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Title: Black Hands?
Post by: cockney rebel on February 20, 2010, 08:02:43 am
Does anyone get black hands after using there brodex alli poles? Its a bugger to get of even after scrubbing.
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Post by: DaveG on February 20, 2010, 08:17:06 am
Slx is the same mate....I wear gloves all the time now..sorted! :)
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Post by: Ian W on February 20, 2010, 09:12:23 am
Yep. The only cure I found was gloves.
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Post by: Blue Frog Systems on February 20, 2010, 09:37:39 am
Gloves here too :)
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Post by: krave on February 20, 2010, 09:39:32 am
Using the slx, I have a seriously stained left hand. Have gloves but they kept leaking and gettig wet so couldn't use them. Haven't seen a pair that look good enough yet!!
Title: Re: Black Hands?
Post by: Blue Frog Systems on February 20, 2010, 09:47:49 am
Using the slx, I have a seriously stained left hand. Have gloves but they kept leaking and gettig wet so couldn't use them. Haven't seen a pair that look good enough yet!!

the joka polars will solve that problem. I've had mine about 2 weeks and my hands haven't got wet at all
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Post by: mileslake on February 20, 2010, 09:56:17 am
Get some coloured electrical tape from B and Q  and wrap it around pole that stops it. I did that to one of mine.
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Post by: p1w1 on February 20, 2010, 12:18:27 pm
put heat shrink on the base section this will help too..

paul
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Post by: Jack Wallace on February 20, 2010, 12:37:51 pm
Use barrier cream, It wont stop the problem but it will make it much easier to clean after. plus you will have nice soft hands so the girlies will luv ya  ;D
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Post by: Count Phil on February 20, 2010, 12:45:33 pm
Michael Jackson had a cure.
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Post by: cockney rebel on February 20, 2010, 04:44:53 pm
Michael Jackson had a cure.
Hee Hee Hee  ;D ;D ;D
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Post by: ftp on February 20, 2010, 05:02:40 pm
How can tape or shrink wrap stop the carbon dust? The base section is the only one that wears hardly at all  ::)
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Post by: krave on February 20, 2010, 05:49:43 pm
How can tape or shrink wrap stop the carbon dust? The base section is the only one that wears hardly at all  ::)

I agree, But could I not wrap each section of the Slx and avoid wear.
Something thin but tough? Think im going to look into this!!
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Post by: p1w1 on February 20, 2010, 10:43:11 pm
How can tape or shrink wrap stop the carbon dust? The base section is the only one that wears hardly at all  ::)

try reading the first post then and tell me where it says carbon dust  ::)
Title: Re: Black Hands?
Post by: traps7 on February 21, 2010, 02:29:48 pm
I don't know about the Brodex but with the SLX its not the base section that gives you black hands, it's extending all the others.
Title: Re: Black Hands?
Post by: cockney rebel on February 21, 2010, 02:49:54 pm
I don't know about the Brodex but with the SLX its not the base section that gives you black hands, it's extending all the others.
Yes, its the same with brodex. Base is fine, its just when you extend.
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Post by: simon knight on February 21, 2010, 03:20:47 pm

Don't get black hands but I've noticed (and more importantly Mrs K has noticed) that my hands are a bit like sandpaper these days.

Not wanting to sound gay-as-F@#k but what is a good handcream?
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Post by: traps7 on February 21, 2010, 05:09:09 pm
You need gloves. That pure water is eating your hands.
My thumbs look like tortoise legs withouth them!
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Post by: wizard on February 21, 2010, 05:30:22 pm
The pure water is just cleaning your hand like it does a window.Use atrixo hand crean. OR take hand cream any one and put a small spoonfull in your hand and add suger and pub oyur hands as if washing. this will hake off the rough skin, then rince and put on a frest application of hand cream.
Title: Re: Black Hands?
Post by: simon knight on February 21, 2010, 05:30:22 pm
You need gloves. That pure water is eating your hands.
My thumbs look like tortoise legs withouth them!

I'm 90% trad but do use pure water when the need arises. But you're right the pure water does feel slightly corrosive...or is this just my imagination?
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Post by: Andy L.W.C.S. on February 21, 2010, 06:23:21 pm
How can tape or shrink wrap stop the carbon dust? The base section is the only one that wears hardly at all  ::)

I agree, But could I not wrap each section of the Slx and avoid wear.
Something thin but tough? Think im going to look into this!!

if you find something as been looking for ages, heat shrinkish type stuff, need to do same to my 2 SLX'S
Title: Re: Black Hands?
Post by: Andy L.W.C.S. on February 21, 2010, 06:31:29 pm
emporium poles coverd pole in heat shrink but couldnt find out who was doin it for them or how they got the size they needed, not sure if it would cause problems with sliding poles up n down, would it tear n be a pain in the rear!!!
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Post by: jonnyald on February 22, 2010, 05:42:53 pm
i use a carbon pole that i bought off ebay. it has a micro thin clear plastic covering that is labbelled PRESTON PROTECTOR. either this was fitted when new or perhaps in a fishing tackle shop (its a MAVER  pole)
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Post by: p1w1 on February 22, 2010, 06:08:08 pm
you can try these http://www.heatshrink-online.co.uk/ think the size needed is 50.8 for a base section but not 100% sure, i reckon you would only be able to do the base sections but not the others as  would be to thick..

paul
Title: Re: Black Hands?
Post by: Andy L.W.C.S. on February 22, 2010, 07:53:40 pm
i will giv em a call n c what they say, maybe get some samples from em 2 test on poles, cheers
Title: Re: Black Hands?
Post by: Sapphire Window Cleaning on February 22, 2010, 10:50:53 pm
This may sound like a bit of a thick question.
Has anyone tried applying a thin layer of varnish on the pole sections?





Matt
Title: Re: Black Hands?
Post by: traps7 on February 22, 2010, 11:06:06 pm
I think I remember a post about that a while ago.
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Post by: traps7 on February 22, 2010, 11:16:59 pm
Just found it:

http://www.cleanitup.co.uk/smf/index.php?topic=86225.0

I'm gonna try that this weekend Matt.
Title: Re: Black Hands?
Post by: p1w1 on February 23, 2010, 07:32:53 am
think it was engine laquer that someone used..