I finally had time to try out my cyclo

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Corey Bit Spank

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:) :drool: It makes the PC feel like a toy in comparison.



What I did:

Wash with Duragloss wash

clayed (claymagic blue bar)

rinsed

dried (I don't do conventional claying with QD anymore) with sonus waffle weave



Polished with Mezerna Intensive Polish and Cyclo green polishing pad



Polished with Mezerna Final Polish II and Top of the Line White pad



Used Top of the Line yellow pad and Meguiars Dual Action Cleaner Polish for some minor scratches that the IP couldn't remove. I wanted to try this combo so I did the rear bumper, since that's nearly impossible to ruin anymore than the previous owner did.



Sealed with Mothers FX Synwax with TOL blue finishing pads



Tires/trim have Mothers Protectant on them.



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I also wiped down my dash and front windows. I need to vaccum out the floor but that'll be another day.



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I'll eventually do a write up on the cyclo, but I haven't used it enough to comment. Initial impressions though:

Well built

Easy to handle

Well balanced

Doesn't vibrate your arms off like the PC

Powerful

Top of the line Pads and Cyclo pads are similar on the "likeness" factor.

Pads are easier to clean and cheaper

QUICKER!



I also really liked FX Synwax. Easy to use and clear. The Mother's Protectant is very good too. I'm really impressed, it gives the tires a really nice look without being too shiney. A benefit is that it can be used on interior plastics with very good results as well.
 
Corey Bit Spank said:
:) :drool: It makes the PC feel like a toy in comparison.
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Welcome to the Cyclo club! :welcome



I know exactly what you mean, and can't agree with you more. My PC is pretty much used for paint cleaning, glazes, and lsp applications only. :buffing:
 
klnyc said:
Nice job well done. How much was the Cyclo?

Any engine shots?
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Everything came to $280 and some change. The only engine shot I have is about a year and some months old. Haven't gotten around to that yet, other than washing the underside of my hood.



old engine pic:

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I'm not sure if I want to mod this car, or save for the upcoming Civic.
 
Man whats up with this DavidB?



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Geez.. I click on that link and I get that ^^^^^^^ :think:
 
Great machine, innit it :). It's such a great piece, really feels like it comes from the day when American engineering was unquestionably the world's best. My PC get used for carpet shampooing, and sometimes I let my mom refinish furniture with it :). Other then that, its pretty much rotary for compounding/polishing, and cyclo for hologram removal and LSP application.
 
Corey Bit Spank- Glad to hear your Cyclo is working out so well for you. Were the white pads contaminated with little bits of velcro?



themightytimmah- If you haven't tried them yet, the Cyclo carpet brushes are reall something. Consider how much more powerful it is on *paint* than the PC and then imagine all the load from scrubbing carpet ;)



JDookie- Sounds like you're liking the Cyclo more and more as you get better acquainted with it.
 
Accumulator said:
JDookie- Sounds like you're liking the Cyclo more and more as you get better acquainted with it.
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Yep, definitely. My original experience was flawed by trash pads not working with me. Now that I have some pads that actually do what they are supposed to, I'm good to go! :xyxthumbs
 
Accumulator said:
Corey Bit Spank- Glad to hear your Cyclo is working out so well for you. Were the white pads contaminated with little bits of velcro?



themightytimmah- If you haven't tried them yet, the Cyclo carpet brushes are reall something. Consider how much more powerful it is on *paint* than the PC and then imagine all the load from scrubbing carpet ;)



JDookie- Sounds like you're liking the Cyclo more and more as you get better acquainted with it.
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No but the yellow pads were. I wasn't hugely impressed by the packaging of my pads when I got it. Eh oh well. :)
 
I just get my PC, and now you people are making me want a Cyclo. I have to put my kids through college you know!
 
Nice Accord, Corey! :)





If I hadn't been having so many problems with my car lately (seized a/c compressor, bad plug wires, bad O2 sensor, leaking coolant resevior, bad tensioner pulley and CV joint and I need new front tires), I'd already have a Cyclo. :(



Great machine but right now I still need to fix my a/c and get new front tires. Business has been great though so hopefully it won't be too much longer.
 
I'm another happy Cyclo user :2thumbs: . Like Accumulator said, you will like it more and more as you get better acquainted with it. You don't see tools built like the Cyclo anymore.
 
What does this cyclo tool look like, any reason why I should not go for the rotary and go for this? (I have a PC already)



Gr8 job by the way!
 
JJ- When you need a rotary, the Cyclo won't substitute- I want to be clear about that. But that doesn't mean I wouldn't recommend that you buy a Cyclo. I'd get it from WCD or TOD, but here's a LINK to tell you something about it.
 
JJ_ said:
What does this cyclo tool look like, any reason why I should not go for the rotary and go for this? (I have a PC already)



Gr8 job by the way!
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Because a Cyclo is more aggressive than a PC without the risk of burnt paint and holograms that a rotary carries if you aren't properly skilled in their use.
 
Hey now I've polished the paint off my washer nozzels with the PC before, lol. Luckily the plastic nearly matches my paint.



The Cyclo isn't a rotary replacement. It fits in between the PC and Rotary, and makes a fine PC replacement. :)
 
Congrats Corey, wondered where you'd been lately! Engine shots? I thinking "Why? Can you use the Cyclo in there?" Oh well, just how my mind works. I think you're one of the few people I see on here that uses Mothers products. I was waiting for something you didn't like and I finally saw it in regards to the pads.



Glad that was the only thing that was off. The Accord looks great, take the rest of the day off!



Paul
 
Thanks for the info on that guys, excellent site too. I think im still makita bound though lol.
 
JJ_ said:
Thanks for the info on that guys, excellent site too. I think im still makita bound though lol.
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OK, it's a good unit. But get a PC/Cyclo too. If you get holograms with the Makita (even experienced pros get them, ask Mike Phillips from Meguiar's) you're gonna need the PC/Cyclo to remove them with the least chance of something going wrong. Trying over and over to do it with the rotary will result in disaster.



I first learned on a rotary, and I can tell you that *that* isn't the right way to go. Learning on a Cyclo could prepare you for future rotary use pretty well though. Honestly, IMO if you've never polished a car before there's no way to exaggerate the inadvisability of starting with (only) a rotary.
 
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