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| 01-05-2013, 06:27 PM | #1 |
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Detailer's Domain: 1993 Mazda RX7 - an old favorite gets some love!
Subject: 1993 Mazda RX7
Requirements - get it back to NEW like condition and ready for sale Exterior - Wheels were prepped with Sonax Wheel Cleaner and cleaned up with various brushes - Tires were spritzed down with Adam’s All Purpose Cleaner and washed down - Wheel wells were cleaned up - Washed with 1Z einszett W99 - Auto Finesse Iron Out - Wash down and rinsed - Door jambs were cleaned up - Nano Scrub AutoScrub - Dried - Tires dressed - Masking - Paint Measurement - Compound - Menzerna FG400 - Final Polish - Sonax 3/6 Nano Polish - Last step - Lusso Oro - Inspection with Fenix, 3m Sun Gun, Infratech, and natural sunlight - Wheel wells were cleaned and dressed - Rubber and Plastics Treated - Exterior windows and mirrors cleaned and sealed - Exhaust tips cleaned - Windows were auto scrubed, cleaned, and sealed Engine Detail - Cleaned - Dressed Interior - Vac - Clean and protect dash - Clean and protect leather - Clean glass Products used Links to products used - 1Z einszett W99 Auto Finesse Iron Out Auto Finesse Oblitarate Adam's All Purpose Cleaner Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner NanoSkin AutoScrub System Menzerna FG400 Sonax Nano Polish 3/6 Collinite 845 Insulator Wax Adam's Super VRT Optimum Metal Polish Engine Adam's All Purpose Cleaner Adam's Trim and Lug Brush Adam's In and Out Spray Interior Auto Finesse Spritz Auto Finesse Hide Leather Cleanser Auto Finesse Hide Leather Conditioner Tools used Uber Wool Wash Mitt Uber No Name MF Towels Griot's 6 inch Random Orbital Polisher Griot's 3 inch Random Orbital Polisher Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES Random Orbital Polisher Uber Buffing Pads Defelsko Paint Meter Fenix TK35 Brinkmann Kranzle Pressure Washer Cam Spray Foam Canon 2 Grit Guard Buckets with Caddies Uber Firehose Nozzle Metro Air Force Blaster Interior Before                  Auto Finesse Spritz was used on the interior bits with great success - take a look at all the dirt and dust it lifted off the RX7's dash and plastics   Interior After               Exterior Before                  Prep - Engine Bay, Wheels, Tires, Wheel Wells, Pre Soak, Decon, AutoScrub Engine - Before           Adam's APC was used to clean up the engine bay   Various Brushes were used to agitate the grime in the engine bay prior to getting rinsed down  Rinse   After shot    Before shot of wheel   Adam's APC on the tires and wheel wells   Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action     EZ-Detail Brush used to agitate the brake dust and grime in the wheel barrel  Rinsing down the wheels, tires, wheel wells      Pre soak - wash      Rinse  Decon - Auto Finesse Iron Out  NanoSkin AutoScrub  After all that prep work this is what we found     Paint Correction - 50/50 shots of the restoration Much improvement after Menzerna FG400 and Sonax Nano Polish 3/6      A bunch or scratches on the roof  After shot of the roof  Action shot of the Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES  Griot's 3rd gen with Meg's MF Cutting Pads and FG400  Results after correction   Finishing touches Wheels wells after being cleaned up  Adam's Undercarriage Spray was called into action  Pop the headlights and we find years of dirt and grime   Cleaned up   Exhaust tips - left side not touched/right side polished out   After  Cleaning around the reg sticker   Nice little touches to show the owner cares ; )   After polishing we did a final rinse to remove any of the compound/polishing dust     A blast from the past, we had some Collinite 845 sitting around and figured why not, so nice results from an old friend   Afters              |
| 01-05-2013, 10:16 PM | #4 |
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| 01-06-2013, 01:47 PM | #5 |
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Amazing work! I can't believe how filthy the car was!
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| 01-06-2013, 06:53 PM | #7 |
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WOW, amazing work. thanks for sharing
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| 01-06-2013, 07:24 PM | #8 |
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Wow! Car now looks better than new!
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| 01-07-2013, 09:09 AM | #10 |
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You guys definitely brought the old girl back to life.
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| 01-07-2013, 10:57 PM | #15 |
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Badass job.
Brings back memories of my Rx-7. Amongst other things, the best seating and gear shift position I've experienced.
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| 01-09-2013, 02:26 PM | #16 |
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Wow that came out amazing!!
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