[s.w.c]

I don't know everybody's experience & knowlage on here, so to state the obvious without intended offence-

Carbon poles will show signs of wear in no time, surface wear almost immediatley, BUT don't confuse normal, expected surface wear or this common phrase "showing signs of wear" with the pole actually wearing out beyond it's normal service life. Poles do look lovely when new but that is very short lived I'm afraid. I've had numerous carbon poles inc' facelift & gardiners & they all lose their gloss & give you black hands soon enough. They are a work tool afterall. Infact, when I first got my slx it was a bit stiff to extend so I took some fine sand paper to it, just where it was sticking a little & as stated earlier, that pole is still in daily service.

I still wear pockets even when wfp'ing for my phone, keys etc. I just keep a sill cloth in one to wipe the hose when needed.

The slx, for me was one of, if not the best investment I've made. That pole transformed my working day to- easier, faster, more productive & more enjoyable. Top piece of kit, I don't even carry a short pole now, the slx does evrything from ground to knocking on 30ft.

wise words i like it.

[neil100]

I have an 18' and 35' slx poles. The 18' is my favourite as its the one I use 90% of the time. They are the best poles I have ever used.

Because they have a very tight tolerence between clamp and pole its vital you keep sand and grit getting on the pole hose.I had issues with my 18' pole originaly. I filed down the inside of the plastic clamps that were standing slightly proud of the pole profile which improved useing the pole dramaticly.

As the outer resin on the pole wore down the pole just got better and better to use. Then the black carbon dust started and black hands were the order of the day.

But about 3 months ago I tried spraying wd40 on the pole,this improved the use of the pole and reduced the carbon dust but the wd40 does not last long( hours).I then tried some ceramic oil I have for my push bike and its superb on the pole lasting up to 3 days.The ceramic oil bonds to the surface of the pole so It stops carbon dust. It makes the pole glide in use. When lowering the sections in use I open the clamp give my wrist a slight flick and the pole section just slides down,superb,effortless topull the sections out. The best bit when I oil the pole is that it looks brand new,shiny and slick. I wont use the pole without the oil.it willmasively increase the lifespan of the pole asthe oil takes the wear.

Neil

[Window Washers]

I have an 18' and 35' slx poles. The 18' is my favourite as its the one I use 90% of the time. They are the best poles I have ever used.

Because they have a very tight tolerence between clamp and pole its vital you keep sand and grit getting on the pole hose.I had issues with my 18' pole originaly. I filed down the inside of the plastic clamps that were standing slightly proud of the pole profile which improved useing the pole dramaticly.

As the outer resin on the pole wore down the pole just got better and better to use. Then the black carbon dust started and black hands were the order of the day.

But about 3 months ago I tried spraying wd40 on the pole,this improved the use of the pole and reduced the carbon dust but the wd40 does not last long( hours).I then tried some ceramic oil I have for my push bike and its superb on the pole lasting up to 3 days.The ceramic oil bonds to the surface of the pole so It stops carbon dust. It makes the pole glide in use. When lowering the sections in use I open the clamp give my wrist a slight flick and the pole section just slides down,superb,effortless topull the sections out. The best bit when I oil the pole is that it looks brand new,shiny and slick. I wont use the pole without the oil.it willmasively increase the lifespan of the pole asthe oil takes the wear.

Neil

where can you get this oil ?

and the red a yellow bands on the pole anyone know where you can get the stuff gardiners use for it ?

[Ste M]

got my super max 40 yesterday, bloody hell its light got to give it a go now, i also need to fit a trigger to it, now the wait is on for my 22, an i cant bloody wait