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UK Window Cleaning Forum => Window Cleaning Forum => Topic started by: Clive McDonald on October 02, 2009, 07:32:11 pm

Title: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: Clive McDonald on October 02, 2009, 07:32:11 pm
I have read a few posts concerning black hands from using carbon poles, now my pole has started to turn my hands black.

There must be a way of sealing the carbon sections even if you have to redo it every couple of weeks.So what is it? wax? furniture polish? lard?

There must be some way to seal these without interfering with their operation.One of you clever people will know, so what is it?
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: Alex Gardiner on October 02, 2009, 07:34:54 pm
It would have to be a very thin coat of clear matt lacquer, the sort of stuff you buy in B&Q for painting metal with.
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: kenaltobelli on October 02, 2009, 07:52:03 pm
butter lurpack preff ;D
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: clean on October 02, 2009, 07:55:47 pm
Don`t know but this may work  ;)
PK

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Maver-Carbon-Graphite-Spray-For-worn-pole-sections_W0QQitemZ330360218451QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_SportingGoods_FishingAcces_RL?hash=item4ceb00e353&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: Alex Gardiner on October 02, 2009, 07:58:35 pm
Don`t know but this may work  ;)
PK

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Maver-Carbon-Graphite-Spray-For-worn-pole-sections_W0QQitemZ330360218451QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_SportingGoods_FishingAcces_RL?hash=item4ceb00e353&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

That would last 1 millisecond.
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: clean on October 02, 2009, 08:00:59 pm
Don`t know but this may work  ;)
PK

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Maver-Carbon-Graphite-Spray-For-worn-pole-sections_W0QQitemZ330360218451QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_SportingGoods_FishingAcces_RL?hash=item4ceb00e353&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14

That would last 1 millisecond.

It says hard wearing and long lasting ?
PK
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: Alex Gardiner on October 02, 2009, 08:04:42 pm
I have some in the workshop and I have tried using it on ordinary telescopic poles. It's proper use is on taper joints on fishing poles.  These typically receive very little use between applications. A telescopic pole would wear it away within a few uses.
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: clean on October 02, 2009, 08:08:53 pm
I have some in the workshop and I have tried using it on ordinary telescopic poles. It's proper use is on taper joints on fishing poles.  These typically receive very little use between applications. A telescopic pole would wear it away within a few uses.

So you`ve gone from 1 millisecond to a few uses,make up your mind Alex  ;D  ;D
PK
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: Alex Gardiner on October 02, 2009, 08:12:51 pm
I have some in the workshop and I have tried using it on ordinary telescopic poles. It's proper use is on taper joints on fishing poles.  These typically receive very little use between applications. A telescopic pole would wear it away within a few uses.

So you`ve gone from 1 millisecond to a few uses,make up your mind Alex  ;D  ;D
PK

1 millisecond was 'hyperbole'  :D
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: Jeff Brimble on October 02, 2009, 08:26:19 pm
hyperpole  :)
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: NWH on October 02, 2009, 08:54:39 pm
It would have to be a very thin coat of clear matt lacquer, the sort of stuff you buy in B&Q for painting metal with.
I`ve tried this and it dosen`t work,within minutes of use even when fully dry it begins to peel off.
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: free2flow on October 02, 2009, 08:59:28 pm
Wear Gloves?
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: trevor perry on October 02, 2009, 09:01:37 pm
i have thought of a way to design a carbon pole that will never wear, alex if your interested in the idea drop me an email and i will run it past you ,if it is workable then your welcome to use the idea.
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: jouk45 on October 02, 2009, 09:05:27 pm
you get a similar problem from alu poles, getting black hands from the alu dust, the way i got round 80% of the problem was to ad bike foam handles, this stop the black hands
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: mark dew on October 02, 2009, 09:29:15 pm
Is this issue just with the slx?
I've been using a sl pole for over a year now and i've never had black hands.
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: Clive McDonald on October 02, 2009, 09:36:20 pm
Telescopic poles- where one slides over the other, and the pole hose goes up the inside.
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: mark dew on October 02, 2009, 09:41:47 pm
Telescopic poles- where one slides over the other, and the pole hose goes up the inside.

Silly me. That seems pretty obvious now you've mentioned it.  ;D
I'm a bit out of touch with telescopic. I've been using sl2 on everything for a year now.
Replaced the no1 section last week.
Title: Re: Sealing Carbon Poles
Post by: stevieg on October 03, 2009, 09:20:54 am
P V A glue.Very cheap,water it down works superbly.