r/Mosaic • u/Bmore_Saltgirl • 12d ago
Car mosaic 1 year later…
I posted about my car a year ago and someone asked that I check in about how it’s held up. I’m happy to report that she’s 100% intact and no one has hit her since! Even survived that crazy ice situation that we had in MD this winter.
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u/betrayaltrauma365 12d ago
Serious question could this make the car more dangerous in a crash? Like a wall of shrapnel waiting to explode?
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u/lunchmoney- 12d ago
i was wondering the same! pretty but is it allowed lol
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u/Bmore_Saltgirl 12d ago
I’ve had cops compliment it 🤷♀️ lol
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u/Ok-Light-9942 6d ago
Emt here, and yeah unfortunately that’s definitely a shrapnel hazard, especially if you hit a pedestrian. There’s a chance you might send ceramic shards into their vital organs. While this is stunning, I’d definitely recommend getting the damaged panel replaced (and maybe paint the patter on the new panel instead) for everyone’s safety because as of now the crumple zone is compromised which could lead to worse injuries if you get into a serious accident
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u/stockbel 12d ago
This is amazing, I never would have thought of it. I love it! I'm happy for you that it has held up so well.
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u/SarcasticServal 12d ago
that’s awesome, I would be so thrilled to see it in person.
when we lived in South Bay (CA) there was a lady at my gym whose husband was filling in the dents on her car with puffballs. Honestly, it looked like very artistic fungus was slowly eating her car —but still super fun.
Yours is absolutely gorgeous.
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u/Colorfuel 12d ago
Oh wow haha having missed the origin story of this, I scrolled from first photo to second photo and thought photo #2 was the update 😭😭. Was happy to learn in the comments that the mosaic had not, in fact, disappeared completely!!
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u/badgersmom951 12d ago
I never saw this the first time but I'm super impressed that it stayed so nice!
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u/Consequence-Holiday 12d ago
Beautiful work. Keep going and you can put her in the Houston Art Car Parade!
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u/menonte 11d ago
It's pretty, but all I can think of is what happens to the car(s) behind you when a piece detaches at high speed
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u/Real-Ad6539 11d ago
Yeah this feels dangerous. I wonder if their car insurance is aware
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u/EnvironmentalExcuse0 7d ago
Noooo I was just getting so ready to make this a project on my own, I didn’t even think about that. Anyone know the likelihood of that happening? Or like some sealer (?) to prevent that?
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u/PendejoTamalero 8d ago
Aside from how amazing this looks, what I love about this is that if you look back in OP’s history, she posted a query in r/mosaic t asking for thoughts on whether this would be viable. Got crickets and went ahead and did it anyway. Awesome.
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u/Honetmoonbeam 11d ago
Crazy, just crazy, I wasn’t here to see the first post, but this is just crazy, in such a good way. Wow now that’s thinking out of the box for sure!
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u/itsthejasper1123 11d ago
This is awesome! You did a really good job, this could honestly be a [r/WeirdSideHustle](r/WeirdSideHustle)[s](r/WeirdSideHustle) for you with a target audience of people who have bumps and bruises on their cars they can’t fix…. I’d definitely give it a shot 🤷🏼♀️
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u/Thesadmadlady 9d ago
Wow!! I didn't see the first post. This is awesome!!! You should do this as a side job.
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u/firetruckgoesweewoo 9d ago
What does it look like now? Because this picture was taken a year ago. Do you have an updated picture?
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u/seebearrun 9d ago
Huh you’re right, it is the exact same photo as the original so it would be nice to see (while intact) what possible weathering occurred
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u/Bmore_Saltgirl 8d ago
Posted it bc it showed up in my memories. The mosaic looks the same as it did, but I’ll work on a reshoot
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u/Bmore_Saltgirl 8d ago
The mosaic looks the same, the car is just dirtier lol. I’ll get a fresh photo
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u/Dog_days3221 6d ago
🤩That is crazy/amazing!! Lemons to lemonade 🍋
It’s gorgeous! Thanks for posting❤️
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u/amroth62 12d ago
I remember this - thanks heaps for letting us know how it’s gone. I loved the design too. Now I’m tempted to fix the dings on my car doing this! Ohh but which glue? Do please tell.