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Car was brush with one-way valve
Does anyone remember those gadgets? I guess they're on Ebay - if you enter
the right search terms. The brush has a a wide bit of tubing attached. Bottom of tube holds a one-way valve. Dip tube in bucket of suds. Shake up and down action "pumps" the suds uphill and into the soft brush. Are they still made? TIA |
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Car was brush with one-way valve
Probably made by the same company that made valour cloths brushes you
pressed a trigger in the handle to reverse the direction. After a couple of years the plastic cam system broke and shot the bits across the room. Then there was the buttoneer, a bit like those tagging machines they use in shops for security tags on clothes. Anyone remember the Ktel record vacuum. I had one of those, if you took out the silly foam pads and replaced them with carbon fibre brushes it worked but as shipped all it did was charge the disc up to about 10000 volts so you dropped it when you tried to pick it up! Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Jethro_uk" wrote in message news On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:46:49 +0000, Bertie Doe wrote: Does anyone remember those gadgets? I guess they're on Ebay - if you enter the right search terms. The brush has a a wide bit of tubing attached. Bottom of tube holds a one-way valve. Dip tube in bucket of suds. Shake up and down action "pumps" the suds uphill and into the soft brush. Are they still made? TIA I suspect they were **** ? They certainly looked it. |
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Car was brush with one-way valve
no no
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Car was brush with one-way valve
Bertie Doe wrote:
Does anyone remember those gadgets? I guess they're on Ebay - if you enter the right search terms. The brush has a a wide bit of tubing attached. Bottom of tube holds a one-way valve. Dip tube in bucket of suds. Shake up and down action "pumps" the suds uphill and into the soft brush. Are they still made? TIA http://mgrretail.com/WashMatik-Full-Kit Appear on TV shopping channels occasionally, I tried one years ago and it was next to useless. GH |
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Car was brush with one-way valve
"Marland" wrote in message ... Bertie Doe wrote: Shake up and down action "pumps" the suds uphill and into the soft brush. Are they still made? TIA http://mgrretail.com/WashMatik-Full-Kit Appear on TV shopping channels occasionally, I tried one years ago and it was next to useless. Yep, that's the one. I guess all the money went into Marketing and not the product. Pity, seemed like a good idea - no hosepipe, no electrics. |
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Car was brush with one-way valve
"Bertie Doe" wrote in message ... "Marland" wrote in message ... Bertie Doe wrote: Shake up and down action "pumps" the suds uphill and into the soft brush. Are they still made? TIA http://mgrretail.com/WashMatik-Full-Kit Appear on TV shopping channels occasionally, I tried one years ago and it was next to useless. Yep, that's the one. I guess all the money went into Marketing and not the product. Guess again. The problem isnt what the money is spent on. Pity, seemed like a good idea - no hosepipe, no electrics. Problem is that it wont work well no matter how much money is spent on it. Its a dud idea. |
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Lonely Psychotic Senile Ozzie Troll Alert! LOL
On Thu, 13 Dec 2018 11:03:16 +1100, cantankerous trolling geezer Rot Speed,
the auto-contradicting senile sociopath, blabbered, again: Yep, that's the one. I guess all the money went into Marketing and not the product. Guess again. The problem isnt what the money is spent on. ....and the abnormal auto-contradictor struck again! LOL Pity, seemed like a good idea - no hosepipe, no electrics. Problem is that it wont work well no matter how much money is spent on it. It¢s a dud idea. ....and the abnormal senile auto-contradictor struck again! ****ing hilarious! LOL -- Kerr-Mudd,John addressing senile Rot: "Auto-contradictor Rod is back! (in the KF)" MID: |
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Car was brush with one-way valve
No No what?
Brian -- ----- -- This newsgroup posting comes to you directly from... The Sofa of Brian Gaff... Blind user, so no pictures please Note this Signature is meaningless.! "Jim GM4DHJ ..." wrote in message ... no no |
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Car was brush with one-way valve
"Brian Gaff" wrote in message news Anyone remember the Ktel record vacuum. I remember K-tel from the early tv ads. Interesting history on wiki : https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/K-tel Records, non-stick pans, veg slicers etc., and still going strong in N.America, UK and Aussie. I'm surprised they're still earning on their back record catalogues from the 50s to 70s. I thought there was a time limit on royalties? |
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Car was brush with one-way valve
"Jethro_uk" wrote in message news On Wed, 12 Dec 2018 17:46:49 +0000, Bertie Doe wrote: Does anyone remember those gadgets? I guess they're on Ebay - if you enter the right search terms. I suspect they were **** ? They certainly looked it. Agreed, thanks Jethro, Rod and all. Clearly not designed for the job. I've order one of those 8 litre capacity, hand-pumped low pressure washers. They're on Ebay, sub £20, free postage and come with a soft brush and separate spray lance. Ok, there's plenty of plastic bits to break but I'll happily settle for 2 - 3 years useage. |
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Car was brush with one-way valve
Quick quick no ?
"Brian Gaff" Wrote in message: No No what? Brian -- Jim K ----Android NewsGroup Reader---- http://usenet.sinaapp.com/ |
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