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metal

04-30-2006, 01:04 PM

My friend just picked up this car so I did a quick job for him for free. Sorry for the lack of pics and same angles but I was in a rush heh.

Wash

Clay

PB SSR2.5 on LC orange pad

KSG

Stoners IG + Black Magic

Heres the subject at hand; looked good until I got it under halogens!

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture002.jpg

Shots of swirls on the side

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture007.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture008.jpg

After pics from the other side

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture014.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture015.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture016.jpg

Got the tail lights cleaned up as well.

Before

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture012.jpg

After

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture013.jpg

metal

04-30-2006, 01:06 PM

We also went on a quick photoshoot around town, sorry for the lack of super great pics, I didn`t have my other lenses on me.

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture018.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture019.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture021.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture026.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture025.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture024.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture023.jpg

03k20a2

04-30-2006, 01:43 PM

looks nice...did you do the wheels?

metal

04-30-2006, 01:52 PM

I did start to do the mags, but it was soo caked on and corroded that there wasn`t much point. Some parts were actually removing the chrome finish to get the stuff off. My friend said not to bother because hes picking up a new set soon.

03k20a2

04-30-2006, 02:02 PM

oh i see just cuz in the one pic it looks like u didnt do them...the car looks good tho

Scottwax

04-30-2006, 07:45 PM

Really wet shine! Love those night shots too and 1st gen RX7... :bow

Solo Cali

04-30-2006, 08:19 PM

I really like the shine.

Not to mention the 13B Rotary motors........ Hmmmmmm those high RPM`s I cant get enough of.

Great looking car.

metal

04-30-2006, 08:27 PM

Thanks! 12A in the first gens ;)

metal

04-30-2006, 08:54 PM

Got some more pics today in the sunlight!

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture028.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture029.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture030.jpg

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture031.jpg

Accumulator

05-01-2006, 09:41 AM

Nice work! Bet your friend is thrilled with how it turned out.

I too am a big fan of the 1st gen RX-7, had one in college (identical to the one in this thread) and recently bought one as a time machine of sorts.

Is that the original ss metallic paint? If so, how did it respond to correction...some ss metallics have like a "built-in clear" where the clear floats to the top (metallic particles sink lower and the main pigment sinks all the way to the bottom) and can`t take much correction.

I`m asking as I never did any serious correction on my `81 and I don`t want to make a big "oops!" on my ~new `84 when I finally get around to it.

metal

05-01-2006, 02:07 PM

I think its original paint, and seemed to respond like any other car with a clear. I think it`d be around a medium hardness clear. Almost all of the swirls gone, and tons of pop.

Elhorch

05-01-2006, 10:08 PM

I`d say it wasn`t too bad considering it is a 23 year old car. I have seen four year old cars much worse than that.

Great job on the swirl removal, the paint looks very deep and wet! :bigups

Jorge.

metal

05-01-2006, 11:49 PM

Thanks! Hope it still looks decent when he gets it back on the road (waiting for insurance at the end of the month)

imported_Back in Black

05-02-2006, 05:36 AM

for the age of the car, that looks really nice. Hard to believe it isnt a repaint.

and what is the deal with this guy in the cart?

http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e211/rmetal/Mikes%20RX7/Picture024.jpg

imported_Surfer

05-02-2006, 05:44 AM