2021 Civic Hatchback - Spring Cleanup with Graphene Sealant

[Shane731]

So after ignoring my poor Civic for several weeks, I used the beautiful weather today to do a spring wash and get the paint decontaminated, cleaned, and sealed. I didn’t feel that any sort of correction was warranted, so I used an AIO by hand to clean and polish the paint and prep it for a graphene sealant. Of note: I had ceramic coated the hood about 10 months or so ago with McKee’s 37 Ceramic Coating, so I left the hood alone and just used a booster on it for today. The car is a 2021 Honda Civic Hatchback EX in Lunar Silver, with just about 11,700 miles on the odometer. I bought the car new last June with about 10 miles on it.


Wheels and Tires
Jay Leno’s Garage Wheel Cleaner
Jay Leno’s Garage Heavy Duty Rubber Cleaner
McKee’s 37 Hydro Graphene Ceramic Coating
McKee’s 37 Graphene Tire Shine


Engine Bay
McKee’s 37 Engine Degreaser
McKee’s 37 Trim Detailer


Wash and Decontaminate
McKee’s 37 Coating Prep Auto Wash
McKee’s 37 Iron Remover
Speed Master Clay Towel
Meguiar’s Last Touch 1:1


Glass
McKee’s 37 High Performance Glass Restorer
McKee’s 37 Glass Coating


Paintwork
McKee’s 37 Graphene 3-in-1 Ceramic Polish
McKee’s 37 Graphene Ceramic Paint Sealant


Trim
McKee’s 37 Trim Detailer

Interior
Vacuum
McKee’s 37 Fast Interior Detailer
McKee’s 37 Total Interior Cleaner (steering wheel and a few spots on fabric)
Griot’s Garage Foaming Glass Cleaner

Nice layer of pollen and dirt on the paint
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Hard to capture on silver, but you can still kind of see the buildup of dirt on the rear end
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Wheels and tires are dingy and brown
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Dead bugs on the front
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Dirty engine bay
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JLG Rubber Cleaner and Wheel Cleaner doing their thing. Check out that brown gunk melting off!
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Wheels and tires clean but undressed
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Afters. As a side note, last year I swapped out the chrome emblems for gloss black emblems and swapped out the amber side markers for smoked side markers. Both subtle changes that I think really enhance the look of the car.
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Interior - rocking some new WeatherTech floor mats
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[bill walsh]

nice job Shane how long did it take you?

 

[Shane731]

nice job Shane how long did it take you?

Hard to say. I took my sweet time and just enjoyed the process (and the weather).

 

[Sizzle Chest]

Nicely done! Looks great, and nice write up too!