Cyclo, what have I done?

ZoranC said:
I definitely need to get a case if I don't want to keep getting annoyed and wasting time moving tools around. It was somewhat OK when it was just Cyclo but now with four tools it is getting even more in a way of focusing on the task at hand. That and I don't like boxes or bags or anything else that allows tool to move in them. I put Cyclo and PC in box, put box in vehicle, box doesn't move, but tools in it move. Accelerate. "Thud". Hitting each other and box. Crynge. Take a right turn. "Thud". Crynge. Take a left thurn. "Thud". Brake. "Thud". Do any maneuver people force you into. "Thud, thud, thud". Hit a pothole or dip or go over speed bump. Thuds up and down (or down and up). Repeat until you get to destination.



Hitting "usual suspects" to see what they have available first is exactly what I have in mind as I can't afford to spend budget on case by going with fancier solutions (like Pelican). I might look for just the "shell" of the right size and then take some shape forming foam to it.
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ZoranC, that is what I'm trying to get across to everyone. You can get the boxes I described from Lowe's. You could have your power tools in one, pads, towels, in another and say some secondary bottles of Polish, wax, sealants, etc in a third. For away jobs it would be a snap to pick up say Box 1,2, and 3, knowing you haven't left anything behind !



The large containers (gallons , box's, whatever can stay in the garage, basement, whatever.



As for the clunking around just stuff some zip locked bags of towels in the right places, or some of the orange hand towels for cleaning your hands, etc. What is the Autopian saying, you can never have to many towels!!:chuckle:



It's just the plan I'm following. I have no intention of buying a Pelican case. They are great cases but wait till you price them, and what would you gain?

Changeling
 
My plan is similar but slightly different. LOL



I live in an apartment and I have a garage but not a garage in which I could do anything. I have to do my stuff somewhere else. I don't have a vehicle in which I can hold all the stuff all the time and often I am in vehicle that can't carry much to start with (MR2 Spyder). I want to be able to get going out of my place with basic minimum in a jiffy, and put stuff back ready for next going out equally quick. I also want to take it out of the car and start working with ease and then pack back equally quick too. Of course I will be leaving anything bulky home. I even don't want to carry 16oz when 4oz would be all that is usually neccessary.



I got myself a bucket like this one Griot's Garage 1-800-345-5789 - Car Care for $15 at Smart & Final. No lid, no grit guard, no rollers. But it fits in front of passenger seats just right, is big enough to put all basic supplies needed in (number of 4oz bottles, few sprayers, clay, waxes, mitts, towels, pads, all small and soft stuff), and no space is wasted/left. That and passenger seat form surface on which I can safely sit tool case. Few plastic and Ziplock bags thrown in basket to put things that will need washing afterwards (once full they go in small area behind seats). So I will just grab two things, one in each hand, none of them too heavy for my injured back, and get going in matter of seconds.
 
Yea, thats the idea. Your bucket is the same as a tool chest without the lid . I think we are on the same wave length, you thought things out. A little thought will get you a grit guard also , I really like the idea of a grit guard considering what one small pebble could do in 5 seconds.

Changeling
 
Changeling said:
Yea, thats the idea. Your bucket is the same as a tool chest without the lid . I think we are on the same wave length, you thought things out. A little thought will get you a grit guard also , I really like the idea of a grit guard considering what one small pebble could do in 5 seconds.
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It is a bucket but it will not be used for washing, I think of it exactly as a tool chest without lid that happens to be of just right dimensions and cheap. And I want it without lid so I don't have vertical limitation on what I am stuffing in (long brushes could protrude out).



Also, while two bucket method is one way of implementing best practices I have high dislike for that particular implementation because it physically hurts me (my back doesn't like repeated bending down and straightening). I feel I can achieve same goal with different method and not having to lug around two more buckets etc.



Considering I am not handling big number of vehicles at the same time I feel I can do same by using no buckets but by using bigger number of mitts per vehicle (that I already have anyway) and not rinsing them when needed but putting them away for later washing and moving onto next clean mitt. Use hose and foam gun to soak, spread mitts around, do a section with mitt in right hand and foam gun in left spraying bursts as you go, after you finish section or if neccessary put that mitt away into "to wash" bag / small bucket and grab next clean mitt for next section, and keep going. Done.



Any thoughts anyone?
 
ZoranC- Not that I wanna hijack the thread by getting into wash techniques, but I'd consider trying a BHB with the foamgun. The BHB rinses *very* clean, unlike mitts. IMO somebody could often do an OK just just going around the car with a BHB and the foamgun, but it might be a bit too gentle on a really neglected vehicle. Tip: jiggle the BHB instead of making big swipes so that any marring is very tiny (a 1/4" scratch won't show like a 4" one will).
 
Accumulator said:
ZoranC- Not that I wanna hijack the thread by getting into wash techniques, but I'd consider trying a BHB with the foamgun. The BHB rinses *very* clean, unlike mitts. IMO somebody could often do an OK just just going around the car with a BHB and the foamgun, but it might be a bit too gentle on a really neglected vehicle. Tip: jiggle the BHB instead of making big swipes so that any marring is very tiny (a 1/4" scratch won't show like a 4" one will).
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Accumulator, you can't hijack what Change and I already hijacked :rofl



BHB? Boar's hair brush? It wasn't crossing my mind to use something that rinses cleaner because I wanted to get away with using buckets altogether and I was thinking if I use clean mitt every time just used one would need rinsing (instead of rinsing just used one), and later after I am done with a work for a day wash them all in machine I would be washing with cleanest softest thing all the time without any buckets. Thought was that rinsing is attempt to manually wash and use just one mitt which I was feeling is waste of my time and energy and should be delegated to machine with relatively insignificant investement in bigger number of mitts.



What you think?
 
Somewhere, Accumulator gave a Cyclo warning about some pad or something applying "AIO", anyone remember what/where it was? I don't think I'm dreaming!

Changeling
 
what I think you're referring to is my caveat that AIO doesn't work well by Cyclo; it flashes off too quickly and is hard to buff off. Another reason for keeping that PC ;)
 
WCD said:
Before Cyclo made improvements to the backing of the pads, my brother used to go through about 2-3 sets of green per plane. He now says that he can get 2 planes with one set, sometimes more. I mainly use the green and white as anything needing the yellow, I use a rotary.



Thanks, Rob
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Rob, I missed this for some reason. When you say your brother can get 2 planes with one set (Green), does that mean at the end of two planes they are completely shot or what, confused?

That last sentence meant a lot to me!:up



Changeling
 
Yes, he can get through about two planes with one set of pads. Then, depending on the use, they are out. All those rivets and so on can grab at times and scew up the foam. However, at $350 per plane, that's about $5.00 in pad cost for $700 in revenue so that's not bad.



Rob
 
Between the rivets and panel edges,I'd expect an airplane to be *infintely* tougher on pads than a car/truck. Normally the green pads last a good long time.



Hh heh, sure glad I missed that production run that had all the issues with the velcro!
 
WCD said:
Yes, he can get through about two planes with one set of pads. Then, depending on the use, they are out. All those rivets and so on can grab at times and scew up the foam. However, at $350 per plane, that's about $5.00 in pad cost for $700 in revenue so that's not bad.



Rob
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Rob, that's one hell of a lot of polishing for 1 set of pads. I placed another order last night to Pinnacle for some more Cyclo White, Green, Orange, pads and two sets of brushes white and green. That gives me enough to do a small airport!





Accumulator, tell me about it, I'm still a Little worried. However , I have there assurance that the backing problems have all been corrected.

By the way, the pads/brushes are all "Cyclo" brand. Someone said that Pinnacle didn't sell Cyclo brand, but that was not right.

Take care guys, Changeling
 
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