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Ken

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Best way to maintain a new glassfibre pole?
« on: November 03, 2007, 04:29:00 pm »
Got a new pole coming on Monday (18' Xtel in 4 sections) and want to take better care of it than my last one (cheap 18ft Ionics which lasted 3 years!)
Someone suggested spraying each section with Pledge (tm) or similar to protect the fibreglass. Is that  a good idea? I always wipe the pole down as I close it up to minimize grit ingress as well.
Any other suggestions welcome.
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Kwackers

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Re: Best way to maintain a new glassfibre pole?
« Reply #1 on: November 03, 2007, 04:31:50 pm »
Would also like to know, used my for about 30 hours + and it's already showing signs of wear and stiff

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ian m

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Re: Best way to maintain a new glassfibre pole?
« Reply #2 on: November 03, 2007, 04:38:37 pm »
Ken

I take the clamps apart using an alan key  and clean out any grit with a cloth, then use pledge on the pole.

I have to say though, that 3 years life out of a f / glass pole is excellant. :) :)

 My Ist pole lasted 18 months and I thought I did well with that.

Ian
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Small but perfectley formed

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Re: Best way to maintain a new glassfibre pole?
« Reply #3 on: November 03, 2007, 04:49:45 pm »
 i read you lubricate with silicon spray ;D
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Ken

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Re: Best way to maintain a new glassfibre pole?
« Reply #4 on: November 03, 2007, 04:59:19 pm »
It became a bit of a Frankenstein pole in the last 3 months, got so worn that the first clamp wouldn't hold at times so I had to wrap a bit of tape round it and wedge it in place! But yeah, 3 years not too bad! I'll nip and get some Pledge then, didn't want to find out that it ate fibreglass resin after I'd sprayed a load on!
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Alex Gardiner

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Re: Best way to maintain a new glassfibre pole?
« Reply #5 on: November 03, 2007, 05:14:40 pm »
Quote from: Ken on November 03, 2007, 04:29:00 pm
Got a new pole coming on Monday (18' Xtel in 4 sections) and want to take better care of it than my last one (cheap 18ft Ionics which lasted 3 years!)
Someone suggested spraying each section with Pledge (tm) or similar to protect the fibreglass. Is that  a good idea? I always wipe the pole down as I close it up to minimize grit ingress as well.
Any other suggestions welcome.

Alex is crook in bed but I have copied a link to the website which may help  :)
http://www.gardinerpolesystems.co.uk/acatalog/copy_of_Pole_Maintenance.html

Mrs A

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Ken

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Re: Best way to maintain a new glassfibre pole?
« Reply #6 on: November 03, 2007, 05:44:43 pm »
Cheers!
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tartan cleaning

Re: Best way to maintain a new glassfibre pole?
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2007, 05:50:16 pm »
hi your are doing well if your glass fibre pole lasted 3 years mine lasted 9mths i'm heavy handed with poles reason i switched is the glass fibres eventually become part of your hands not pleasant !  ::)
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Dean Aspects

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Re: Best way to maintain a new glassfibre pole?
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2007, 09:14:36 am »
I polish mine with a car polish silicon based

Dean
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