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Originally Posted by RPOLS3
most people would have assumed this level of preservation/clean-up was not possible.
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Only the insanely stupid would wanna waste their time doing this..
Gonna do a photo dump so I will be caught up with my updates until after the New Year. Thanks again for all the "Thanks" and comments. Hope everyone is enjoying (or at the least tolerating me with my junky Camaro). Merry Christmas and Happy New Year.
Photos 379 - 380 - Before comparison on the left side and the right side after applying some citrus cleaner allowing it to soak before removal.
381 - 383 - After some additional cleaning but before Meguiar's #7 application
384 - 386 -#7 applied
387 - 389 - #7 continued. Still a lot of cleaning to go but baby steps in the process.
Slowly chipping away on the firewall as well.. This has been the worst and hardest process to deal with. Removal of overspray without damaging the original finish. I have been working with everything from Xylene to lacquer thinner to just citrus degreaser to wet sanding to blue and green Scotchbrite pads to rags. I have even busted out the razor blade and had some success with that method as well. I have ordered some plastic razor blades which should be here before Christmas so I hope to have plenty to work on while on my break and hopefully have some decent updates for the thread.
Photo 390 - Firewall as found
Photo 391 - Progress to this point.
I am struggling with the reality of having bare metal on the firewall due to overspray removal and I might consider air brushing in some black into the bare areas but I am not going to jump into any decisions just yet. I have time before any thing needs to be done.
Photo 392 - 393 - More photos of the driver side rear footwell. Still more cleaning required but showing potential.
Roughly 3 days at around 8hrs total of cleaning over the weekend I managed to get the rear floor tubs cleaned along with the remainder of the tunnel. I still need to go back over the pass side forward of the seatbelt retainer but other than that and a few touch-ups here and there I hope to either move back to the firewall and then sub so I can get that back under the car and then begin on the rear of the car.
Photo 394 - Rear tubs before cleaning. Not sure if there is a difference in Texas dirt and TN but this was very compacted. I found success with soaking it down with my favorite citrus degreaser and then gently peeling of the layers with a razorblade on the flat surfaces making sure not to damage the original finish.
Photo 395 - 398 - After removing the majority of the dirt with the blade I hit the surfaces again with degreaser and then gave it a work over with a blue Scotchbrite pad. Once the surface was bare and clean I then coated it with Meguiar's #7.
Photos 399 - 401 - Finished product - I still need to go back and hit the pass side front tub in the photo with the red arrow.
Went ahead and knocked out the passenger compartment last night. Overall, I am very happy with the condition of the floors considering the amount of caked on Texas and TN dirt. Next, I'll move my attentions back to the firewall and then on to the subframe.
Photos 402 - 403 - Finished pass compartment floor. After cleaning with the aforementioned process; I applied a healthy coat of Meguiar's #7. Oh and I received my plastic razorblades I ordered and they seem to work ok for the cleaning of dirt and grease but I'll put them to the test on removing heavier layers.
Photos 404 - 405 - toeboards and front floors.
Photos 406 - 407 - Here are a couple of a good contrast between the red oxide primer and the red paint. Someone asked either here or crg but here it is regardless.
Photos 408 - 411 - Rear of tub.