John
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quote: Originally posted by neil h
quote: Originally posted by John
I posted an almost mirror finish astra ages ago that took me 10 minutes one afternoon.
When I get around to doing current car with the cheapest silverline rotary I could find on ebay I'll post more.
Not the one with variable speed, soft start and a top speed of 3000rpm (that retails at £45)?
Possibly, I'll check next time I'm near it. I've never said you couldn't get them cheap, I said there's not much difference between a cheap and an expensive one.
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Brett
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Im going to post a vid of me detailing with a polishing pad attached to a drone motor
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Kyle T
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quote: Originally posted by John
, I said there's not much difference between a cheap and an expensive one.
You can apply that to pretty much any product on the planet. 80% cost for 20% performance.
Lotus Elise 111R
Impreza WRX STi
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neil h
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I'd imagine the differences between a cheap one and a expensive one would be lost on the casual user tbh.
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John
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Has that not been my point all along
As I've said over and over again, if you are doing it as a job, anything that makes it a bit easier on you and helps get consistent results every time, might be priceless. For a guy in his garage, that's not required.
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neil h
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Probably though we did establish its more than just 'a motor in a handle'.
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Dave
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Just to clarify my point wasn't that you had to have an expensive polisher, just that there is an important difference between an angle grinder and a polisher.
The cheap polisher bogging down under pressure could be a good thing for DIY too, should stop you applying to much pressure and damaging the paint.
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Steve
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could we get back on topic please, and get back to calling each other cunts and getting angry on the internet
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neil h
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
could we get back on topic please, and get back to calling each other cunts and getting angry on the internet
Fuck off and play with your drone or something (that better?)
[Edited on 31-01-2013 by neil h]
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CORSA NUT
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Did anyone mention a 'Sungun' yet?!?
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/3m-sun-gun-cat10.html
[Edited on 31-01-2013 by CORSA NUT]
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Steve
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Yet again, its just a £400 torch
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Kyle T
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Ok I'm not sure I can justify that one.
Lotus Elise 111R
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3CorsaMeal
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and vxrmarc said unto them................
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mwg
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I was going to say something about using the sun outside for free. But then I remembered it hardly ever shines
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derick-sport
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there is a thread on detailing world where you can make on witha 9.99 12v drill and a 6.99 uv bulb. works just as good alot of them on there use them.
bit of a difference from the 395 for that over priced torch.
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CORSA NUT
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quote: Originally posted by derick-sport
there is a thread on detailing world where you can make on witha 9.99 12v drill and a 6.99 uv bulb. works just as good alot of them on there use them.
bit of a difference from the 395 for that over priced torch.
I was going to mention that,
Basically yeah a £13 drill from B&Q taken apart with a 12v lamp holder and a fancy projector lamp for £7 does exactly the same job
John should be all over this...and rightly so
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neil h
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
Yet again, its just a £400 torch
quote: Originally posted by Kyle T
Ok I'm not sure I can justify that one.
Yup i'm totally with Steve on that one. All that is, is a bathroom downlighter built into a battery drill casing Shamelessly so in fact, look at the replacement bulbs. £47.50 thats gotta be easily a 1000% 'pro detailing' mark up
http://www.polishedbliss.co.uk/acatalog/3m-sun-gun-accessories-and-parts-cat11.html#aMaster3MSGAP00
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Steve
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£79 for the battery
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neil h
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I can just about allow them the battery, decent quality high capacity batteries aren't cheap. Look at the price of some of the LiPos used in Drones/RC gear.
That being said they give fuck all details so for all I can see it could be NiCad/NiMh.
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Steve
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Lets say the price for the bulb and the battery are indeed reasonable (not convinced) but anyway, that leaves £272 for what? a plastic case and some wires to connect it all together
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neil h
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quote: Originally posted by Steve
Lets say the price for the bulb and the battery are indeed reasonable (not convinced) but anyway, that leaves £272 for what? a plastic case and some wires to connect it all together
who said the price for the bulb is reasonable? That price is obscene
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CORSA NUT
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Plus you wouldn't need lithium battery's FFS so that's a con in itself.
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Steve
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quote: Originally posted by neil h
quote: Originally posted by Steve
Lets say the price for the bulb and the battery are indeed reasonable (not convinced) but anyway, that leaves £272 for what? a plastic case and some wires to connect it all together
who said the price for the bulb is reasonable? That price is obscene
I know lol I was just saying even if you give them the benefit of the doubt over that it still makes the rest of it ludicrous
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neil h
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Corsa nut makes a valid point actually, you wouldnt need Lithium batterys anyway.
So its a 10-15 quid nicad/nimh battery, a 15 quid bulb, 5 quids worth of electronics and a £365 drill casing
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