Exteriors have been sanded, and are almost ready to paint. It was interesting, in that after a while the outlines of a large losenge-shaped decal began to appear on the outer surface of each door - not the sticker itself, as far as I can see, but a faint remnant of the adhesive. This is most likely from the first owner (1960-1973), who probably used the Land Rover as a commercial vehicle. Given that I'm trying to keep the history of this particular Land Rover alive, in not bringing every single part back to factory-new (many non-painted metal parts, including the galvanizing, have kept their very nice original 'patina', for example, and some areas of original factory paint, even with the nibs and occasional run, have just been given a protective new coat and that's all), plus that the body panels have far too many indications of the Land Rover's extensive life as a hard-working vehicle to be worth stripping completely, I've decided to leave the evidence of the decals as is. Very faint, but there.
