Fibreglass Pole - Ouch?

[TobySampson]

I've just bought a new fibreglass pole and have been using it for a couple of days, and started to notice splinter feelings in my hands, and if I touch my face I get an itchy feeling.

Has anyone else had problems with fibreglass poles?

 

[All Round Cleaning]

Yes I had exactly the same with my extel pole .

I would advise some gloves .

 

[Gmeister]

Ouch!

 

[Gmeister]

You can get those Unger water fed pole gloves, excelant! I won some a while back, but think they RRp for around £30.

They don't keep your hands warm though they made to protect your hands from pole and give more grip to the pole to.

 

[Nick Wareham]

I would advise some gloves .

I would advise a different pole!

 

[rcproperty]

what pole is it?

 

[Matty H]

what pole is it?

A fibreglass one lol /emoticons/biggrin.png sorry couldn't resist rc /emoticons/wink.png

 

[rcproperty]

A fibreglass one lol /emoticons/biggrin.png sorry couldn't resist rc /emoticons/wink.png

oh right!!! /emoticons/biggrin.png

someone had to say it! lol

 

[Smurf]

Never had that problem myself with the very first and last fiberglass pole I ever bought a few years back...

 

[M.K Cleaners.co.uk]

What make of pole was it?

 

[Smurf]

chepo streamline 18ft

What make of pole was it?

 

[TobySampson]

It's one off eBay bayersan impressor 30ft pole... (Sorry for late reply been out of signal)

 

[nearlyclean]

Gloves will protect your hands, splinters off fibreglass and black hands off carbon you cant win. I wrapped graffer tape around the areas I hold with my hands

 

[Smurf]

I use disposable medical gloves most of the time now /emoticons/wink.png

 

[nearlyclean]

I use disposable medical gloves most of the time now /emoticons/wink.png

Most of the time or just for wfp, /emoticons/sad.png

 

[koopmaster]

i have just bought the 25 foot impressor and have used the 18 foot one for most of this year without a issue.

 

[M.K Cleaners.co.uk]

i have just bought the 25 foot impressor and have used the 18 foot one for most of this year without a issue.

I had one of those, the clips are a night mare

 

[Smurf]

For any work I do inc trad

Most of the time or just for wfp, /emoticons/sad.png

 

[harunh]

I use normal pound gloves lol does the job

 

[Scott19914]

I use a fibre glass pole and my hands when i was using it with out gloves just got covered by the splinters , caused alot of irretation.

I now use gloves which grip the pole too and i would advise gloves too as theres nothing worse trying to work with hands full of splinters aha :lol: