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Old Jun 5, 2001 | 10:09 PM
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Car: Recaro Option T/A
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Wax around the DX1 ?

You are not supposed to wax a decal, should I clearcoat or is there a sealer that I can use ?

Call me bandit, I dont care, but dont ever call me kitt !



Put the decals on last night, it was easy but very stressful.

Soapy water and a squeegee is all it takes along with some IceBrew and help from the family. I had 2 little bubbles on the chicken, a pin ***** takes care of it.



Don



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Old Jun 5, 2001 | 11:31 PM
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man i love those birds, if i had a FB i would definately put one on!!
great job man!

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Old Jun 5, 2001 | 11:45 PM
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"Brought out to rekindle a lost flame, was a re-designed hood bird. This option would not last long"

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I just thought I would try to keep the Bird alive

Don
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Old Jun 6, 2001 | 01:21 AM
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nice car man.
I've waxed and zainoed over decals in the past and they are still fine, I wouldn't want to screw up that bird though

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Old Jun 6, 2001 | 05:38 AM
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Do not clearcoat over the decal. I know this sounds like a Zaino ad but I would use their polish and not worry about the decal. Zaino will not hurt the decal at all and it will not build up around the edges like other waxes/polishes.

BTW, looks good.


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Old Jun 6, 2001 | 08:10 AM
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love the hood birds... looks awesome!

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Old Jun 6, 2001 | 09:21 AM
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Nice car!, except for the bird on the hood!

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Old Jun 6, 2001 | 06:38 PM
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Hay I was gona ask the same thing!!and by the way I love the bird!!
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Old Jun 8, 2001 | 09:05 PM
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Thanks guys !

Im browsing the Zaino site now and found some cool looking rides, even a third gen :-)


http://www.zainobros.com/files/photos.htm

Looks like it works good, now I have to find it !

Don

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