Reviving a Mazda FD Rx-7

Ok so this a early 90's FD Rx-7 A-spec. The car was undergoing some major work and the final stage was getting the car re-painted. While the paint is still new, the swirls are a minimum as of yet so I didn't bother cutting it with a compound. What I did do however is bring back the paint and interior to life. Hope you guys like it.

Started off with this. As you can see, the new paint looked like hell thanks to a white wall being painted nearby.



The interior wasn't something to look forward to either.

First Stage:
Autoglym Shampoo & Conditioner
CG Wash Mitt
ArmorAll Polishing Cloth ( I like using this as a drying towel. Its super plush, sucks water like crazy and lasts for ages )
Detailing brushes to clean emblems and hard to reach area's.

Next up, I hand polished the car using AG SRP and the car's looking so much better already.



As for the interior, CG APC 1:15 ratio did the job well. Used AG trim gel to restore the black trims. Some Autoglym Vinyl care and Meguiars Natural Shine Protectant followed up.

This is a 50/50 of the door getting some love. The trim was so dry, it had turned almost white.

Because time wasnt my friend and I had to do everything in one day, I coudnt take any more pictures until I was done. But here is what I did.

Interior:

CG APC 1:15
Autoglym Trim Gel
Autoglym Vinyl care
Meguiars Natural Shine Protectant
Meguiars Leather Conditioner

I havnt done a few spots on the car so excuse that if anyone does spot those. Door sills, Wheels and Tires have not been cleaned when I took these shots.

Also, I have a few spots on the red leather seats where the color has faded. You can see these in the pics above. Do I need to re dye the seats?

For the exterior,

Autoglym Shampoo ( 2 Bucket setup )
Magic Clay Bar with Autoglym RD
Pinnicle Waterless Wash ( cleaned every panel before I started working on it since I was working in the open and not a garage )
Autoglym SRP ( 2 coats )
Blackfire Wet Diamond Paint Sealant ( Let this cure for a day )
Autoglym Rapid Detailer to clean the surface before wax application
Collinite 476 Wax topped with Chemical Guys XXX Wax




















There is no doubt I have problems with orange peel since this is a repainted car. I will get down to that but after a couple of months once the new paint has cured to the fullest.

That's it folks.

Feed back please

4u2nvinmtl said:

Looks great, interesting selection of products.

Did you clean the rear seats too (they looked really bad in the before pictures)?

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Just trying to finish the old AG products. I've moved to BF this time round.

Here's a shot of the rear seats. I spot a small dusty area which I might have missed. its cramped back there Im the MAN