diff --git a/src/main.rs b/src/main.rs
index 4b11c55..492bce1 100644
--- a/src/main.rs
+++ b/src/main.rs
@@ -666,24 +666,28 @@ fn test_palette_from_string_no_name() {
     assert_eq!(output, expected);
 }
 
-fn palette_to_string(palette: Palette) -> String {
-    let name = if palette.name.is_some() {
-        format!("NAME {}\n", palette.name.unwrap())
-    } else {
-        "".to_string()
-    };
+impl ToString for Palette {
+    #[inline]
+    fn to_string(&self) -> String {
+        let name = if self.name.as_ref().is_some() {
+            format!("NAME {}\n", self.name.as_ref().unwrap())
+        } else {
+            "".to_string()
+        };
 
-    let colours: Vec<String> = palette.colours.into_iter().map(|colour|
-        colour.to_string()
-    ).collect();
-    let colours = colours.join("\n");
+        let mut colours = String::new();
+        for colour in &self.colours {
+            colours.push_str(&format!("{}\n", colour.to_string()));
+        }
+        colours.pop();
 
-    format!("PAL {}\n{}{}", palette.id, name, colours)
+        format!("PAL {}\n{}{}", self.id, name, colours)
+    }
 }
 
 #[test]
 fn test_palette_to_string() {
-    let output = palette_to_string(Palette {
+    let output = Palette {
         id: "g".to_string(),
         name: Some("moss".to_string()),
         colours: vec![
@@ -691,7 +695,7 @@ fn test_palette_to_string() {
             Colour {red: 255, green: 254, blue: 253},
             Colour {red: 126, green: 127, blue: 128},
         ]
-    });
+    }.to_string();
     let expected = "PAL g\nNAME moss\n1,2,3\n255,254,253\n126,127,128".to_string();
     assert_eq!(output, expected);
 }
@@ -1258,7 +1262,7 @@ fn game_to_string(game: Game) -> String {
     // todo refactor
 
     for palette in game.palettes {
-        segments.push(palette_to_string(palette));
+        segments.push(palette.to_string());
     }
 
     for room in game.rooms {