Detailer's Domain: 1993 Mazda RX7 - an old favorite gets some love!
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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
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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
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Interior After
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Exterior
Before
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Prep - Engine Bay, Wheels, Tires, Wheel Wells, Pre Soak, Decon, AutoScrub
Engine - Before
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Adam's APC was used to clean up the engine bay
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Various Brushes were used to agitate the grime in the engine bay prior to getting rinsed down
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Rinse
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After shot
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Before shot of wheel
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Adam's APC on the tires and wheel wells
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Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action
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EZ-Detail Brush used to agitate the brake dust and grime in the wheel barrel
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Rinsing down the wheels, tires, wheel wells
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Pre soak - wash
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Rinse
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Decon - Auto Finesse Iron Out
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NanoSkin AutoScrub
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After all that prep work this is what we found
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Paint Correction - 50/50 shots of the restoration
Much improvement after Menzerna FG400 and Sonax Nano Polish 3/6
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A bunch or scratches on the roof
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After shot of the roof
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Action shot of the Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES
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Griot's 3rd gen with Meg's MF Cutting Pads and FG400
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Results after correction
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Finishing touches
Wheels wells after being cleaned up
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Adam's Undercarriage Spray was called into action
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Pop the headlights and we find years of dirt and grime
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Cleaned up
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Exhaust tips - left side not touched/right side polished out
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After
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Cleaning around the reg sticker
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Nice little touches to show the owner cares ; )
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After polishing we did a final rinse to remove any of the compound/polishing dust
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A blast from the past, we had some Collinite 845 sitting around and figured why not, so nice results from an old friend
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Afters
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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
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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
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Interior After
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Exterior
Before
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Prep - Engine Bay, Wheels, Tires, Wheel Wells, Pre Soak, Decon, AutoScrub
Engine - Before
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Adam's APC was used to clean up the engine bay
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Various Brushes were used to agitate the grime in the engine bay prior to getting rinsed down
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Rinse
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After shot
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Before shot of wheel
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Adam's APC on the tires and wheel wells
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Sonax Full Effect Wheel Cleaner in action
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EZ-Detail Brush used to agitate the brake dust and grime in the wheel barrel
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Rinsing down the wheels, tires, wheel wells
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Pre soak - wash
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Rinse
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Decon - Auto Finesse Iron Out
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NanoSkin AutoScrub
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After all that prep work this is what we found
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Paint Correction - 50/50 shots of the restoration
Much improvement after Menzerna FG400 and Sonax Nano Polish 3/6
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A bunch or scratches on the roof
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After shot of the roof
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Action shot of the Rupes BigFoot LHR 21ES
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Griot's 3rd gen with Meg's MF Cutting Pads and FG400
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Results after correction
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Finishing touches
Wheels wells after being cleaned up
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Adam's Undercarriage Spray was called into action
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Pop the headlights and we find years of dirt and grime
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Cleaned up
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Exhaust tips - left side not touched/right side polished out
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After
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Cleaning around the reg sticker
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Nice little touches to show the owner cares ; )
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After polishing we did a final rinse to remove any of the compound/polishing dust
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A blast from the past, we had some Collinite 845 sitting around and figured why not, so nice results from an old friend
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Afters
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#5
Brings back memories.
I had a 94 touring. Red with black interior.
Hands down. One of my favorite cars of all time.
I wish I could find one in decent condition with low miles.
That motor was temperamental but sooo fun
Amazing work!
I had a 94 touring. Red with black interior.
Hands down. One of my favorite cars of all time.
I wish I could find one in decent condition with low miles.
That motor was temperamental but sooo fun
Amazing work!
#6
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My friend had a Red R3 when he was in high school. Every time Id come home from college I'd drive it to the beach? Such a memorable car. Just like the 300ZX/Toyota Supra was in the same period.
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Awesome job. The RX7 looks phenomenal.
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Well done, Phil.
#16
i had originally wanted a 94 Supra TT.. a friend of mine had one and i fell in love with that thing the second i drove it.
however, they were pretty pricey for a 18 year old.
i think i ended up getting that RX7 for likr 25k.. still a lot of money for a 18 year old in the 90s.
put 45k miles on that car in 8 months and got a 104 in a 65 speeding ticket.
that was the end of that. i couldnt even comprehend the cost of insurance after that so it was immediately sold.
i have very fond memories of just cruising around town in that car non stop. stop light racing anything that pulled up next to me.
ever since then, ive looked for one in good shape every time id toy with the idea of getting a new car.
the mid 90s were a AWESOME time for Japanese Sports cars.
we lusted over cars like the 300ZX TT, Supra TT, FD RX7 TT, Acura NSX and Drooled over cars we couldnt get like the EVO and the SKyline GTR.
hell, not much has changed. i still lust and drool over all those cars!
id kill for a FD rx7 in good shape and low miles.
i found one a while ago that i almost bought. it was a 94 Touring with 18k ORIGINAL miles.
it was soo tempting but i just couldnt justify paying 30 grand for a 20 year old car.
sorry for the trip down memory lane.
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Do you guys cover anything specific when spraying the bay with APC? Just wondering.. because I remember reading somewhere that the alternator and battery terminals should be covered. I could be wrong though.
#19
Keep'n it clean- Orlando
I mean this in no derogatory way what so ever.
But I see you are spraying both the apc, and water directly onto electrical components in the engine bay, clearly pictured the alternator etc...... I thought the proper and most safe way to detail an engine is to cover these parts in foil or a material of your choice to deflect all water from hitting these said parts?............if that were my car, id be thoroughly HOT and wanting an explanation.
As far as your work goes, looks great. Top notch!
But I see you are spraying both the apc, and water directly onto electrical components in the engine bay, clearly pictured the alternator etc...... I thought the proper and most safe way to detail an engine is to cover these parts in foil or a material of your choice to deflect all water from hitting these said parts?............if that were my car, id be thoroughly HOT and wanting an explanation.
As far as your work goes, looks great. Top notch!
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I mean this in no derogatory way what so ever.
But I see you are spraying both the apc, and water directly onto electrical components in the engine bay, clearly pictured the alternator etc...... I thought the proper and most safe way to detail an engine is to cover these parts in foil or a material of your choice to deflect all water from hitting these said parts?............if that were my car, id be thoroughly HOT and wanting an explanation.
As far as your work goes, looks great. Top notch!
But I see you are spraying both the apc, and water directly onto electrical components in the engine bay, clearly pictured the alternator etc...... I thought the proper and most safe way to detail an engine is to cover these parts in foil or a material of your choice to deflect all water from hitting these said parts?............if that were my car, id be thoroughly HOT and wanting an explanation.
As far as your work goes, looks great. Top notch!
some of my cars have their alternators down low in the engine bay close to the ground so those items can be open to puddle splashes when it is raining etc... they don't have problems...
#22
Keep'n it clean- Orlando
agree with you that ideally you should keep the alternator/battery terminals clean... but as long as you aren't directly spraying high pressure water onto the electrical component and starting the engine whilst the component is still sopping wet, you shouldn't have a problem... as long as you properly blow out all the excess water and let the component dry, you are fine to 'clean' it with some water... i do it all the time...
some of my cars have their alternators down low in the engine bay close to the ground so those items can be open to puddle splashes when it is raining etc... they don't have problems...
some of my cars have their alternators down low in the engine bay close to the ground so those items can be open to puddle splashes when it is raining etc... they don't have problems...
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#24
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i had originally wanted a 94 Supra TT.. a friend of mine had one and i fell in love with that thing the second i drove it.
however, they were pretty pricey for a 18 year old.
i think i ended up getting that RX7 for likr 25k.. still a lot of money for a 18 year old in the 90s.
put 45k miles on that car in 8 months and got a 104 in a 65 speeding ticket.
that was the end of that. i couldnt even comprehend the cost of insurance after that so it was immediately sold.
i have very fond memories of just cruising around town in that car non stop. stop light racing anything that pulled up next to me.
ever since then, ive looked for one in good shape every time id toy with the idea of getting a new car.
the mid 90s were a AWESOME time for Japanese Sports cars.
we lusted over cars like the 300ZX TT, Supra TT, FD RX7 TT, Acura NSX and Drooled over cars we couldnt get like the EVO and the SKyline GTR.
hell, not much has changed. i still lust and drool over all those cars!
id kill for a FD rx7 in good shape and low miles.
i found one a while ago that i almost bought. it was a 94 Touring with 18k ORIGINAL miles.
it was soo tempting but i just couldnt justify paying 30 grand for a 20 year old car.
sorry for the trip down memory lane.
however, they were pretty pricey for a 18 year old.
i think i ended up getting that RX7 for likr 25k.. still a lot of money for a 18 year old in the 90s.
put 45k miles on that car in 8 months and got a 104 in a 65 speeding ticket.
that was the end of that. i couldnt even comprehend the cost of insurance after that so it was immediately sold.
i have very fond memories of just cruising around town in that car non stop. stop light racing anything that pulled up next to me.
ever since then, ive looked for one in good shape every time id toy with the idea of getting a new car.
the mid 90s were a AWESOME time for Japanese Sports cars.
we lusted over cars like the 300ZX TT, Supra TT, FD RX7 TT, Acura NSX and Drooled over cars we couldnt get like the EVO and the SKyline GTR.
hell, not much has changed. i still lust and drool over all those cars!
id kill for a FD rx7 in good shape and low miles.
i found one a while ago that i almost bought. it was a 94 Touring with 18k ORIGINAL miles.
it was soo tempting but i just couldnt justify paying 30 grand for a 20 year old car.
sorry for the trip down memory lane.
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