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Neil Gornall

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GT 85
« 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.
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mikeyfaerosyth

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Re: GT 85
« Reply #1 on: June 09, 2013, 05:44:56 pm »
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Dave Willis

Re: GT 85
« Reply #2 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.
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Neil Gornall

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Re: GT 85
« Reply #3 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.
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Smudger

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Re: GT 85
« Reply #4 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
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Richard iSparkle

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Re: GT 85
« Reply #5 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?
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rosskesava

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Re: GT 85
« Reply #6 on: June 09, 2013, 10:35:57 pm »
I use furniture polish. Never had any problems what so ever.
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PoleKing

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Re: GT 85
« Reply #7 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.
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gavinb

Re: GT 85
« Reply #8 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 .
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