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My JFJ Easy Pro has been out of commission for many years due to the hinges being held together by super glue (some previous owner, some me keeping it limping along). This is an entry level professional device. Replacement parts have been unobtainable until recently because no shipping to the UK.

The original is pretty disgusting and beyond repair. The company now ships to the UK, but the part is $55 and shipping is $83.64 to $111.78, excluding taxes and duty. But, they have an affiliated eBay page...which includes eBay global shipping as an option. This shipping is $10.82. 😂

So, a couple of weeks later, it turns up. Total $78.99 (£61.15 including VAT). Hilarious.

Sadly not quite out of the woods; taking the old pins out for the lid caused some cracks to occur (as they were glued in). I've super glued the cracks for now which is under enough pressure that it should not be an issue. Machine cleaned up to the best of what I can be bothered with.

With the glue cured, new lid goes on. Will test when health allows but it's in a much better state to be able to save some discs again.

Test disc, my Aqua Kitty DX soundtrack which I use for all my CD related testing. A bit worse for wear given the abuse it sustained (including getting jammed in a LaserActive). Took a bit of time to get back into the swing of things. Despite being "Easy" there is still a learning curve per disc.

Sanding done. Onto buffing with compound #1 for 1 min. Far too much compound being used here than normal but the pad needs to be resaturated after having many years of non-use.

Buffing pass with compound #1.

Very messy. Wear gloves as this stuff sucks the moisture out of your skin. Onto buffing with compound #2 (separate pad) and then a final polish by hand with the JFJ anti static spray.