[TDW]

Does anyone know if you can repair the supalite as I stepped on it today and broke section 7.

TDW

[Jeff Brimble]

Crushed, or clean break, top bottom or middle ?

[TDW]

crushed in the middle

[Tristan R Clean]

Alex from gardiners may be able to help

I stepped on mine (the end bit!the 13.5 bit) 
It was a new section for me.
Lesson learnt - you need to treat the pole with care.
It is a fantastic pole though and i would not be without it now.

Tris

[H h20]

Here you go,
after all they are just fishing poles,so best place to look is a fishing tackle shop,
https://www.total-fishing.com/TackleOffers.asp?Action=View&ID=D4DA97A5FAA9455EBD998C6C7F8B7971

[Jeff Brimble]

Excellent link Gaz and a 3 day turn around, local suppliers charge about the same prices.

[EasyClean]

Does anyone know if you can repair the supalite as I stepped on it today and broke section 7.

TDW

Glue a strip of velcro down the broken supalite carbon pole with araldite to act as a spacer/snug tight fit and with a suitably sized length of an old Glass Fibre WF pole insert/cover the damaged supalite pole with the glass fibre sleeve acting as a bandage.  It mends the pole and allows you to continue using the supalite pole. I dropped a heavy weight on my No.6 section but repaired it using the method above and am still cleaning 50ft windows with it without any problems.

[Jeff Brimble]

Cannot remember who, but another supplier of supalite had good numbered pics of the supalite sections on his website, anyone remember who else sells them ?

[sair]

h itdw we sell super lite

repair as follows will be as strong as the oringinal

only works on tappered sections you need  only super glue.

 try and get the break as even as possible where you have trod on it and then you drop the smaller tapperd section inside the wider section to look as it was prior to the break.

do this first to make sure it marries up.

then you super glue the outside smaller section and innerside of larger section drop inside each other and pull to line up .

caution bonds in seconds, be quick! wear gloves or as like my first attempt at repair yourll leave csi finger prints on your pole or need to go to A and E, looking silly with a 6foot section carbon fibre  , if any probs call me 07944 227635

[Alex Gardiner]

Hi TDW,

The method descibed by sair will work in most situations. The link supllied by Gaz, for repairs is a more suitable method for long term repairs.

I have yet to step on my pole, one day I'm sure it will happen.

Alex

[Jeff Brimble]

Thanks Sair, I was having difficulty visualising which section but thanks to your site its the no3 section (7) @ £65, for a mo I thought it was one of the parallel sections.
http://www.essentiallypure.co.uk/products/product_display.php?page=superlite_poles

[TDW]

It was getting dark and was rushing to finish as it was starting to rain. Also had the Mrs on the phone wanting to be picked up. Was finishing off the ground floor with the extender while the supalite was lying on the grass...

Sair

I think I see what you are saying but that means you would lose height on your pole. It would go from being a 35footer to a 30 footer. so i d have to buy anorther section anyway. Is that right?

Easyclean

I may try that aswell

Thanks all

[Jeff Brimble]

As long as you have some of the original crushed structure intact then a repair by yourself is feasable. Think of splints.

[gaza]

Glad to see Im not the only one too stand on it, as Alex knows

 gaza

[TDW]

Found somewhere who repairs fishing pole sections for £20. You have to drop it into Wessex angling in Poole and this guy picks it up on Fridays, repairs it and then drops it back in the following Friday. If anyone wants more details just let me know. The guy in shop reckons they come back as good as new.


TDW

[Jeff Brimble]

Fishing is the one sport that uses most petrol (not a lot of people know that  )
So there will be many repairers of poles around the country where pole fishing is in vogue(I do a bit)

Its no big deal to repair something broken , we all do it, because we are all master craftsmen professional window cleaners, who are problem solvers.

[Alex Gardiner]

TDW,

Scott at Esselle said that you had been in contact with him today.  If you do decide to use his services, you will get a very strong repair at a good price.

Unfortunately for you, the No.7 & 8 section are the most expensive to replace as they have the most carbon in them. The base sections have more resin.  A good repair is a viable option.

Alex

[Jeff Brimble]

http://polerepairs.co.uk