Cyclo ProShine Results

Anthony Orosco · 08-10-05, 10:26

Many of you know I have been testing out these new ProShine disc's from Cyclo but initially I had some problems, those being mainly with the aggressive nature of the Cyclo's dual heads. Even though the grit on these pads are very high, from 4k to 12k, with both disc's it proved to be too aggressive in some, but not all, instances.

So I discovered that using one disc on one Cyclo pad and a yellow Cyclo pad on the other that I got much nicer overall results. I was now able to remove all marring left from the disc's with the Cyclo alone and finish out with the Cyclo and then wax.

I have used it on numerous vehicles but my big test came with our very own minivan and the rear quarter panel where a tree in the front yard decided to jump out in front of me as I was leaving the garage

The tree has since been removed!

Here is the tree damage, which is worse than the pictures reveal.

My first disc choice was the 4k grit. I wet the area with some water from a spray bottle, placed the disc on the left pad of the Cyclo and the yellow cutting pad on the right Cyclo pad or head. I then began polishing/sanding on the far right side of the scratch and traveled left to the end. After 2 passes on each scratch level (had one on top and bottom) I realized that the 4k grit was not aggressive enough so I had to take out from my first patch of test disc's a 2400k grit disc.

This really leveled everything out nicely. Here is a picture of the area after the 4000 grit disc .

I don't have any pictures of the 2400 grit it did a nice job. I then went over it again with 4000, then 6000, 8000 and finished with 12000 grit. With each successive pass (with a finer grit) I would over lap the previous area by an inch or so. So if my 2400 grit covered a 5 inch area my 4000 grit pass would cover about 6 or 7 inches, etc. This helps the area blend very nice.

I don't have any pictures of these other passes as we have alot of thunderstorms in the area and one started brewing as I started this little adventure so I had to finish as fast as possible. Here though is a picture, with halogens, after the 12000 grit pass and then using the Cyclo again with Optimum Compound and the Cyclo yellow cutting pads. I was surprised to see no left over marring and no sanding marks either.

Here is the area after the Opt. Compound and yellow pads again but without the halogens..it was getting dark with the clouds coming in. I thought I would need another pass with some orange or white pads and Opt Polish but heck I think it came out very nice with just the Compound, I could wax it now and call it DONE!

All in all I like the new Cyclo system BUT these pads can be dangerous if not used carefully. If oyu have a re-paint and wish to knock down orange peel or want to try and salvage your car from being re-painted because of a scratch, like in my van, then these may work great for you. I am not sure when or even IF these will come to market but I like to use them and I'll be testing them out alot more in the near future.

Thanks,
Anthony

Accumulator · 08-10-05, 11:30

Interesting, Anthony. I hope the "nice job" goes without saying

Heh heh, you sure are a big fan of the "different stuff on each head" approach huh?

Hope I never need such an aggressive approach, but I also hope that some of these Cyclo goodies make it to market. I can't help but wonder how the milder disks on the Cyclo would compare with a cutting pad (or wool) on a rotary

And this is one more post making me wonder about the Optimum stuff...sure seems versatile.

brwill2005 · 08-10-05, 01:45

Anthony- Not to change the subject, but do you have a problem with the Cyclo yellow pads colliding with each other and slinging little yellow crumbs everywhere? I always seem to have this problem. The green pads do not do this though.

Anthony Orosco · 08-10-05, 04:31

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Originally Posted by Accumulator

Interesting, Anthony. I hope the "nice job" goes without saying

Heh heh, you sure are a big fan of the "different stuff on each head" approach huh?

Hope I never need such an aggressive approach, but I also hope that some of these Cyclo goodies make it to market. I can't help but wonder how the milder disks on the Cyclo would compare with a cutting pad (or wool) on a rotary

And this is one more post making me wonder about the Optimum stuff...sure seems versatile.

The Cyclo 12000 grit disc's leave a very, very light marring trail behind, so light I am guessing that you could remove it all by hand with a mild polish. I would also guess that a wool pad and a rotary are far more aggressive. I will need to test more just how versatile these new pads can be.

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Originally Posted by brwill2005

Anthony- Not to change the subject, but do you have a problem with the Cyclo yellow pads colliding with each other and slinging little yellow crumbs everywhere? I always seem to have this problem. The green pads do not do this though.

I haven't noticed this much but then again I realy don't use the green pads. What I do do though is swing or rotate the two cylo heads together until they meet at their center rotarion and I then place the pads on and I reposition them until they no longer touch (the foam pads), spin them a few times to see if they hit and this usually gives me the best alignment of the pads.

Anthony

brwill2005 · 08-10-05, 04:54

Thanks Anthony. I try to do that also, but the yellow pads always seem to collide. Maybe because they are thicker.