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coozer

posted on 4/4/08 at 12:40 PM Reply With Quote
Aldi bargain...

Is this a good buy for making your gelcoat shine???

http://www.aldi.co.uk/uk/html/offers/2867_5589.htm





1972 V8 Jago

1980 Z750

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caber

posted on 4/4/08 at 12:46 PM Reply With Quote
Those are next to useless! you need a proper sander finisher, cheapest I found was one on ebayfor about £50.

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02GF74

posted on 4/4/08 at 12:57 PM Reply With Quote
I pay the boys scout 10 p an hour to shine my car.






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Mr Whippy

posted on 4/4/08 at 01:06 PM Reply With Quote
I got one of those from Halfords

I'm sure it registered as an earthquake in Australia due to its beautifully balanced mechanism






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posted on 4/4/08 at 01:33 PM Reply With Quote
I got one a while back, they're ok for the price just don't expect it to last forever, i don't use mine that often so it should last a while
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emsfactory

posted on 4/4/08 at 05:32 PM Reply With Quote
they are pretty pish tbh
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Peteff

posted on 4/4/08 at 05:41 PM Reply With Quote
Tim at the bike shop has one for polishing his 350Z, he likes it and he's a finicky sod





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I went into the RSPCA office the other day. It was so small you could hardly swing a cat in there.

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eccsmk

posted on 4/4/08 at 06:21 PM Reply With Quote
what you want is one of these
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/meguiars-g220-dual-action-polishing-machine-polish.html
mine will be here soon !

[Edited on 4/4/08 by eccsmk]






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pajsh

posted on 4/4/08 at 08:07 PM Reply With Quote
quote:
Originally posted by eccsmk
what you want is one of these
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/meguiars-g220-dual-action-polishing-machine-polish.html
mine will be here soon !

[Edited on 4/4/08 by eccsmk]


That leaves only £110.05 to build the car





I used to be apathetic but now I just don't care.

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eccsmk

posted on 4/4/08 at 08:42 PM Reply With Quote
doh!
half a car it is then






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