Hi I find the clx 27 to be an amazing pole I use it daily for every thing but as you said the wear was an issue splinters spining brush head etc but with practice you can tweek the clamps and save on wear cleanliness of pole also helps, but when mine wore out i bought west system 105 epoxy resin and gave it a new coat brand new pole enough to recoat pole 6-7 times leave as long as possible to cure. tricky but saved on cost of new pole