Initally, I used dish soap and water to cleanmy chrome Xpolel, but it it did not alleviate the slipperyness. Then, I used acteone and it stripped the pole of all that slippery gunk like a charm. Alcohol is good for removing oils left on the pole from your hands/body and sanitizing it, but I find cleaning once a month with soap and water or acetone really helps clear the build up. Btw, I have never used acetone on my TG, so am not sure if that is bad for the coating or not.