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Old 05-28-2006, 05:13 PM
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i just wetsanded the bird and "firebird" off with 2000 grit sandpaper, then buff/polished the hell out of it, still not to my liking but its good enough for now.

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Nice job.
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Looks good to me. I have mine wiped off but still have to do the
sanding and polishing
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very nice , one of the best mods .
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Looks great to me already! I don't see the need for any more polishing.
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Originally Posted by Scotty-Z
Looks great to me already! I don't see the need for any more polishing.
im a perfectionist, i dont care if im the only one that knows it isnt perfect, i have to have it perfect lol. now i just gotta get my new bird and "formula" from brent franker and it will be good to go.
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Looks good, nice job.
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much better
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Looks to me like you need to do some yard work now.
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Originally Posted by Pewterpowre
Looks to me like you need to do some yard work now.
haha, thats the landlords job!
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Is it just mine or do you guys polished center pieces always get dusty as hell? Mine is always all brown looking right after a wash.
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ill let u know after a day or 2 lol
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Thanks. It just pisses me off that like 2 days after a wash it gets all dusty. I guess I'm just lazy complaining about a little plastic piece that gets dirty, especially when it takes 2 second to dust off.
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i know what u mean tho, i hate getting the car perfectly clean, then like 15 minutes later its covered in dust, wtf.
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nice work! ... hehe i see you
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Looks good!
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When I bought my car, that center peice was starting to fade almost instantly. I brought it back to the dealer and they actually sent the peice off to get 'repainted' by a good body shop. They did a reverse decal and then painted it fire truck red and to this day it's still bright red, and it's almost 6 years and counting...
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i like the newer style bird over the older ones like that. looks very good tho.
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Originally Posted by V8pwrdz28
i like the newer style bird over the older ones like that. looks very good tho.
You know what, I just realized that they put on the LT1 style bird. Geeze, I've owned the car since it came off the car carrier and never realized that I have an LT1 style firebird on the tailight peice.

WOW!!! Now I'm really confused... You know what it is, the original one was only on there for a week or so before I had them repaint it, so I never really got a good look at it.

You learn something new everyday I guess.
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they could have just put a lt1 center piece on it and never repainted it, who knows.


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