scissor jacks Ouch… That poor car is just begging for death. ---
**Author:** ![88slowmarro](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/88slowmarro/32/6339_2.png) [@88slowmarro](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/88slowmarro)\ **Post date:** [May 11, 2008, 6:07pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819/20 "2008-05-11T18:07:50Z")
i know it is let me die i cant take trav anymore :crackup [Next page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/why-not-to-use-scissor-jacks-when-painting-your-wheels-pink-travis-content/236819.md?page=2)