With all the stockings hung and house trimmed, I get to dirty my hands today. The car is now on jacks, wheels removed. In preparing for Amelia or any Concours show, for that matter, the wheel wells and suspension must be clean, clean, clean.

I use Turtle Wax Bug & Tar remover for the heavy cleaning. Lots and lots of cotton towels. Also handy were blast of compressed air. A word of caution: use safety glasses and air blast before you do too much cleaning with the Turtle Wax.

Later in the process, I'll get to "touch-up" paint. Scratches and chips are clearly visable now along with bolts begining to loose their body color. I'd rather just clean and polish first and then get out the paints one time only.