Bye Bye Birdie

Pontiac Firebird/Trans Am/GTA/Formula (1980) - Honey Hush

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Well I finally pulled the trigger on replacing the hood bird.  It was a bit of a proces.  The hardest part was getting the glue from the old decal off the paint.   I had Dan at Imagecraft in Auburn help me put the new decal on.  It turned out perfect.  The wingtips that go up onto the fenders needed a little customization to properly cover the yellow to black paint transit. The wingtips took me a few hours on my own to figure out but I worked it out.  I couldn’t be happier with the end result.  Most people won’t notice the difference but myself   



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The decal came off easy enough but the glue was a
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Naked
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Fresh new sharper decal.
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The wingtips took a bit of thinking and planning

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