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firefly123

  • Posts: 516
carbon fibre poles
« on: October 09, 2010, 07:41:59 pm »
i do window cleaning in all areas some of you are the same correct me if i am wrong but shorely if you are working near the sea you will get lots of sand up the internals of the pole which will knacker a carbon pole in know time :-\ :-\ :-\
shiney one

mlscontractcleaner

  • Posts: 1483
Re: carbon fibre poles
« Reply #1 on: October 09, 2010, 07:53:57 pm »
If you're that worried rinse it out every evening - end of problem.

Or stay off the beach ;)
Come and talk dirty to us!!!

Jeff Brimble

  • Posts: 4347
Re: carbon fibre poles
« Reply #2 on: October 09, 2010, 09:17:16 pm »
Or replace the beach with hydrophobic sand  ???

Smudger

  • Posts: 13438
Re: carbon fibre poles
« Reply #3 on: October 09, 2010, 09:27:02 pm »
I work on the coast and the only sand thats a problem is
builders sand on new developments

Darran
Never argue with an idiot, they will only bring you down to their level, and beat you with experience

Llaaww

  • Posts: 2260
Re: carbon fibre poles
« Reply #4 on: October 10, 2010, 02:30:31 pm »
I have a few jobs actually on the beach, Sand gets all over everythin, the only thing to do is to rinse everything off thoroughly. I have a 3 week old slx, no probs so far.
if it is dirty it is fair game

clearlyclean

  • Posts: 477
Re: carbon fibre poles
« Reply #5 on: October 11, 2010, 02:32:42 pm »
they use carbon fibre on windsurfing equipment and that lasts a while and it gets covered in sea water never had any problems just rinse off

Llaaww

  • Posts: 2260
Re: carbon fibre poles
« Reply #6 on: October 11, 2010, 02:58:49 pm »
they use carbon fibre on windsurfing equipment and that lasts a while and it gets covered in sea water never had any problems just rinse off

I think it more about the sliding of the telescopic sections that can cause a problem. When grit gets into the sections they can wear the length of the pole, effectivly wearing the section to a narrower diamater and leaving the clamp unable to clamp
if it is dirty it is fair game