Aggressive combo for cyclo?

pt91

pt91

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I have completed a few details with my new cyclo and recently did one that left me wondering why I don't have a rotary on hand.



I ended up using yellow and orange cyclo pads with menz. PG which removed about 75% of the defects (black lexus paint). The PG gummed up like crazy. OHC was easier to work with but not as aggressive.

What are your recommended aggressive combos for cyclo use?



I am getting close to pulling the trigger on a metabo but want to know how far I can go with the cyclo first.
 
IMO you probably oughta get the rotary. I've only had so-so results trying to do significant correction with the Cyclo (at least on b/c paint). The harshest stuff I've used was probably Hi-Temp Lite Cut, and you *could* get more aggressive than that. But I've come to the conclusion that for significant correction it's best to use a rotary if only for the time savings.



Soft paint, especially single stage, is different; the Cyclo can really work wonders on that.



What I like to do is use the rotary for the worst of it, and then switch to the Cyclo ASAP.



I've worn out a zillion yellow cutting pads on my Cyclo over the years, and in hindsight I shoulda got the rotary sooner. You can always use a mild approach with the rotary, it's not like you have to get super-aggressive to justify using it instead of the Cyclo.



But the Medium/Heavy cut products by Hi-Temp might be worth a shot. Check out TOL's website and see what you think. I might be singing a different tune if I'd tried those products with the Cyclo.
 
PG works well with the Cyclo and orange pads. I haven't used it with the yellows at all. I don't even have any yellow pads.:o Try using a little less product to help with the gumming. The humidity that you have in those parts may be playing a part in the gumming.
 
I use Hi-Temp Heavy Cut on neglected cars pretty when I'm doing the occasional side-job (Cyclo w/SFX-1 spot pads), and I've had pretty good luck. The Heavy Cut finishes out decently for a strong polish, and it's fairly user-friendly. Pads tend to load up after several panels, but that's nothing out-of-the-ordinary, especially for those pads (they tend to work better with polishes that don't have a lot of solvent, and the Hi-Temp polishes seem to). I've even had to break out the Extreme Cut, but that was on a rather stubborn '95 M3. I swear I could hear the clearcoat giggling and making fun of me in German while I was working the Cyclo; that paint was hard . . . the EC wiped out the light swirls in short order (and still finished off pretty nicely for a harsh compound), but the heavier marring required some rotary work here and there.



FWIW,

Tort
 
Thanks for the recommendations.



I may have to pick up some of the TOL polishes because I realized I need twice as many orange pads as I currently own.

I know I will end up buying one anyway so I will probably go for the metabo soon.



Chris, when I cut back the amount of PG it did work better, but still turned to gum pretty quickly. That seemed to be the best combo I found on this paint.



Anyone recommend the med. or light cut TOL polishes?
 
Tort- Thanks for that first-hand take on the Heavy-Cut by Cyclo. I might oughta look into some of that.



pt91- If by TOL you mean Hi-Temp, the Light (lite?) Cut works well by Cyclo. It's been forever since I used it last, but as I recall it was very user-friendly and finished out well. I would't buy both the Medium and the Light though, too much overlap. Based on what TortoiseAWD posted, I'd get the Heavy and Light cuts. You can take Tort's recommendations to the bank.
 
I have the Hi-temp Heavy, Medium, and Light-cut polishes. Personally, I think Medium has its place in a detailing arsenal. It can finish to an LSP-ready on plenty of cars while offering more correction than Light-cut. Sure a finer polish can take the shine even farther, however, its a difference few non-autopians would notice. So, I will use it on other people's cars when a one-step polish is in order.



However, I will have to agree with Accumulator. If you only wanted to get two Hi-temp polishes, Heavy and Light are the ones to get! Its a superb combo. Hi-temp makes some great products so take a look at their other offerings! Very economical product line, and topoftheline is a pleasure to do business with
 
Extreme, Heavy, Medium, and Light Cut all work very well with Cyclo. You can work them forever, and they all finish out very nicely. All you need is about a dime size dab on each pad. I would recommend the Extreme or Heavy Cut follwed by the Light Cut. With a rotary the levelers do become quite a bit more aggressive though. Heavy Cut via rotary followed by Medium Cut on the Cyclo to remove the swirls/holograms works well.
 
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