Cyclo's "protoype" Paint Correction System

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Anthony O.

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As many of you know, and for those who don't, I have been working with Cyclo Toolmakers on a new selection of pads specially designed for the Cyclo which will move the Cyclo into a whole new area of detailing.



This area will be "paint correction" which until now has been reserved for the rotary......and for the brave:D



I am currently testing these pads out and so far I am VERY impressed and very excited about them. There are a few bugs here and there we are still working on and if we can get them to where I want them then we will have a winner and the pads will then be ready for delivery. How confident am I in these new pads? Well I will be using them on a Lamborghini today to remove some paint marring. They will level the paint, leave no swirls and everything will bo done, from leveling to final polishing, with the Cyclo alone.



I used these on a car hood and the leveled the paint down and then with the new Cyclo wool pads I removed all marring marks. I hope to post up some pictures of the Lamborghini detail later.



WARNING: This new system is NOT intended for newbies with the Cyclo! The Cyclo with this new system is capable of burning paint. I don't say this to discourage newbies but to warn them that the Cyclo now has the power of a rotary and while I am sure that a newb can use this new system they need to be extra careful. After the initial leveling process one then switches to the familiar polishing system of the Cyclo, which is very user friendly. In short there is now a bit of a learning curve if one seeks to use the new system.



I have no idea yet of pricing or when they will be ready for public sale but if the testing continues to go well I hope to have news from the fine people at Cyclo as to when they will be ready, their cost, etc.



Take care all,

Anthony
 
I sure would like to see if this is necessary for some micromarring visible only under the must intense synthetic lighting conditions on hard Audi paint. My even tougher older Caddy paint may be an even better candidate. But why, if one has a rotary already, should we purchase these pads that makes a Cyclo rotary like? "The Holy Grail" that really seems just out of the question is getting fast, quality rotary results with the safety of a PC.



I'll practice every opportunity I get with my rotary and if some day I can borrow a paint thickness measuring device I may just put it to the Caddy's paint.
 
Hello all,



At this time I don't have any pictures of the pads and will most likely not post any of the prototypes as they are not finished out...kinda rough looking :)



My purpose for seeking to design something along this line was for those people who fear the rotary and the learning curve it requires to master it.



Please remember that there is alot of testing still going on and it just may be that nothing will come of these pads as they may be too aggressive. Some of the materials now being used may need to be changed or modified and I am experimenting with various ways to work the pads either alone or with a product, wet, dry, in the shade, sun, standing on my head :) yadda yadda yadda.



The Lamborghini had to be rushed today as the GM of Porsche comes over to me and says, "The guy who bought the car will be here at 4:00 PM".....I am told this at 2:00 PM and the car is taped up and covered in buffing dust!! I hate it when that happens!



I'll have some pictures tomorrow.



Anthony
 
Anthony Orosco said:


My purpose for seeking to design something along this line was for those people who fear the rotary and the learning curve it requires to master it.



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This is what I'm sure plenty of us are on the edge of our seats waiting for. If a pad design can materialize that will give rotary-like results in the learning curve of the Cyclo I can't see them not being a huge hit :xyxthumbs
 
Finally, NEW PADS. No offense or anything but the pads I have bought off TOL and the pads that came with my cyclo are the biggest peices of $hit I have ever seen.



Good luck,

Shaun
 
Very interested in the progress of the pads. Keep us posted Anthony.



BTW, I hear ya' on the buffing dust, real bad on these cool, windy and very low humidity days!
 
Anthony , I am very interested in these pads , hopefully they work out , if you need any second opinions I'd be more then happy to do some testing with the pads. You where right since I bought the Cyclo earlier this year it has been my go to machine , nothing beats the rotary but I do love my Cyclo.





Doug Lucas

The Detail Barn
 
Gee, you guys sure are critical of the Cyclo pads! Heh heh, I find the green ones work pretty well for all sorts of applications, but then maybe I'm just used to them....Not that I won't welcome new and better ones :D



The yellow cutting pads aren't too great, but the green ones seem quite versatile to me, and while the white finishing pads aren't the softest I've ever used, they don't seem to cause any problems. I keep putting off buying more/new/LC/etc. pads for it because I'm actually getting by just fine with the Cyclo pads :nixweiss
 
Well I hav eno pictures yet of the Lamborghini but I do have a bit of a peek at what the new system can do.



Here is a Porsche I washed for a doctor today and he asked if I could do anything with a hideous scratch on his rear fender? I told him it should be no problem.



I cautiously used the new Cyclo correction pads followed by the Cyclo wool pads, orange pads and white using the Menzerna trio.



Here ar the results.......the last AFTER picture is finished out with just Menzerna FP, no wax, sealants or glazes.



Anthony



I have circled where the heavy scratch is. A very trciky area even for a rotary. There are actually two scratches but only one showed up.



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This next pictures shows the general marring

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This next photo is midway in the repair job. I think this is after the orange pads and IP

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Here is the fender after FP. Scratch and marring are history.

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that repair looks great Anthony , this system looks very promising for actual defect removal.





Doug Lucas

The Detail Barn
 
Nice pics of the Porsche fender!



"My purpose for seeking to design something along this line was for those people who fear the rotary and the learning curve it requires to master it."



I did not find basic rotary work to be that hard although it is a required skill. I'm very interested to see how the new system is. Seems there could be situations where a rotary might be best and where this new system might be best.
 
Bill D said:
I sure am hoping the new ones and the Sonus ones are going to be out of this world!
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Does this mean you don't think the LC pads are?



Accum, I haven't had any problems with the Cyclo pads thus far, but they just *feel* cheap, and really, enjoying what you are using is a big part of it for me. It's like if I had a thin rough-feeling microfiber. Even if I couldn't show that it scratched my paint, I still wouldn't be thrilled about using it because to me it would feel cheap. :) ;)
 
Aurora,



No, I guess that didn't come across accurately :o I am very happy with the LC pads, so I guess what I mean to say is tha I hope these new Cyclo and Sonus 4" pads are just as good if not even better :up
 
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