[MWC]

He's Gavs boyfriend

Arrr you must be jealous
C'mon Ava hug 

Lol, just messin with ya but you know it's true.......

[Mike #1]

Had mine 18 months but Section 1 is wearing quite a bit so have had to respray a good few times along with sections 2 and 3 . Apart from that a quality pole but i will be replacing it with an SLX 35 before next April providing i can get it without positive stops . Mike

What product do you use for respraying please?

Does it pretend the black hands?

I use car spray laquer it provides a tough durable coat that lasts for about 4-5 weeks sometimes longer . Although some lads use PTFE spray the dry formula which dries the same but the last stuff i bought came off in days in wet weather . Mike

[Spruce]

Had mine 18 months but Section 1 is wearing quite a bit so have had to respray a good few times along with sections 2 and 3 . Apart from that a quality pole but i will be replacing it with an SLX 35 before next April providing i can get it without positive stops . Mike

Mike

I have an Slx40 without stops, just yellow and then red tape that warns me where I am with regard to the end of the section.

I have positive stops on the SLX22 as I do on the CLX22. I prefer the positive stops. If I was using my SLX40 more, I would change them to positive stops.

Changing the pole over from positive stops to non positive stops is very easy - 2 rolls of electrical insulation tape in 2 different, highly visible colours.

Open the clamps, remove each section, remove the stop tape, and replace it with 2 bands of the new tape. The positive stop tape overlaps itself and the non stop tape doesn't.

Gardiners will tell you the correct distance from the end each wrap of tape needs to be, if not I will measure mine for you.

Don't let the recent marketing spat of Facelift put you off the positive stops that Gardiner now use. I prefer them but they are easy to change.

[Tony Edwards]

Had mine 18 months but Section 1 is wearing quite a bit so have had to respray a good few times along with sections 2 and 3 . Apart from that a quality pole but i will be replacing it with an SLX 35 before next April providing i can get it without positive stops . Mike

Mike

I have an Slx40 without stops, just yellow and then red tape that warns me where I am with regard to the end of the section.

I have positive stops on the SLX22 as I do on the CLX22. I prefer the positive stops. If I was using my SLX40 more, I would change them to positive stops.

Changing the pole over from positive stops to non positive stops is very easy - 2 rolls of electrical insulation tape in 2 different, highly visible colours.

Open the clamps, remove each section, remove the stop tape, and replace it with 2 bands of the new tape. The positive stop tape overlaps itself and the non stop tape doesn't.

Gardiners will tell you the correct distance from the end each wrap of tape needs to be, if not I will measure mine for you.

Don't let the recent marketing spat of Facelift put you off the positive stops that Gardiner now use. I prefer them but they are easy to change.

If you go to youtube alex shows you and also gives the distance from the end of the pole, its about 5 inches if I remember

[Mike #1]

Thanks for that info spruce i have become used to using my 35ft  Elite carbon without positive stops and basically prefer my pole that way as it makes taking off and adding sections as and when needed very easy .

Also easy to strip down and clean and maintain and i dont want to have to be chewing on taking a brand new pole apart to remove positive stops when the time comes i will ask if i can be provided with a pole without the stops . Mike

[dave0123]

Interesting!!

so the poles seem half decent but not very good customer service, that's a shame! .. i don't no why they set them self's down by doing this when there are so many window cleaning forum's out there for it all to be easily aired.

[GoodFella2006]

Mike,what do you use as end base caps?

I bought few SLX caps but they are either too small or too big 

[Mike #1]

Squash balls cut the top off to suit size and cut a star shaped aputure in the bottom to allow pole hose to go through and they last for ages . Mike

[GoodFella2006]

Great bit of advice.Thanks.

[Carl@Cwc]

Squash balls cut the top off to suit size and cut a star shaped aputure in the bottom to allow pole hose to go through and they last for ages . Mike

top tip right there baby.   

[gewindows]

He's Gavs boyfriend

  

[PoleKing]

Wouldn't use anything other than Ionics now.
Once you have you'll never go back.

www.laneswindowcleaning.com