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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: ben M on April 05, 2012, 04:18:59 pm

Title: Question for alex Gardiner
Post by: ben M on April 05, 2012, 04:18:59 pm: Regarding your care guide for poles you said:

5. When clean fully dry each section, replace any of the joint-stop overlap tape if needed and the lightly spray the sections with PTFE dry-spray, paying particular attention to the overlap area.

Do you know if i can use something else (PTFE)?

thanks
Title: Re: Question for alex Gardiner
Post by: Alex Gardiner on April 05, 2012, 05:23:20 pm: Quote from: ben M on April 05, 2012, 04:18:59 pm
Regarding your care guide for poles you said:

5. When clean fully dry each section, replace any of the joint-stop overlap tape if needed and the lightly spray the sections with PTFE dry-spray, paying particular attention to the overlap area.

Do you know if i can use something else (PTFE)?

thanks

I cannot recommend anything else.

What you must not use is an oil based PTFE enriched lubricating spray as this can penetrate over time the weave of the carbon and could lead to carbon failure.
Title: Re: Question for alex Gardiner
Post by: ben M on April 05, 2012, 06:12:08 pm: Quote from: Alex Gardiner on April 05, 2012, 05:23:20 pm
Quote from: ben M on April 05, 2012, 04:18:59 pm
Regarding your care guide for poles you said:

5. When clean fully dry each section, replace any of the joint-stop overlap tape if needed and the lightly spray the sections with PTFE dry-spray, paying particular attention to the overlap area.

Do you know if i can use something else (PTFE)?

thanks

I cannot recommend anything else.

What you must not use is an oil based PTFE enriched lubricating spray as this can penetrate over time the weave of the carbon and could lead to carbon failure.
ok thanks.
a dry silicone spray maybe?
Title: Re: Question for alex Gardiner
Post by: KINGAKNAA on April 05, 2012, 06:42:40 pm: i USE GT85 FROM HALFORDS...£4.99 ;)
Title: Re: Question for alex Gardiner
Post by: Alex Gardiner on April 05, 2012, 06:48:12 pm: Quote from: ben M on April 05, 2012, 06:12:08 pm
Quote from: Alex Gardiner on April 05, 2012, 05:23:20 pm
Quote from: ben M on April 05, 2012, 04:18:59 pm
Regarding your care guide for poles you said:

5. When clean fully dry each section, replace any of the joint-stop overlap tape if needed and the lightly spray the sections with PTFE dry-spray, paying particular attention to the overlap area.

Do you know if i can use something else (PTFE)?

thanks

I cannot recommend anything else.

What you must not use is an oil based PTFE enriched lubricating spray as this can penetrate over time the weave of the carbon and could lead to carbon failure.
ok thanks.
a dry silicone spray maybe?

If it is dry then yes this may well work.
Title: Re: Question for alex Gardiner
Post by: Alex Gardiner on April 05, 2012, 06:49:38 pm: Quote from: KINGAKNAA on April 05, 2012, 06:42:40 pm
i USE GT85 FROM HALFORDS...£4.99 ;)

If this is used on carbon fibre poles then any issue with de-lamination or breakdown of carbon fibre structure would not be covered under warranty as it is a penetrating oil-based liquid and not really suitable for these poles.
Title: Re: Question for alex Gardiner
Post by: KINGAKNAA on April 05, 2012, 07:21:14 pm: WONT BE USING THAT THEN!!!!!!! :o
Title: Re: Question for alex Gardiner
Post by: ben M on April 05, 2012, 07:50:51 pm: Quote from: KINGAKNAA on April 05, 2012, 07:21:14 pm
WONT BE USING THAT THEN!!!!!!! :o
too late! ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Question for alex Gardiner
Post by: AuRavelling79 on April 06, 2012, 10:04:22 pm: I've been using WD40 on my SLX30 and four years on all is good.
Title: Re: Question for alex Gardiner
Post by: s.w.c on April 06, 2012, 10:10:42 pm: this works too

http://www.halfords.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/product_storeId_10001_catalogId_10151_productId_219033_langId_-1_categoryId_165705