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Finally.. The answer to sweaty hands
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Yay ladies! You’re welcome and yay tiggertail for more grip!
@Robyn – Actually its safe to use vinegar on chrome. There’s 190,000 results on google suggesting it. Lol! http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&biw=981&bih=632&q=clean+chrome+vinegar&aq=0v&aqi=g-v1&aql=&oq=clean+chrome+vinegar
I’ve been using it on my chrome x-pole with no problem and used it on brass, stainless steel, and chrome in studios. Though your right its probably best NOT to use it on titanium gold bc there’s no saying long term results.@Veena – We’re cleaning our poles with vinegar like you do your floors! Hehehehe. My partner last night had dry hands like you. My polar opposite. She brought alcohol, but preferred using my vinegar instead. She LOVED the grip so much more, that she’s buying both vinegar AND iTac. Lol! Guess it works both ways.
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Thank you so much for this post! Definatly going to give this a try 🙂
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Thanks for the info about using vinegar and water to clean the pole, I do get sweaty hands when I am pole dancing. I'll give it a go.
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Yay!!! Can't wait to hear updates!!!
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I tried the vinegar last night – it worked so well! I first wiped down the entire pole with vinegar, then wiped my hands with it. The smell was intense at first, since I didn't dilute it. All I could think of was salt and vinegar chips, which made me hungry….hah.
I poled for about an hour, and I only needed to re-wipe the pole and my hands once. It seems like ithe vinegar dissolves the oil on your hands and any grime lingering on the pole.
It did increase thigh chafe and discomfort though – ouch! Probably because my skin was already pretty dry – this winter has sucked.
Anyway, I highly recommend the vinegar for grip! Thank you for the suggestion, Heathalynne!
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Sounds interesting, will for sure try the vinegar 🙂
Chrome and vinegar is fine, BUT….
only the very thin top layer of an X-pole is chrome, the body is steel. I think it should be fine on the outside of the pole, but I'd be worried to get it in the joints. There it won't dry off quickly and it might meet the steel and that can rust…. So maybe stay away an inch or two from the joints to prevent them from rusting together.
Just my chemist's 2 cents… https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_ugeek.gif
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Question for ya, chemist…. Does vinegar react adversely with brass? I’d like to try it, but not if it will hurt my pole.
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Hi Jenn,
acid (like vinegar, lemon juice) in combination with salt are widely used to polish brass and remove tarnish 🙂
As long as it's solid brass it's fine but if it's brass plated steel (does a magnet stick? if n o it's plain brass) I wouldn't use it since it can promote corrosion (aka rusting) of the steel core much faster.
Here's a nice overview about different methods to polish brass – but they didn't have poles in mind, anything paste-like you'd need to rinse off… 😉
http://www.mrscleanusa.com/en/cleaning-tips/tip/brass-cleaning.html
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Did the magnet test and it doesn’t stick so it must be all brass. Thanks for your help! 🙂
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IT WORKED!!!! Thank you!!!!! 🙂
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Oooooh cant wait to try this!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_smile.gif
Thanks Tine for the tips on keeping away from the joints!!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_wink.gif
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I tried but the smell made me wanna gag, just can't stomach it!
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So no vinegar on the TG xpole? That sucks….I would have loved to try it!
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OK…the chemist has to chime in. Distilled vinegar is anywhere from 4-8% acetic acid, most commonly 5%. According to a materials site:
"Titanium is resistant to acetic acid over a wide range of concentrations and temperatures well beyond the boiling point."
The issue that you will have with the TG is how the color is achieved. It is actually an oxidative state of titanium that has been electrically induced…think rust on your car or white dust on aluminum siding. There are quite a few people who have had issues with the gold color wearing off and it is most likely due to natural acids in your skin. While vinegar will not "attack" the titanium, it may very well cause the gold color to wear sooner.
Oh, typical human skin pH is about 4.5, vinegar is around 2.5. Vinegar is typically made from the fermentation of sugars. This is probably the reason that many swear by using vodka to clean their poles…similar process just different concentration of air.
I wonder if diluting vodka to the same concentration would yield the same results without the acid issue? I know you can pick up Burnett's for about $9 (and probably the cheap stuff at the grocery store for less). 80 proof is 40%, so about 2 shots in 2 cups would give you close to the same strength. That would equal about 75 cents per 2 cups of solution.
Ok…geek off.
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ChemGoddess, WHAT?!? Lol.
You’re adorable! 🙂
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WoooW! Chem, that's amazing! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif
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I love it when you get your geek on!! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_heart1.gif https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_cheers.gif
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Thanks, Chem! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif That was awesome, lol
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lol so its fine for my pole to have vodka prior to dancing but not myself???? That just ain't right!
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I am a victom of sweaty hands too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I cannot wait to try this out!!!!
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@Develange – Glad it worked so well for you! I think that's the same concept. The vinegar dissolving the oil and grime. Ouch to thigh chafing! Maybe less sliding down while inverted? lol! Or dilute it more? What type of vinegar did you use?
@Tine007 – Thanks for your professional input! I wish I knew about avoiding the X-Pole joints when I was using alcohol all these years. The joints were fine, but the parts near the holes look like the chrome layer corroded off (this happened about 1-2 years after I got the pole). This was with alcohol though. I'll also avoid that part with vinegar, just in case.
@Jenn – Pure brass is fine. Flirty Girl Fitness uses solid brass poles and vinegar 50/50, no break down from what I saw.
@chemgoddess1 – ROTFLMAO! So does this mean I can drink AND pole at the same time? Sweet! Imagine me bringing in a bottle of vodka to an NYC pole studio? HAHAHAHA!!!! But back to the titanium thing, titanium gold IS resistant to vinegar's acid base? Meaning it's safe. And you're saying, titanium gold's COLOR will wear off faster with vinegar but will wear off regardless b/c of our hands? It won't corrode.
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There have been a few threads on here regarding wearing of the gold on the TG poles. Some have been really bad and some not so much (I don't think Veena's has worn at all). You can anodize titanium and aluminum…those are the brightly colored jewlery you will see. All they are doing is passing an electrical current through the metal and getting an oxidized state of the metal…this is what gives it color. I ASSUME this is how they are creating the gold finish on the TG poles. I am not POSITIVE that is how they are doing it. Titanium is a dark silver color metal. It is very light and very strong.
http://edu.glogster.com/media/4/22/99/25/22992527.jpg
Anodized titanium jewelry:
http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:ANd9GcQ6HdYWkMAXZBUl5LXsMtOo0erWZGrsdxS6L-7Nd7npKsIha0BV
If you really want to get more geek on read the wiki on anodizing:
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GAH!!! Why do pictures do that?? They show up fine in the preview then go screwy on the post.
http://www.uniquenavelrings.com/images/titanium-anodized-belly-butt-1p.jpg
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I wiped the pole (50mm chrome) down with vinegar (5% acidity), and it didn't help a thing. is it too little acid, or what do you think could be the cause?? did i wipe it in a wrong way? https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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^did you wipe your hands too gingercake?
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