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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #255 on: April 09, 2011, 09:51:44 AM »
from what I'm hearing the bird kits are a crap shoot to get on good. take your time.  and I guess PG is saying weight 6hours before pulling the new transfer off.
yea, the instruction sheet says three hour to wait, and that the wrinklels and bubbles are normal ,so i guess we will see i will take many pics of the wrinkled areas prior to install , so if there is a prob i have some proof it was like that
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #256 on: April 22, 2011, 03:02:07 PM »
just got home from picking up a set a rally wheels for the ta got four wheels 6 rings and 8 centers for 100 bucks
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #257 on: April 22, 2011, 03:06:38 PM »
Good deal!
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #258 on: April 22, 2011, 04:31:10 PM »

Nothing screams FAST more than an F Body with the hood hinges standing straight up! Nice!
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #259 on: April 22, 2011, 04:48:48 PM »
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #260 on: April 22, 2011, 05:36:39 PM »
Don't worry about the wrinkles.  I pull the decals right out of the tube and slap them on.  Use water and dish soap in a squirt bottle.  You may want to mark with a marker on the top of the bird down the center to make sure you keep it in the middle of the hood crease.  As per the way you have it laying on the hood in your pics you have it about 2" too high.  Should have more of a gap around the scoop hole.

Once you have the hood where you can work on it make sure all dirt is off.  Also, if you have something sticking up in the clear cut it off and sand it down smooth.  I've seen guys have dirt in the hood thinking no big deal, the bird will cover it.  Problem is that it more than likely won't cover it.  Anyways, soap the hood up, peel the backer off and soap it up too and slap it on.  You will be able to move it around until you get it where you want.  Once you get it, start from the center of the bird and squeegy away working out to the corners over lapping your last move.  If you don't get all of the water out or end up with dry bubbles don't worry because they will go away once it warms up and the sun hits it.
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #261 on: April 22, 2011, 06:28:52 PM »
thanks for the advice, i bought the gel that phenoix graphics sells, i also have an old hood with the bird in gonna take the measurements from,
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #262 on: April 22, 2011, 08:57:21 PM »
Power polish the hood first , make it like glass..  polish wont hurt a thing.  if there is any wax on the hood you need to get it off.  I think that 90% of people's problems on the install
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« Reply #263 on: April 24, 2011, 07:13:32 PM »
well i put it on, gonna have to save for a new one wish i would have known the decal went to to the edge of the stipid efing clear premask when i tried to remove it it was taking the bird with it so i was picking at it ,here the feathers are not seprate!! there is clear between them! it looks like hell!!!!!
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #264 on: April 24, 2011, 07:42:06 PM »
if I do another one, a buddy of mine told me he would take the plastic off it and put a paper transfer sheet on it for me.
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #265 on: April 25, 2011, 10:07:14 AM »
well i put it on, gonna have to save for a new one wish i would have known the decal went to to the edge of the stipid efing clear premask when i tried to remove it it was taking the bird with it so i was picking at it ,here the feathers are not seprate!! there is clear between them! it looks like hell!!!!!

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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #266 on: April 25, 2011, 05:40:04 PM »
i will take pics later , im cutting the bird out with an exacto knife to get rid of the screwed up clear edge
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #267 on: April 25, 2011, 07:08:51 PM »
I've messed up the edges before too.  You may try to wet/soap it up again and either use a heatgun or really hot blow dryer and carefully massage it.  Then the trimming of the clear area should be at a minimum.  If you can actually get it to lift off enough you can wet it up reall good and get it fairly hot with the heat gun and the vinyl will relax to it's previous shape.  You'd be surprised on how forgiving vinyl can be at times!
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #268 on: April 25, 2011, 08:40:02 PM »
i really messed it up lol i been cutting the clear off, acc looks pretty good! im alittle over half done, i have to keep stoping to do things that i paid for lol
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Re: My TA Restoration
« Reply #269 on: April 29, 2011, 06:22:38 PM »







got it all cut out guess its good enough
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