Channel: RRC Restoration

Category: Autos & Vehicles

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Description: patreon.com/RRCRestoration This week i am tackling the filthy interior of the Subaru as its the only part of the car letting it down now and i will also be switching out the version 3 rear bumper for the version 5 to complete the cars facelift. So first things first i removed all the horrid decals from the bumper with some heat and tar and glue remover and then washed the whole thing down in preparation for the rubbing down stage. Once prepped i applied adhesion promoter to areas of bare plastic and then gave the whole thing 3 coats of high build primer. Once that was dry i applied a guide coat and wet flatted the primer to remove all defects and leave me with a nice even surface for the top coat of white. The bumper was then put aside to cure while i go on with the dirty job of cleaning out years of grime from the interior. i first removed the seats to give me better access, then i made a start hoovering all the carpets and im very surprised at the fact they came clean so easily and didn't need washed. After hoovering i cleaned all the hard plastics at floor level with a stiff brush and all purpose cleaner. I then moved onto the dash and followed much the same steps as the floor and plastics. Once the interior was all done i turned my attention onto the seats, They were really dirty so i had to shampoo them. The dirt that was removed was incredible! While the seats were drying i made a start on fixing the steering wheel where the leather had worn. To fix this i rubbed the wheel down the feather out the repair areas and then recolored it with leather dye to restore the OEM appearance and im delighted with the way it turned out. The last job i had to do was de-bobble the alcantara inserts in the seats this was done with a lint shaver and a bit of time and patience and it came up really well, not the best but good enough for me to be happy with. After all that it was simply a case of putting everything back together again and enjoying the fruits of my labor. so anyway Enjoy and please leave a like and comment if you enjoyed this video :) See you all again soon RRC ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A little History The project in question is the engine bay in my 94 Subaru Impreza WRX. As i can be heard saying in the intro of this video i love impreza's and i wanted a rust free one as all the UK ones suffer from lots of rust issues so in 2004 i imported this car from Japan and it was totally rust free when it arrived all those years ago. It has a couple of blisters here and there now but thats to be expected when living in Scotland. Anyway im getting off track, I was having lots of fun driving the car at full boost everywhere until 2014 when the thought popped into my head " lets go for more power" so i took the engine out and begun the process of having it all upgraded, better gaskets, race bearings, forged pistons, con rods etc etc then life got in the way and the engine was put to the side and the car was stored in a shed for the past 5 years. The initial condition of the car looks horrifying but its only a thick layer of dust and crud on it and there is a good layer of carnuaba wax separating all the crud from the paint so a quick pressure wash and she'll be looking good again . ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- A new addition to my videos from now on will be a water mark and my channel name popping up in random places throughout the video as im getting rather tired of people re-uploading my content as their own i hope you guys understand. If you like what you see and have any ideas for the channel or would even like to donate something to restore to the channel please get in touch. :) And as usual if you liked the video please like share and subscribe and help the channel grow. Previous Impreza videos - youtube.com/playlist?list=PLLsfVFsOgU7sK_fu5wlqiUOzlG-QUx8VU If you would like to help support the channel i have a Patreon account -patreon.com/RRCRestoration #Restoration #Subaru#Detailing RRC Restoration 27 Year Old Subaru Impreza WRX- Interior Detailing Session