One more thing....... in addition for the new paint job, spring for new headlights. The new polished head lights make all the difference in the appearance world.
Our ‘98, that is 1998, Civic has been very well maintained and with a new paint job in the original color with new headlights makes the age unrecognizable.
I worried about the milage. My Honda specialist mechanic told me not to worry because it was in some ways better than some newer models.
I experimented with a “baking soda/lemon juice” headlight cleaning recipe found on the net. It worked great on my 18 year old headlights.
There are “kits’ to use to polish those headlight covers.
BUT-—I was told that really soft cloths & TOOTHPASTE does just as good a job.
EVERYTHING I have has old fashioned headlights-—about $7 for a new bulb-—and easy to replace.