1996 Honda Civic Faded Trim 1Z Einszett Vinyl-Rubber Care and Protectant Review

[Jesse@Autopia]

Today I decided to use 1Z Einszett Vinyl-Rubber Care and Protectant on my "new to me" 1996 Honda Civic. The sun absolutely destroyed the trim, it had faded marks, streaks, and even white spots on the black trim.

Here is a close up of the trim and the product used:

50/50 shot: The Product was really easy to apply even though the instructions recommended not to use in direct sun.

Night and day difference:

After:

Other side, before:

After:

The 1Z Einszett Vinyl-Rubber Care and Protectant also helped the cowl as well!


50/50:

This product was fairly easy to use. In the sun it did dry a little quick, but it was still easy to wipe off any excess product. Now I'll just wait and see how durable it is after some rain and a couple washes.




Link to Product:
1Z Einszett Vinyl-Rubber Care and Protectant

 

[Angus]

Wow, that looks great! Looking forward to the durability update.

So is the Range Rover dead, Jesse? I remember you had some engine issues a while back - right?

 

[Jesse@Autopia]

Wow, that looks great! Looking forward to the durability update.

So is the Range Rover dead, Jesse? I remember you had some engine issues a while back - right?

The Land Rover is still alive, I fixed everything on it I just couldn't afford the 12 mpg and all the parts that were breaking were very expensive and very hard to find. So I got the little red Honda to save on gas and have easy part repairs. :bigups

 

[Pats300zx]

Looking good Vega !!! :bow:bow

 

[JSFM35X]

Looks good let me know how long it lasts.

 

[tom p.]

Does 1Z make any bad products? This looks like another winner. I'd look forward to additional fotos in a month or two following some rain storms, etc.

Thanks, Jesse.

 

[Jesse@Autopia]

Looks good let me know how long it lasts.

Will do!

Does 1Z make any bad products? This looks like another winner. I'd look forward to additional fotos in a month or two following some rain storms, etc.

Thanks, Jesse.

Pictures will be coming up soon!!

 

[Ronkh]

Looks good.

How hot was the trim when applied? In sun should have heated up quick

 

[WaxAddict]

I've never had a 1Z product I didn't like. It's funny to me that when we say "1Z Einszett" we are simply saying 1Z in English then German.

They make Deep Plastik Cleaner which is a great product to use before a protectant.

 

[Jesse@Autopia]

Looks good.

How hot was the trim when applied? In sun should have heated up quick

It was sitting outside in the sun all day, I did this around 4 so the trim was fairly hot.

 

[Ronkh]

It was sitting outside in the sun all day, I did this around 4 so the trim was fairly hot.

Well it looks good.

I'm sure that made you use more product. Wonder if it helped/hurt longevity.

 

[Jesse@Autopia]

Water beading pictures after about a week:

It's still holding up pretty well. We've had a couple rain storms during the week, and the trim is still black!