Work in progress....Everything which comes off without a gas axe is coming off so that I can do a full paint correction unhindered. Although not badly marked or scratched, the paint was suffering from a "pink" effect due to have been left in direct sunlight for too long, and swirls everywhere. The passenger side front fender & door panels had also geen given a poor respray and would benefit from some major correction.
The OEM Le Mans racing stripes were cut, drilled, wearing badly and peeling in places....the main hood and roof twin stripes came off easily. The GT500 rocker stripes just disintegrated, leaving some cack to clean up.
I then snow-foamed the car using neat fairly liquid to remove any previous waxes or sealants.
Next, a spraying with neat mineral white spirit to remove any tar, grease/oil and glue residue. US paint is generally very hard and solvent resistant, so I didn't have any worries about the white spirit messing up the paint.
On to the best decontaminant on the market, Iron-X. I sprayed a good 500ml all over the car and got a good purple bleading from the front fenders and the roof.
This then followed by another FL snowfoam, and a dry off.
I next removed the front & rear bumpers, splitter and grilles for a separate detailing and finish. The wheels also came off at this point.
This one is awful....two previous owners who were dentists in previous lives
Badges left to de-glue in an organic orange oil based solvent, paint friendly.