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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Neil Gornall on June 09, 2013, 05:29:48 pm

Title: GT 85
Post by: Neil Gornall on June 09, 2013, 05:29:48 pm

I have just taken delivery of 5 new CLX22's and done something I don't normally do.
I read the instructions  :)

And now I am confused,

I attended the the cleaning show and got talking to the guy who manufactures GT85, he told me its perfect for cleaning poles, the tin says its a PTFE spray so I assumed its good for carbon.

However on the user guide which Gardiners put out with the poles it says DO NOT USE OIL-BASED LUBRICANTS SUCH AS WD-40 AND GT-85.
I does not say anything about being oil based on the tin but having searched the website the safety data sheet says it has butane and propane, are these oil based? I always thought they were a gas.

So any chemists out there know what this stuff will do to my shiny new poles?  and which spray/cleaner is best if I cant use this one.

Title: Re: GT 85
Post by: mikeyfaerosyth on June 09, 2013, 05:44:56 pm

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/WD40-Anti-Friction-Dry-PTFE-lubricant-400ml-Smart-Straw-wd-40-Specialist-Range-/140972762118?pt=UK_Vehicle_Oils_Lubricants_Fluids&hash=item20d2a1a406

Title: Re: GT 85
Post by: Dave Willis on June 09, 2013, 07:26:23 pm

Take Gardiners advice. Don't use anything that can break down the resin/carbon or you'll have no comeback should your pole fall apart.

Title: Re: GT 85
Post by: Neil Gornall on June 09, 2013, 08:44:33 pm

Quote from: Dave Willis on June 09, 2013, 07:26:23 pm

Take Gardiners advice. Don't use anything that can break down the resin/carbon or you'll have no comeback should your pole fall apart.

I agree with that but I always thought the GT85 was ok, Just glad I haven't used it on my new poles yet.

Title: Re: GT 85
Post by: Smudger on June 09, 2013, 08:53:59 pm

Good advice already - need to use "dry" ptfe lubricant

I use blue works - off flea bay for around £3.99 a can

Darran

Title: Re: GT 85
Post by: Richard iSparkle on June 09, 2013, 09:20:52 pm

strange.  Grippatank specifically recommend GT80 for cleaning the gardiner carbon gutter poles...  can imagine they would have got that from anywhere other than gardiners themselves?

Title: Re: GT 85
Post by: rosskesava on June 09, 2013, 10:35:57 pm

I use furniture polish. Never had any problems what so ever.

Title: Re: GT 85
Post by: PoleKing on June 09, 2013, 11:27:27 pm

I've been using WD40 for the last 6 years plus on my carbon and carbon mix poles.
Never had a problem.

Title: Re: GT 85
Post by: gavinb on June 10, 2013, 04:26:08 pm

Propane and butane are both by products made in the production process of petrol
Which come from crude oil .