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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Gordon Watson on March 14, 2006, 09:19:54 pm

Title: Paint wearing off glass fibre poles
Post by: Gordon Watson on March 14, 2006, 09:19:54 pm

Hi,

The yellow paint on our glass fibre poles has been wearing off and I now seem to be getting some splinters in my hands. Perhaps I need to add a new coat of paint. Can anyone suggest what kind of paint to use? A smooth finish would be needed so the pole sections slide easily. (At the moment, without much paint, they slide rather *too* easily.)

Ta v much.

Gordon  :)

Title: Re: Paint wearing off glass fibre poles
Post by: Morph on March 14, 2006, 09:21:24 pm

In the meantime....Gloves??

But I'm interested to know, too????

Title: Re: Paint wearing off glass fibre poles
Post by: Chris Cottrell on March 14, 2006, 09:31:10 pm

I used to work as g/f laminator and can honestly say DONT paint g/f  :'( ...... reason being its not paint its gel coat totally diff stuff , painting it will only make it look good for a short while if the gel coat has worn off sadly its time to get a new pole and look after it  :(

And as for splinters thats the glass fibres .... so yes wear gloves :P

Chris

Title: Re: Paint wearing off glass fibre poles
Post by: stevef on March 14, 2006, 09:47:23 pm

My 18' is scratched to blazes but I keep using funiture polish and wax which seems to keep it working fine just not so yellow now!

Steve

Title: Re: Paint wearing off glass fibre poles
Post by: Roy Harding on March 14, 2006, 09:59:07 pm

Hi Gordon

I have sprayed mine with clear laqure, used for top coat on cars, its done the trick.

You can get it from Halfords.

Regards Roy

Title: Re: Paint wearing off glass fibre poles
Post by: Morph on March 14, 2006, 10:18:24 pm

Great tip there Roy.

Thanks.

I'm going for that.
What do you think, Chris?
You used to work for quality cars... 

Title: Re: Paint wearing off glass fibre poles
Post by: Chris Cottrell on March 14, 2006, 10:39:15 pm

Pj

You gotta good memory :)

But I stand by my earlier posting once its worn its worn everything else is just prolonging the inevitable

keep it good & look after it

Title: Re: Paint wearing off glass fibre poles
Post by: KJG on March 15, 2006, 06:32:10 pm

Quote from: Chris Cottrell on March 14, 2006, 09:31:10 pm

I used to work as g/f laminator and can honestly say DONT paint g/f  :'( ...... reason being its not paint its gel coat totally diff stuff , painting it will only make it look good for a short while if the gel coat has worn off sadly its time to get a new pole and look after it  :(

And as for splinters thats the glass fibres .... so yes wear gloves :P

Chris

Same here. A mold, gel coat, catalist, glass and a shed...hmmm....a new side line to think about? A layer of glass scrim between the gel coat and main glass would solve the splinter problem. Where's me note pad...