A while back, I bought a 46 year old Mustang. It was solid, but needed a bit of freshening. Today, I gave it a sympathetic restoration.
Here's what I started with:
I spent about four minutes with a can of WD4 and, once again, it was mechanically perfect.
Then I turned to the cosmetics. In the spirit of the GRM ShelbyGT 350, I chose to preserve the patina and only address what was absolutely necessary. I gave it a good cleaning, replaced the grill, tail lights and upholstery.
I also removed and polished the windshield. I started with 0000 steel wool, then wet sanded with several grades of fine sand paper, rubbing compound, toothpaste (really) and then finished with Meguire's #17 and #10 plastic polish. This was, by far, the most time consuming portion of the project. All the scratches came out, but it's still a little yellowed. None of this effort shows in the final photos.
Up on the lift:
