Went to Harbor Freight to buy a set of scrapers in various sizes for getting in some hard-to-reach spots:
The heat gun, wire brushes, and scrapers I am using to remove the seam sealer. Not pictured is the lacquer thinner can that I am using to scrub clean after scraping with these tools:
This is the seam sealer I am removing: Scrape it off and vacuum it up then repeat until it is clean:
These edges take a lot of time and patients:
This is what we are targeting: No seam sealer:
Also the where the package tray was glued down:
Don’t forget the area by the rear seat – before:
After:I think I am finally ready to scuff the rear section to prep for priming!