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DetailersDomain · 01-05-2013, 07:45 PM

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

LivingLegend · 01-05-2013, 07:53 PM

Awesome job! The RX-7 looks amazing! I was thinking cleaning out the engine bay of my car cuz it was sitting for awhile and have been collecting a lot of dirt and dust. Did you have to cover all the electrical components in the engine bay before the clean and rinse? Oh and what kind of vac did you use for the interior? The cheap shop vac I used tends to leave little hair and dust behind?

Burrcold · 01-05-2013, 08:03 PM

That is absolutely insane that you can correct that much. The car looks practically new!! A-a-a-mazing job!

chutrain · 01-05-2013, 08:17 PM

Amazing work. Car looks phenomenal.

DetailersDomain · 01-05-2013, 09:58 PM

take a look at these two videos.

Adam's All Purpose Cleaner for engine cleaning

and Adam's In and Out for the final touch

_F-R-S_ · 01-05-2013, 10:27 PM

I want that car

gmookher · 01-05-2013, 10:35 PM

tissues please

Laika · 01-05-2013, 11:20 PM

Fantastic work! Seeing this makes me almost wanna just stop caring about keeping my car looking good. Seems like for the right amount of money there's someone out there that can take 20 years off a car like it's nothing.

Asphalt~86 · 01-05-2013, 11:33 PM

That is absolutely some of the best work I have seen hands down. I too felt a little teary eyed. Thank you.

DetailersDomain · 01-06-2013, 09:25 AM

you can pick it up here.

http://www.farajautotraders.net/1993..._171955426.veh

ZetaVI · 01-06-2013, 09:58 AM

Beautiful car but outstanding work. Love the interior.

Knightmare · 01-06-2013, 11:53 AM

Wow Phil, just amazing what is able to be done to correct paint! I so very badly need to take in my old Spec V to get this done, I really never realized just how much correction can be done without painting! Thanks so much for sharing!

BRZnut · 01-06-2013, 03:58 PM

showroom new!!

Noob4Life · 01-06-2013, 04:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DetailersDomain

you can pick it up here.

http://www.farajautotraders.net/1993..._171955426.veh

20k wow O.o

Cant believe it only has 50k miles on it tho

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01-05-2013, 07:45 PM	#1
DetailersDomain Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Audi S4 Location: NY/NJ Posts: 521 Thanks: 13 Thanked 211 Times in 126 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s)	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, 08:03 PM	#3
Burrcold Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Drives: Subaru BRZ Limited Location: Toronto, Canada Posts: 2,624 Thanks: 763 Thanked 1,586 Times in 776 Posts Mentioned: 10 Post(s)	That is absolutely insane that you can correct that much. The car looks practically new!! A-a-a-mazing job! __________________

01-05-2013, 11:20 PM	#8
Laika When In Doubt... Join Date: May 2011 Drives: Slowww Location: PA215 Posts: 1,844 Thanks: 1,023 Thanked 752 Times in 412 Posts Mentioned: 20 Post(s)	Fantastic work! Seeing this makes me almost wanna just stop caring about keeping my car looking good. Seems like for the right amount of money there's someone out there that can take 20 years off a car like it's nothing. __________________ Join the Galaxy Blue Silica BRZ registry below: https://docs.google.com/spreadsheet/...2c&usp=sharing

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LivingLegend Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Drives: 1994 Toyota Tercel Location: Hillsboro Posts: 279 Thanks: 331 Thanked 98 Times in 56 Posts Mentioned: 1 Post(s)	Awesome job! The RX-7 looks amazing! I was thinking cleaning out the engine bay of my car cuz it was sitting for awhile and have been collecting a lot of dirt and dust. Did you have to cover all the electrical components in the engine bay before the clean and rinse? Oh and what kind of vac did you use for the interior? The cheap shop vac I used tends to leave little hair and dust behind?

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DetailersDomain Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2012 Drives: Audi S4 Location: NY/NJ Posts: 521 Thanks: 13 Thanked 211 Times in 126 Posts Mentioned: 31 Post(s)	take a look at these two videos. Adam's All Purpose Cleaner for engine cleaning and Adam's In and Out for the final touch

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