Clean It Up
UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: wpclean on May 28, 2015, 04:39:26 pm
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Me carbon gutter tubes are stuck together, and I do not have the strength to separate them, any idea of how to do it please ?
I have been throwing them on the roof rack, but it is getting a pain now ::)roll
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Get two of you (or four) and put on some grippy rubber gloves and two on each section - twist and pull. Might be worth spraying some wd40 around the seize point.
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Do not use wd40 on carbon. Carbon expands and contracts with temperature. you can try warm/hotish water on outer pole and then pull and twist them apart.
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Get a long piece of wood or metal, lay the poles on the floor, slide the metal or wood pole into the bottom pole until you feel the ridge of the join, a simple tap with a mallet and they normally spring apart. The tap releases the tapered joint quite easily.
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You`re not strong enough?!! With the name Samson. Must have had a hair cut.
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Do not use wd40 on carbon. Carbon expands and contracts with temperature. you can try warm/hotish water on outer pole and then pull and twist them apart.
You are thinking of polycarbonate not carbon fibre.
I've used WD40 to clean my SLX's for over 5 years with no problem whatsover. And to separate carbon fibre modular poles before that.
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Thank's for the tips guys, I will try at the weekend, and let you know how I get on ;D
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Alex says No to WD40
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i use WD40 dry PTFE lubricant(silver can).you can get it from amazon for around £6.good stuff for carbon poles IMO.
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On some carbon there is a chance of swelling of outer layer and delamination. I have managed to do it myself long time ago.
Think Alex mentioned that this is rare but it happens.
you can get dry ptfe spray of ebay £3 a bottle.