Cyclo Users: Wool Pads??

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bdaly84

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Has any Cyclo user tried the wool pads they make for it?? Sometimes the yellows just aren't enough. If so...what polish or compound did you use?
 
brwill2005 said:
No wool. The most aggressive I go is the orange. If I need to go more aggressive, I break out the Metabo.
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Enlighten me please. I do not have a rotary yet, but I am curious why you would say no. I have used the yellow cyclo pads a few times and have had the results I needed. Other than the speed of the cyclo (not variable) why else?
 
I never used the wool pads with the Cyclo because of how they behaved when I used them on the PC. Too much micromarring and just a *little* more cut than yellow foam pads; much more downside and barely any upside. IMO/IME if a yellow cutting pad won't do it you need a different machine.
 
RTexasF said:
Boy do I feel stupid! I didn't know they were available for the Cyclo.
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They were available long before foam pads, dating to back when the Cyclos were used primarily to polish airplanes and aluminum travel trailers. Now-a-days they're probably used primarily under bonnets (a job for which I prefer foam anyhow), but they're still the ticket for polishing metals with the thing.
 
I agree exactly with Accumulator. I've tried them out a few times and the benefits of more cut are not worth the micromarring or the shedding of the pads and dust/splatter all over. If the yellow pad isn't going to cut enough, I'll use the rotary. I pretty much use my cyclo for just slight swirls/marring and applying LSPs.
 
Thanks for the info. I think I need to invest in a rotary machine and start practicing. I have only run into the need for something heavier than the yellow pad a time or two. I just took so long to complete the job.
 
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