Please help! New brass pole slippery?!

[solsticedark]

Have you cleaned it yet? Most ship with a film to protect them. 

[TinyDancer04]

Yeah I have! I tried glass cleaner first and this made it worse! Then gave it a good clean with water.
I haven’t poled since before I had my baby (1year9monthsago) so I’m wondering if maybe it’s just a lack of leg strength ? Weird thing is I have great grip with my hands and can even do handsprings! It’s really frustrating!

[isisandshiva]

is it the new brass x-pole? I remember a long time ago Alethea used one somewhere and she commented how slippery it was, which is why I'm holding on for more reviews, but you could try some brass cleaner and see if that eats through any coating that might be still on it.

[TinyDancer04]

Yes it’s the new xpert.
Grr it’s so annoying!
Bit of a worry if alethea mentioned the slipperiness!
It’s strange because I stick really really great with my hands but not with my legs?!
Veena has suggested getting warmer and using a lotion for my legs a few hours before – I’ll give it a try and hopefully it’ll work!
I’ve got sweaty hands and a great grip with them- just bad grip on legs. Very frustrating!

[Madfelice]

Hi.  When I first put up my brass x-pole it was indeed a little slippery, but I wiped it down with acetone and now it is super grippy.  It also works for when the kids get greasy fingerprints on it as kids will do.

[Dancing Paws]

This is just a suggestion. Maybe try using rubbing alcohol to wipe it down first. Give it a good rub down with the alcohol to get any residue off. Also, did you use a 50mm in the past? If you are used to gripping 50 mm poles with your legs, that might be the problem.

[TinyDancer04]

Madfelice- great idea, thanks very much I’ll give it a try 🙂
Ss- thankyou but yes I tried rubbing alcohol too! Ahh
I used to dance on both 50mm & 38mm so I don’t think it’s that. It’s just slippery. So frustrating.
Plan of attack- warm up pole and myself, moisturise a few hours before and clean with acetone! Fingers crossed 🙂
Thanks ladies, really appreciate your help!

[reenie aka Mysfit]

Depending on how they have made it brass—–

I own a brass pole…..Luv him. But I will tell ya—-the dirtier he is, the grippier he gets. I find he is at a perfect grippiness when he borders on being green from the tarnish. When I clean him, wow….he is slick unless he is super super warm. Once he gets a bit gooey again(lol) I can stick on him…..

I haven't seen the details in the brass xperts yet….Are they brass plated, dipped etc? What is the inner sleeve constructed from?

My brass pole is dipped enough that I can not get a magnet to stick to it(which is important when selecting cleaners) Brasso is really only meant to be used on actual brass/thicker coated mm from what I have been told.

My recent cleaning buddy courtousy of the wonderful boards—-Magic Erasers……work great—but he is still slick until I get him a bit dirty again.

So, has anyone got the full specs on the Brass Xpert construction?

Does a magnet stick to it or fall to the floor?

 

[Dancing Paws]

Xpole told me that the main poles are solid brass.

[TinyDancer04]

Well I think I found the solution! Thanks to everyone who commented!
I tried cleaning the pole with acetone which cleaned but didn’t make it too slick.
I put lotion on the day before.
I put a heater on in my pole room 10 mins before i went in there.
I spent some time doing spins to warm myself up and the pole a bit more and voila – no more grip issues!
Think the main thing that worked was the heater as it is winter here. I kept the heater on throughout my whole work out which kept me pretty sweaty but no grip issues 🙂 YAY!!

[Madfelice]

Reenie, the magnet falls to the floor on the pole itself, it is only the dome and the cover over the adjustment piece that are TG.

[moonflower]

I got my new brass xpert and x stage today and I'm having the same problem!

Unlike the all the other brass poles I've tried, this one is very slippery. I've wiped it down with alcohol but it's still slips. I hope it gets better and more similar to the othe rbass poles with use. I'm worried about the brass stage beign too slippery to use until it is borken in.

I was really lookign forward to today since I usually love the way brass feels.

[BootyCampDiva]

Try GoJo, I don't know if it messes with the condition of a brass pole…. but I've learned that if U slather it on with a paper towel and then wipe off with a dry paper towel…. then do U'r normal cleaning with alcohol…….. it works. Had the same issue with a friends pole, except hers was stainless steal. 🙂

[Shellectra]

I find leg grips a bit trickier on my brass pole too but I have gotten used to it! The biggest issue I had when I got it was yes I had GREAT hand grip in terms of slipping DOWN the pole, but I would suddenly drift sideways AROUND the pole with my hands, putting me off balance in split grip ayshas, elbow grips etc!! It actually worried me a lot but I actually forgot I had that issue now – I think I've accustomed myself to holding myself a bit different 🙂 In terms of grip I barely wipe my brass down and haven't even cleaned it to get tarnish of cos it hasen't tarnished.  I wipe it with glass cleaner.  I loooove my brass so much 🙂 

[sapphiresky]

Brass poles are awesome… we always clean them with a spritz of a methylated spirits + water mix on a cloth 🙂

[moonflower]

 The brass stage was okay yesterday at the pole jam as it was hot out in the sun. But it still felt a lot slippier than the brass star stage there. The grip was completely different as did the way teh metal looked. Same with the brass xpert at home, much more slippier than my TG. Nothign like the brass poles I've danced on before.

Does anyone else here think the brass x poles feel different from all the other brass poles they have tried? I've tried the brass poles at several aradia studios as well as brass platinum stages and I love them all. But so far I'm disappointed in my brass x poles, espeically since I've been super excited and bought both a stage and an x pert. I really really want to love it.

For people to own a brass X pole, does it get better with age? Does it ever get like other brass poles?

[LizzyLiz810]

I made a video showing what a real brass pole looks like, and how to clean it. You can view it on my profile or at this youtube link. Hope it helps! 

http://youtu.be/3IruYjXsziU

[Shellectra]

Thankyou lizzy!! Great video!! I've been too scared to use Brasso on my xpole cos I used it on the top once, near the dome, and it made it go a really lighty gold/silvery color, but thats gone back to normal color now, I also don't want to risk making it slippery.  It also doesn't tarnish up like yours cos its only a 'brass finish'

[Madfelice]

Brassi in Australia is different to brasso in the states. Just sayin’…

[Webmaster]

Brasso is a combination of an abrasive and a solvent.  It should be used with care on any dance pole.  The solvent will not come completely off and depending on the composition of the brass may cause the pole to be stickier or more slippery.  Abrasives should also be used sparingly and with care on any surface regardless of composition.

[Shellectra]

thanks for the advice! Still too scared to use brasso will stick with glass cleaner, seems to clean well without effecting the finish

[tehCammy]

I just wanted to throw it out there in case anybody is still looking at the brass xpole and thinking "Y U SO SLIPURY!" I managed to get mine up with a piece of plywood on the ceiling and noticed hey, it's kind of slippery for a brass pole! I hit it with EZOFF oven cleaner, let it sit, polished extensively with paper towel, now it has a much shinier and stickier finish. If anyone wants to see pics they shall be on my profile!

[Onga01]

My brass pole is always slippery on my leg until me and the pole are warmed up.. It only takes a few minutes of climbs etc to get those legs nicely heated! Otherwise have you tried ? That stuff is a life saver when i just want to get in and do something 🙂

[absolutsassy]

Just got my 40mm brass xpole. the first thing i did was wipe it with acetone. then i rubbed it with metal polish to remove the slippery coating and it worked wonders!

[PoleDollqld]

Hey, ive got a 40 brassy and use glycerine from the chemist. I was so lost and now am found.. Its actually become too grippy!!