Got the rear section scuffed today. Taking the next three days off to do some more sanding.  Mainly half the floor and trans tunnel are what is left inside the shell.  Then the door and window frames are left before I can prime the shell and start on the bottom floor & firewall.

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!

Other side done – just have the edges to do. Hope to have the inside rear cleaned and scuffed by the end of this weekend.

After removing the seam sealer and glue with the heat gun, I spent the rest of the night scrubbing the remaining gunk with Lacquer Thinner. Pleased with the results!

Still have the other side to do tomorrow:

Worked on removing the seam sealer and glue from the rear fender wells:

Before with insulation:

Before with insulation removed:

After – 1st pass:

It was warm enough to take the rear end outside to clean this weekend:

After cleaning, I inspected the rear-end and found a couple potential problem areas.  I asked about them in this thread on NastyZ28.com and it shouldn’t be a show stopper, so I can continue with the rear-end rebuild.

I also played around with getting TV streamed to my iPad in the garage while I worked this weekend.

Before Scuffing:

After removing the seam sealer:

After scuffing:

After scuffing:

Main goal is to get the shell primed and bottom floor & firewall painted before it gets too cold again.  Then work on the suspension.

Worked on the passenger side of under the dash area – Needed to remove the seam sealer before scuffing.  Before:

Used my heat gun to ease the removal.

Still have the other side and fine cleaning left to do. After:

Continued working on the inside of the shell. Today was scuffing the inside roof to get it ready for priming this Spring as soon as it is warm enough. Used these pads and something called scuff-it.

Before scuffing:

After scuffing: Arms are sore today – going to watch some NASCAR!

Got the drivers side floor pan sanded & ready for priming…  Nice & rust-free!