The previous owner had fitted a stone protection foil to the leading edge of the bonnet. This is good as I have a 90,000 mile car with very few chips on the bonnet but not so good as the foil was starting to turn yellow and peel with age, so I decided it was time for it to go last week

Here it it with the foil still fitted, not too noticeable from a distance

Get a bit closer an it's not so good where it's peeling and water/dirt has got underneath it

I wasn't too keen on using my heat gun on the paint if I could get away without it, so I've been waiting until the summer sunshine has finally appeared for long enough to heat it up for me lol. It came off more easily than I was expecting in the end and largely in one piece.
Here it is after about 20 minutes of peeling

This left me with one half of the bonnet which was more shiney than the other so I decided I'd give it a going over! I used my Halfords Clay Kit to remove the contamination, T-Cut by hand to reduce the light scratches and brighten it up and finally a couple of coats of Meguiars Gold Class for some protection and to make it shine.
This is what the clay looked like after I used it on the bonnet, hate to think what it'll be like after the whole car!

Finally, an after shot of the bonnet

After this I did the roof with the same method, no pictures worth posting of this though. I'm pleased with the improvement overall, although as per usual my iPhone pictures do it no justice! Now I just need to make time to do the rest of the car!
I really want to get some protection onto the paint before the winter months as there is very little beading when it rains, and there is quite a lot of tar to remove from the lower panels too. Hopefully I can make a start on this over the next couple of weeks.