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I am not a pro like mobilerobbie and I sanded my original red temporary paint down ready for the paint shop in about 4 weekend probably spending4-6 hours each day.
A mixture of had sanding with various grits of paper and an electric DA sander. The trouble with the electric sanded is there are a LOT of curves and you need to be careful to avoid flat spotting them.
Rear script looks great but prancing donkey - don't do it!! Long standing joke in F replicas and after a minutes mild amusement it detracts from the quality of the car you've produced.
Why not go with Pininfarina badge? Not a lie to say it's their styling! I was thinking of going with the Farina F badge on the bonnet - lots of PF styled cars use it