How to use the Cyclo Polisher - Detailing Class at Autogeek

Mike Phillips · 05-21-2015, 03:09 PM

How to use the Cyclo Polisher - Detailing Class at Autogeek

At each class I have one to two cars for each type of tool. For the beautiful but swirled out 1956 Chevy Bel Air appraised at $140,000.00 was used to teach the class how to use the Cyclo Orbital Polisher.

Process

Waterless wash with DP Waterless Auto Wash & Gloss
Mechanically decontaminate using Pinnacle Ultra Fine Poly Clay
Remove swirls using Cyclo Polisher, Cyclo Orange & Yellow Foam Cutting Pads and Pinnacle Advanced Compound
Polish to a high gloss using Cyclo Polisher, Cyclo Green Foam Pads and Pinnacle Advanced Finishing Polish
Machine wax using Cyclo Orbital Polisher with Cyclo soft white foam waxing pads and Pinnacle Black Label Synthetic Paint Sealant.

First a few pictures showing the swirls in the paint....

How to remove bonded contaminants using detailing clay
There's the right way and a lot of wrong ways to use detailing clay. We went over the right way and then the class clayed the paint, glass, chrome and stainless steel surfaces using detailing clay.

How to use a Cyclo Polisher to remove swirls
After claying there was a demonstration on the correct technique to use for the Cyclo Polisher as well as we went over how to use the Cyclo to do a Test Spot.

Break for hands-on training
Next the class took over while Nick and I worked with each student to make sure they understood and used the correct technique when buffing with the Cyclo polishers.

Compounding

Polishing

Machine Waxing

Mike Phillips · 05-21-2015, 03:10 PM

Continued....

The correct way to remove dried wax
After allowing the wax to dry we went over the correct techniques to carefully remove a show car wax off of a show car finish.

Show car finish via the Cyclo polisher and Pinnacle compounds, polishes and waxes

Now back outside for a few sun shots....

Besides learning how to use the Cyclo polishers we also used the car to go over,

How to use the Dupray Hill Infection Steam Cleaner to safely clean a leather interior and then how to condition and protect the clean leather using Pinnacle Leather Conditioner.