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Sandpaper (gasp) new brass pole?
Love my new brass pole….the smooth spin, the smaller diameter, but it is slick! I have tried everything imaginable and am about ready to take sandpaper to this pole like I did my chrome. Anyone sand down their brass? If I have to I will get it powder coated, but heck I paid extra for the brass and it is so pretty so just don’t want to resort to that. Maybe a light sand job? So looking all all options first. Advice appreciated…..
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PLEASE let me know what you decide to do! i am having so much problems with mine during the cold months, slick slick slick. i keep throwing out resorting to powder coat because I hate that i spent all this money on it just to powder coat it… I would rather just buy a second pole to have instead of powder coating…
im frustrated too -
i steam cleaned it to getmy grip aid junk off and it just ended being slicker than ever right after
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I have heated it w a heater to the point it is hot. I have sprayed it with Cramers. I have used I tac, and now Corn Huskers. I have tried getting the room humid and then not humid. I used brasso and acetone on it as well. Windex and plain water. White vinegar and apple cider vinegar. Running out of options here, but any hand grips are almost impossible.
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I have also thought about putting chemicals on it to make the tarnishing process go faster, maybe it will be grippier when tarnished……
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wow! i havent done all of these… but i tried cramers the other day and it worked for a little while but then got slick again… i use a shit load of dry hands so i can grip… but then my hands get too dry and makes poling unenjoyable-because at that point my hands arent the problem, the pole is.
although I do battle with sweaty hands, the pole has been a pain the last few months.. it waa great during the summer -
I am becoming concerned with what I am hearing about Xpole's brass pole. Brass is supposed to be the grippy one! I have been on Platimum stages brass and they are impossible to slide on. Sometimes spins even hurt a little. I want a brass but may go PS.
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both lyme and myself have platinum stage brass……
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Why do the newer versions of poles seem to be less superior to the older ones? Back in the day brass was a guaranteed pole for grip – too much grip if anything. Are these companies really using brass?
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Luvlee, yes, mine and AZ both have the PS….and the grip, or lack of, is killing me. I have been reading up on threads here tonight and it sounds it’s the same with all the brands. Actually, my best gripping pole is the one I spray painted..it is a cross between my LM PC and my once slick chrome.
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great question cherished!
i am also very curious to order bobbis portable pole from australia which is really a pussycat pole that bobbi made removable that she now sells.
its australian made and they are not a large company so maybe their brass is better?
I jusr dont have the 800$ for it right now… they are a lot more pricey and I dont even want to know what it will cost to ship the thing…
after buying the pole and shipping i could have bought a stage -
Lyme are you generally sweaty or dry handed?
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I dislike brass….it is either too slick or too grippy for me; there is never a middle ground. Brass seems to like being dirty. Probably the quickest way to tarnish brass is with ammonia. I would try that before trying to sand brass. Brass is a very soft metal and I am not convinced that sanding it would be a good option.
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Wow. I thought you all had xpole. I stick like glue to ps brass.
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U do? Are the PS Poles u use shiney or more tarnished……
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Ok, I'm getting a little concerned because I plan on buying a Brass X-Pole is the spring. My thought process is that my Chrome is good right now, in the colder months, but the Brass would be good for the humid summer. I was going to buy TG, but I reaad here that there isn't enough difference between it and Chrome. What to do????
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I don't know what to say at this point. I read brass was nice and sticky…..sure isn't, at least for me. Now Luvlee has been on PS brass pole and they are grippy for her. I am wondering if the one she was on is more tarnished? If thats the case I'm going to speed up the tarnishing process. I am also going to get a themometer and humidity monitor in my basesment and record what is the best temp and humidity level when the pole tends to have some grip (which is never). Then I can adjust by running my space heater and the showerto the proper levels. But what a pain in the ass! Guess in hind site I would have just bought a chome, sanded and painted again.
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lyme – you might want to try gloves…
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btw, I stick to my brass pole wheter it is clean or dirty. I just stick MORE when it is dirty. I have really grippy skin though. I stick well to almost any finish (except with my hands cuz they sweat like a beast.)
From what I've seen on here, if you struggle with stainless and chrome, you'll probably also struggle on brass (though that isn't a guarantee,) simply because your skin doesn't have that extra grip. my body wouldn't stick to my brass when I first got it cuz I was on that medication that made me stop sweating, which in turn made my skin really really slick. Your skin needs some friction to it to stick well.
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when I say I stick, I STICK. I sometimes cannot slide down!
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I just bought a PS Brass 45 and yes having the same grip problems. Another thing is that I don't know but for some reason it scares me cause it seems so bendy. I have the star standalone and I know they move,but for some reason I just think it is going to snap in half! Am I tripping or does anyone else find this to be true?
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brass is a very soft metal, so you have to be gentle with it. It will have a lot of flex, especially as you go down in diameter and when compared to steel poles.
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I don't think you have to worry about is snapping in half….otherwise, I don't think they would be selling them. Do you have a one piece?
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I can't remember who, but someone on here posted pics of her 38mm brass pole that she managed to bend. Just be gentle with it. No crazy spins or anything.
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No it came in two pieces. I wanted to try the brass without having to buy a whole new standalone and they make them in two pieces.
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Aerial, I can't manage to do any crazy spins…..I would go flying off!
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