{"id":7022,"date":"2016-02-16T22:40:57","date_gmt":"2016-02-17T03:40:57","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.lisaschnellinger.com\/pennies\/?p=7022"},"modified":"2019-05-15T13:50:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-15T17:50:05","slug":"metal-to-the-pedal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.lisaschnellinger.com\/pennies\/?p=7022","title":{"rendered":"Metal to the pedal"},"content":{"rendered":"

With all the winter slip-sliding on the roads, you’re bound to notice dings and scratches on your car when spring rain washes it clean.<\/p>\n

But say you can’t afford to re-paint your car. What would you do?<\/p>\n

Save your pennies?<\/p>\n

Good idea. You’d probably\u00a0need less than $400\u00a0in pennies to cover your car, and then you’d never have\u00a0to paint it again.<\/p>\n

Of course, you’d have to also buy the glue, and you might want to put on a few clear coats to protect the coins.<\/p>\n

And keep in mind that the pennies will add a few hundred pounds to the weight of the car. That doesn’t help the gas mileage.<\/p>\n

Not to mention the weeks of your time to do the job.<\/p>\n

But hey, if you have more time than money, you could end up with a real collector’s item.<\/p>\n

This\u00a0little trick – coating a car with coins – has actually been done more than a few times<\/a>. Just search for “coin covered car” and you’ll see:<\/p>\n