brass x pole slippery

PixiLouBell started this discussion · 11/8/2012

ok so up till now my xpole brass has had great grip and ive always talked about how much i love it, but for the last few practices its been slippery, its in the house and me and it are well warmed up. could it be what im cleaning it with? at first i was using alcohol and water mixture to clean it, then i started using vinegar and water. any suggestions?? what do you clean your brass with and how is your grip? also i thought the more wear, the better grip becomes, seems like mine is doing the opposite! like there is a film on it....and its not my lotion i use oil free vaseline and corn huskers. thanks!

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Veena · 11/8/2012
Did you try steam cleaning it?
PixiLouBell · 11/8/2012
i dont have a steam cleaner veena :/ i have seen your post about that and thought about it but no way to do that :/ should i be using alcohol instead of vinegar?
PixiLouBell · 11/8/2012
its so weird because its never been like this...maybe its the weather? this is my first fall/winter with it
Veena · 11/8/2012
Do you have an iron though?? You don't need a clothes/fabric steamer and you really don't need a steam cleaner! others have used just an iron on steam. X pole had told me they were in the process of making a video explaining how to clean the brass pole. I don't think its up yet though.
PixiLouBell · 11/8/2012
no i dont have an iron either, lol i sure dont sound like a mom and wife huh. lol maybe my skin is dry....may have to get some for the body, i use corn huskers but still slippery! if you see the video is up will you let me know? or where can i keep checking for the video? thanks
PlatinumAni · 11/8/2012
Why don't you just email them Rixi? I am sure they wouldn't care to answer your question. By the way I wouldn't be surprised if it is your skin/the weather. I have to change my skin care routine and warm up completely when it gets cold here, it is day and so am I
PixiLouBell · 11/8/2012
i probably will pa, i was just curious abt what others cleaned their brass with. i probably need to try putting a heater by it too....or maybe a vaporizer,, oh hey veena wud a vaporizer work to steam clean it?? and pa what skin care do u use in the winter, maybe the oil free isnt moisturizing good enuf. i never had this problem last winter with my powdercoat tho :/
HotelChick · 11/8/2012
I have a PS brass. I just wipe it down with a wet cloth. The only time my brass is slippery is after I've used it for about an hour and gotten it all sweaty. Just plain water on a microfiber cloth and dry it with another microfiber cloth and it's good.
PixiLouBell · 11/8/2012
thanks hc!! i think xpole brass is diff than ps brass :/ ive tried steamy water, no good :(
HotelChick · 11/8/2012
Dang. Brass needs to be grippy. That's why we put up with it ripping our skin off ;) The only other thing I can think to try is Dawn dish soap. That stuff will take the film off of anything. I know there was a thread on here once upon a long time ago or maybe a vid of someone cleaning a PS Brass. She used Brasso. I've never been able to find that product where I live and I think that was for shining it up and I personally like a little tarnish on my pole. Goes well with my sailor's mouth. Good luck! Hope you find something that works.
PixiLouBell · 11/8/2012
ooooh dawn is a good idea! if that doesnt work im probably gonna take the bottom off my lil mynx and screw that into my stage! its a 45 also so i dont see why that wudnt work! it has to be the weather. so maybe ill jus hav to adjust my poles to the weather! thanks for ur response!!
Paunobs · 11/9/2012
I am rather disappointed on my 40mm brass XPole which is brushed brass! It is very tempermental! It can be nice and grippy for a while then it becomes slippery the only really good practice I get on it Iis if and when it is humid, my Titanium gold is much better grip all year round! I have tried just about everything to help, sometimes I just have to mix and match grip aids , sometimes cleaning with water helps other times not , same with vinegar, metho and steam mind you when it is grippy it's fantastic. But overall the titanium is the best out of all of them for me!
PixiLouBell · 11/9/2012
really paunobs! well i was gonna get a 40 brass for my stage, ill prob just get a 40 chrome and powdercoat it! i plan on powdercoating this 45 too. i hate hate hate a slick pole!! so frustrating! thanks for ur input :)
PixiLouBell · 11/9/2012
esp when it used to b grippy, its like i have a diff pole now! :/
Lyme Lyte · 11/9/2012
This is a bummer to read, I have a PS 38 brass being delivered Tuesday. @ Hotel Chick PS is a different type of brass than x? Have you used and Xbrass? I am glad you like your PS....I am rather excited. Rixi, good luck with yours too!
Veena · 11/9/2012
I have the xpole brass, I can only use it when the weather and body is really hot. Titanium gold is the best all sound pole for me too. Keep in mind xpole stated here that they have a new formula for the brass poles now. Lyme, PS brass is different than cooked old brass, not sure about the new brass.
Lyme Lyte · 11/9/2012
Well if I don't like it I will just sand it down and spray paint it! Lol.....
HotelChick · 11/9/2012
Lyme - I've only used chrome or TG for X-Pole, and I have the same slippery/weather-related issues most people have with chrome. Haven't used TG enough to have an opinion. Idk if X-Pole brass is different from PS. I just know I love my brass and it works best for me.
PixiLouBell · 11/9/2012
so my husband says it wud b a bad idea to screw my mynx into the stage as the xpole is made to screw into it and the mynx isnt. he knows more than me! so guess i will for sure be coating the brass then gettin a 40 chrome to coat. thnx all for ur comments!
chemgoddess1 · 11/9/2012
I could have sworn that XPole recently posted here about how to polish/sand your brushed pole to get a satin finish but I can't seem to find it. Not sure if it was for the SS or brass.
PixiLouBell · 11/9/2012
if u find it chem let me know! cud i sand it down with paper a bit? wud that make a diff without ruining it?
Dancing Paws · 11/9/2012
it's probably the weather. I suggest using your LM for a while, then when it warms up going back to the brass stage. You CAN take your brass in somewhere and get it polished up (call ex pole to find out how.) Also, if you get the 40 brass in the U.S. it is going to be the higher shine version. They just changed it, but they said they kept it as the brushed brass in Australia. Call x pole and make sure the 40s are high shine polished in the U.S.
PixiLouBell · 11/9/2012
is high shine polished more grippy ag?? i still think i just may go with chrome then pc it since i never had trouble with weather change with the mynx
PixiLouBell · 11/9/2012
also using the lm isnt an option unless i screw it into the stage which my husband says no to, we have moved and higher ceilings here, the mynx in just under 7 ft
Dancing Paws · 11/9/2012
High shine is much grippier than the brushed. I find it greabs me under all weather conditions. It is also a tab gripier than PC (to me.) Call x pole, find out how to get it polished, contact a person to get an estimate and get it polished first. You might find you like the brass better with a high shine than powder coating.

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