2000 Mazda Miata. Should have taken some befores, the top was pretty bad, light holograms courtesy of a body shop and the interior, although not heavily stained, was that light tan that looks dirty the first time you touch it. Nowhere near the worst I have ever done, just needed some good TLC. This was at an apartment complex and for the first time in close to a year, I had no access to power. This was going to be a hand job. 
Good thing I brought my Shark cordless vac, amazing power for a rechargable, plus it has a rotating brush attachment that really pulls dirt out of carpets. Holds a good 20 minute charge, more than enough for a 2 seater. My son sure missed using the Cyclo to clean the mats though, he sure likes the time it saves him. Mats weren't bad anyway.
My first 10 years in business, I did all polishing by hand, plus being a Mazda owner myself, I know the paint isn't particularly hard and is relatively easy to polish out by hand. The small size helps too. I started with Optimum Compounding using a folded terry cloth towel (refolding with each panel) and even by hand, it did an excellent job removing the light holograms and the vast majority of the halo swirls. I followed with Meguiars #80 using a green Propel lite cut pad by hand, which really worked out well. The large size of the pad fits my hand well and allows me to apply more even pressure than using a smaller foam hand pad. I topped with Poorboy's EX w/carnauba.
Would it have turned out better using my Cyclo or PC? Maybe a bit, but not so most people would notice. I hadn't polished one out by hand in a while but it all came back to me once I started.

Good thing I brought my Shark cordless vac, amazing power for a rechargable, plus it has a rotating brush attachment that really pulls dirt out of carpets. Holds a good 20 minute charge, more than enough for a 2 seater. My son sure missed using the Cyclo to clean the mats though, he sure likes the time it saves him. Mats weren't bad anyway.
My first 10 years in business, I did all polishing by hand, plus being a Mazda owner myself, I know the paint isn't particularly hard and is relatively easy to polish out by hand. The small size helps too. I started with Optimum Compounding using a folded terry cloth towel (refolding with each panel) and even by hand, it did an excellent job removing the light holograms and the vast majority of the halo swirls. I followed with Meguiars #80 using a green Propel lite cut pad by hand, which really worked out well. The large size of the pad fits my hand well and allows me to apply more even pressure than using a smaller foam hand pad. I topped with Poorboy's EX w/carnauba.
Would it have turned out better using my Cyclo or PC? Maybe a bit, but not so most people would notice. I hadn't polished one out by hand in a while but it all came back to me once I started.





