So as I'm nearing the point of the dreaded bodywork, I'm looking at getting myself a sander. Since I don't have a compressor at the moment it'll have to be electric, and I'm looking at either of these two; opinions would be appreciated!

Sealey DAS149 6" Random Orbital Dual Action Sander 150mm 600W / 230V NEW

Makita BO5030/2 - RANDOM ORBIT SANDER 5" 240V

Cheers,
Ben

Both good makes what are he vibration figures
where i work you can only use sanders for 2 hours in 8 hours
jacko

I've had a little power pro sander called a sandcritter for ages and it works great. Hook and loop triangular 'disc' pads get into small places really well. I've also used 1/4 sheet palm sanders to good effect and they are not megabucks either.

If you are not lucky enough to have hands like a gorilla then I would avoid the palm Makita as I find a slight lack of control with a single small hand, where as the Sealey is useful having two hand holds and I think an adjustable front handle?
Little tip remove the 1.5m power cable and replace it with 4-5m cable that way you don't bring the twin gang extension lead up to meet the sides of the body work.

I'm going for this one ScrewFix. Many very good trade reviews, and cheap enough to be disposable?

Out of the two i would definitely got for the Sealy,
1 Its a two handed unit giving better control
2 Its variable speed
3 The palm sander will also try to sand your palm ! ( i managed blisters with mine in a very short period)

The only downside is it doesn't appear to have dust extraction

[Edited on 9/12/2016 by rgrs]

Cheers for the advice guys, went for the Sealey in the end. Will just gaffer tape the vacuum nozzle alongside it for extraction