'93 RX-7 disaster...part 1- interior

xfire · 07-30-07, 06:36

So a friend of mine wanted their RX-7 detailed...Obviously it was not taken care of. The first time I saw it, I knew it would be hard work, and it was! Today I just did the interior. Tomorrow I might go over the trim with some Sonus Total Eclipse because the panels seem a little dry in appearance, but it certainly was a huge improvement in my opinion. Too bad I didn't use the flash on one of the "before" interior shots because it was hiding the mess inside. The process was as followed:
-vacuum
-interior panels cleaned with a mf rag and Sonax NS7 (whatever it's called) interior cleaner/conditioner
-carpets cleaned with Prestone Interior cleaner

Before:

After:

As for the outside, well, it is much worse. The owner says there is not much clear on the paint, so I will have a tough time getting the paint good at all. Oh well, it will be a fun test. Here's a preview:

qballjr13 · 07-30-07, 06:43

Was the car in a flood? That is horrible. I looks like a dog covered in mud shook off inside the car. Great turn around, I cant wait to see the exterior.

MobileJay · 07-30-07, 06:43

Good lord! what happend to the interior? that was HORRIBLE! damn good job and restoring it. the outside is going to be fun

GregCavi · 07-30-07, 06:47

Ick Ick Ick.. you really spruced that up. Great work

Greg

Setec Astronomy · 07-30-07, 06:55

Wow, the second "moldmobile" this week!

Gopher · 07-30-07, 07:03

jeez! how does that even happen to an interior? Good turn around.

sneek · 07-30-07, 07:24

FD's =sex

nice work

White_07_G6_GT · 07-30-07, 07:37

Wow....... if the inside is that bad. Sad to see such a great car treated like that.

45calmike · 07-30-07, 10:26

I'm going to track this thread to see the exterior before and after photos. Great job on the interior!

xfire · 07-30-07, 11:15

Thank-you all for the comments! I do wonder how the interior became the way it was. I don't know if that stuff was mold or not...the interior certainly is smelly though, it could be a moldy smell but I don't know for sure what mold smells like. The stuff all over the interior seemed more like a pollen. Any suggestions to remove the smell? The vehicle "could" have been in a light flood, but I don't know. It was in storage for 6 months though. But, the vehicle seems to run just fine though. It's certainly a sexy looking car. Yesterday at an autocross I attended, I saw 3 RX-7's racing, and two of them had the LS-1 swap. All I could say was, DAMN! They are pure jets. Even with the turbo rotary they are lethally quick. But with the LS-1 the car seemed much more stable and balanced as those turbos in the rotary tend to upset the stability of the vehicle exiting a corner.

Whatever the case, I must say I have NEVER seen a car with such a durable interior. And this vehicle that I detailed is a great example. Please keep in mind this vehicle has over 100,000 miles on the odometer! I have seen multiple FD RX-7's, and the interior panels seem to show basically no wear whatsover, despite being 14+ years old. Why is it that today's cars can't wear as slowly as the FD RX-7's??? Despite the surface disaster, once cleaned-up, the interior basically looks like new! Even the seats look almost new (that is, on the R1 models, which came with this suede-type material)!

xfire · 07-30-07, 11:24

45calmike...I will probably be starting a new thread on the exterior, but I will notify everyone of the new thread when I get to making it.

gmblack3a · 07-31-07, 06:09

Great work on the interior.