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It’s been a long while since I was last here. I have a PC and a gen 1 Cyclo with a bunch of pads. I love Megs 102 and 205. Been using this combo for the past few years and it works great. Every once in a while I like to explore new options for something that would make my life easier. I’m...

I was reading through the thread on favorite products and noticed that people talked about chemical polish vs. abrasive. If this has been answered before, then I'm sorry. What's the difference? Well, I know an abrasive can do quite a bit of correction, but what can the chemical do? Say for...

This past weekend was fun. It was the first time this year that I've had time to really work on my car. I've been on this site for about a year now learning from you guys and I really appreciate all of your help. Accumulator has been awesome and has helped me so much! Anyway, last year I...

Well, I'm going to take the plunge and buy a PC or G110. All I want it for is the small 4" spot buffs and smaller areas where my Cyclo won't go. And besides, I've been dying to try one and who can ever have enough toys? I've been getting better with the Cyclo and all I really want this for...

I'm a detailing addict, there I admit it. In the past year I've spent way too much time on this site and way too much money on products. Up until this point, I have concentrated mostly on exterior cleaning and polishing. I'm just now getting the hang of using the Cyclo (thanks...

My jeep has bare aluminum wheels. I'm not so concerned with them being 100% or even 70%, but I do like them clean. I just polished them last year and they still have a shine on them. I was using Meg's wheel cleaner but ran out and I just got a gallon of OPC. The label says to dilute up to...

It's getting warm outside and I'm dying to try out some of my new products. However, I'm still quite the newbie so I'm coming you all for advice. My partner thinks that I've become obsessed. Anyway, I have some questions that I hope you can help me with. I just acquired a Gilmour...

I just looked at my Cyclo and it does not appear to have the VES counterweights installed. On the label it says Cyclo Model 5 I'm going to assume that I don't have the VES model? By the way, my cyclo is about 10 years old and was handed down to me from my brother. I'm asking because I'm...

I've not even mastered the Cyclo yet but I think I want the PC. I've read such great reviews on it that I'm tempted to buy it. The cyclo is so big and based on my experimentation so far, it's too big to get into the smaller spots, that's why I'm thinking about the PC. Maybe I'm just looking...

Maybe I'm just doing something wrong. Today I thought I'd give it another go to see if I could get better results after watching countless videos on polishing. I'm still a newbie at this so please bear with me. This is on a Black Cadillac. I washed, clayed, etc... I broke out the Cyclo...

I just got some Hi-Temp APC from TOL and have no clue how to dilute it for different uses. Is it safe to use on wheels? According to the bottle, it only says to use it full strength to clean the engine bay, but no other advice is given. I know that you use it diluted more if you are...

There are a couple of other posts on here with people with Black BMW's and having issues with swirls. It got me to thinking that maybe having a swirl free black car is just a dream. I have a Black CTS and right now, it's a bit swirled up. In the sun it isn't too bad, it only seems that I...

I have a bunch of questions about Collinite that I'm hoping you can help me with. I have 2 cans of Collinite wax. 885 that Autogeek sells and 476s that I got from Harbor Freight. I previously thought that the 2 products were the same thing, only marketed a little differently and in...

I have been reading a lot about washing techniques and I've even watched Scottwax's youtube video of it. I'm still a little confused about how it works though. So when you do an ONR wash, do you only do a single panel at a time? Do you still use the 2 bucket method? Does the ONR foam up...

Well, last weekend I thought I'd give it a go and try using the Cyclo. I've never used it before and was told it was pretty easy and I couldn't mess up my paint....well, maybe you can, LOL. I worked on 2 cars, my black Cadillac CTS and my Yellow '01 Jeep TJ. The Jeep normally doesn't get...

I'm still so new to the world of Autopia that I'm probably asking some very basic questions. I have a Cyclo that my brother has "given" to me on permanent loan. All I have is the Cyclo, the hook and loop pad holder, and 4 white pads that have really been used used up. I have 2 cars I want...

I'm still a newbie when it comes to detailing at autopia standards so I have some questions. In a few weeks, I'm going to do a final exterior detailing on my black '08 CTS. I do have some light swirls here and there, but nothing that I'm too concerned about...i.e. I'm not going to do a...

I recently found your site via the vwvortex's carlounge. I discovered this site 3 weeks ago and you all have shown me the error of my ways. My partner now thinks I'm obsessed with cleaning and detailing our cars. We have an '08 CTS, '06 Subaru outback, and an '01 Jeep Wrangler. The car...