[brett walker]

Hi everyone

i have found with my pole that it is wearing away, i first thought it was the clamps but after ordering new bolts and looking at it closer its definately wearing away.
So my question is

Does anyone know of any laquer or paint i can buy to put on the pole to build it up, is this possible?

Its hard to find a decent pole if its not the clamps,  pole wearing or snapping or just too heavy and they are not cheap to buy either 

thankyou

Brett

[Chris Cottrell]

building the pole up with laquer will do no good whatsoever , what yopu need to do is cut the worn section off and rebuild the pole I do this everytime my poles wear down the only thing you loose is a couple of inches off the overall length of the pole

Chris

[Davew]

Brett how old is your pole? I can't believe how fast mine is wearing out.

[brett walker]

Chris,

the pole is worn all the way down on the first 2 sections will only clamp on the very bottom part where its not worn away maybe its time to lay it to rest

Davew

my pole is only a year old they dont last long at all 

regards

Brett

[Chris Cottrell]

Brett

In that case mate ITS DEAD bury it 

Chris

[Bobs Window Cleaning]

Hey Chris.

               You aint far from me. Im in the Loddon area. Any chance I could  pop over and see your wfp in action before im let loose with mine?

  Bob

[brett walker]

Brett

In that case mate ITS DEAD bury it 

Chris

 


brett .

[Chris Cottrell]

you wanna see my pole in action .... ....oer..... um  :

Yeah no probs give us a call when you got time to visit were out most days around here somewhere

Chris

[Bobs Window Cleaning]

Thanks Chris. How will I contact you?

bob

[cybersye]

Its just a thought but i remember my ex boss used to cut a slither of plastic from the inside of the clamp if you get me, so that it was possible to tighten the clamp further, maybe worth a go before you scrap it, and anyhow i'm sure you could chop it down and make yourself a short reach pole for ground floor work rather than just wasting it.

[Chris Cottrell]

Here you go Bob

07900 32 32 31

chris@chriscottrell.co.uk

[Bobs Window Cleaning]

Thanks Chris.

 Off to grimsby on sat to pick up my freedom trolley. Hopefully you can show me some tips.

bob

[ok cleaning]

i bet it is an ionic pole  you talking abouth

[JM123]

Hi Brett, I spray the poles with halfords clear lacquer, usually get another month to 3 months after that, then I spray them again!  I've got a 2year old extender pole most would have thrown out at least a year ago.

[craig jwc]

My 18 foot Extender only last just over a year befor it wore away so much it snapped.

My 24 foot i've had for about 6 months is wearing away quite well with the use it gets.

Varitech repaired the stops on it a few weeks ago and use a Silicone spray which i think has PTFE in it.

Craig

[groundhog]

As I  have said on another thread my brodex predator lasted about 4 months before snapping in half, brodex said they would fix it but I would have to pay for it! unbelievable in my opinion! if they had offered to fix it free of charge or replace it I would have been well impressed and would be placing an order for a 25 and a 45 foot pole from them, as well as singing their praises on the forum. But instead they have a very unhappy ex customer who will never purchase anything from them again!!!!!!

[clean team]

my mate is a spray painter i cut the first few inch of the top of the poles where they where the most then took them to him where he gave them a coat of lacker.the first coat only fills the cracks.so use it for a day till it runs smooth again then take it back for a second coat. its like new now.if you go to any spray painter they should do it for pritty cheap if you can leave it with them for the day

[Filllllll]

PC.7 multi purpose epoxy paste.
spread it on thinly around the pole and smooth down with file and glass paper.will add extra couple of mm to thickness of pole and should be quite durable.just apply to the length of pole that is worn(usually the ends?)

www.pcepoxy.com.   get a small tube.

[Davew]

Five weeks and mines looking pretty sorry for itself!

[brett walker]

Thanks guys

ive come to the conclusion there is no decent pole, so ive just had another pole from Ionics i know its only going to last me a year but the main thing is its light.  With most of my work being 3rd storey its ideal

regards

Brett