I finally had time to try out my cyclo

[Corey Bit Spank]

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.

[Corey Bit Spank]

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





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.

[klnyc]

Nice job well done. How much was the Cyclo?
Any engine shots?

[JDookie]

Originally Posted by Corey Bit Spank

It makes the PC feel like a toy in comparison.

Welcome to the Cyclo club!

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.

[Corey Bit Spank]

Originally Posted by klnyc

Nice job well done. How much was the Cyclo?
Any engine shots?

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:


I'm not sure if I want to mod this car, or save for the upcoming Civic.

[themightytimmah]

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.

[Accumulator]

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.

[JDookie]

Originally Posted by Accumulator

JDookie- Sounds like you're liking the Cyclo more and more as you get better acquainted with it.

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!

[Corey Bit Spank]

Originally Posted by Accumulator

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.

No but the yellow pads were. I wasn't hugely impressed by the packaging of my pads when I got it. Eh oh well.

[Tasty]

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!

[Scottwax]

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.

[Mark77]

I'm another happy Cyclo user . 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.