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Brass X-pole!
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Wow! I was just thinking this about 2 nights ago too! I too like Shellectra have a 45mm Chrome X-Pert and was also recently on the AUS X-Pole site looking at the price of the 45mm Brass X-Pert!
I wonder if you can get this picked up at the warehouse? Depending on where it is, I can save myself $50 if I pick it up myself!
I was also just wondering how to clean it and how often as I heard brass tarnishes over time. I would love to try a brass X-Pert before I buy, but at the moment, the only contact and experience I've had with brass poles are at Bobbi's Pole Studio in Sydney, in which they use Pussycat poles. I wonder how these brass Pussycat poles compare to brass X-Pert?
Does anyone know?Darn it! Work internet won't let me open those links on how to clean and maintain a brass pole! https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_sad.gif
I recently bought some rubbing alcohol! I can't wait to try it on my Chrome to see how much of a difference it really makes compared to good ol' methol and water.
I've been forever struggling with Stainless Steel & Chrome. To me there's really no difference between the 2 finishes. I learnt on Stainless & own a Chrome as I wasn't sure if I wanted to keep going with pole so I thought better to get a common finish rather than splash out on something more expensive and then regret it later if I wanna quit. Glad I made the decision to keep going!
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Ooo are you gonna buy the brass Joyful?? I picked mine up today from work, where it got delivered, and it's waiting open on the floor for hubby to get home and help me put it up yay!!! Already just feeling the 250mm extension it's SO grippy! Whohoo! I am SICK to death of constantly slipping down the pole, it makes all my cool tricks hit and miss and only always cos of the slip issue. Hopefully this solves it!
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OHMYGOSH!!!! That looks FLIPPIN AWESOME!!!
Not just the pole but the move itself! 😉 U look awesome, girl!!How is it?!?!
Is it really a LOT more better than the Chrome X-Pert?!
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How is it? How is it? I'm excited for you!!!!
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It's FAR more grippier than chrome!! I would call it a 'dry pole' cos thats how it feels lol! I think I have to get used to it and how to move on the pole cos I still cling too hard (expecting to slip) and so I 'pinch' skin on my legs etc by overcompensating. Still muuuuch better! If my hands sweat enough though I still slip a bit, but thats my stupid hands.
Another WEIRD thing I have noticed is I don't slip down the pole at all cos it's so grippy, but when in an elbow grip, forearm grip or twisted grip my lower hand slips AROUND the pole wtf? As in the direction you would spin in, so I get into my position and about to get my legs off and my hands slowly slip to the left or right and I can't find my balance sometimes cos I'm 'moving' lol! Something I'll have to get used to, but still relieved I ain't slipping towards the floor I guess!
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Yippee!! Congrats on the new pole! I can't wait till X-Pole has the brass in the states!! Looks like your putting it to good use already 🙂
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Hey Shellectra!
Just on closer look at your brass pole, are the base and dome non-brass?
It sorta looks like it’s a different color to the pole.I’m also still contemplating whether I should upgrade too to a brass. Sick to death of my Chrome.
Do your hands smell funny after using it?
I wonder if X-Pole also has a place (head office?) in which I can pick up my pole like you picked your’s up but in Sydney?
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I have never danced on a brass pole! I heard they are awesome!
FYI, i read somewhere up there that some of you might use windex or glass cleaner on your pole…. Don't do this, it can leave resedu on the pole, and that can end up on your skin…. I believe the best thing to use is rubbing alcohol and a little water…..
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oh really peace! I've always used glass cleaner oops.. i need to get me some rubbing alcohol actually!
joyful – yep your right the base and dome are not brass!! i am guessing titanium gold? its a shinier, more slippery metal. cheap hey!!!!!! its okay though i was annoyed at first about the base and adjuster cover being not brass cos my lower hand in upside down holds sometimes holds the adjuster cover but I don't seem to slip 🙂
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Hi Shellectra!
Thanks for answering that for me.
I made an enquiry to the Pole Dance Shop which also sells to Aussies and the guy I was in contact with didn’t know if the dome and base are made out of brass.
I’ll let him know and ask him to confirm that for me.Am thinking of buying it and picking it up as it saves me $46 in shipping! Haha. Will need to call my credit card company to ask how much the fee will be and if the seller takes PayPal.
My boyfriend mentioned to me that if you pay via PayPal then you won’t be charged any international bank fees (seller is based in the US).
It seems to be a lot cheaper than buying it from X-Pole Aus directly! Anything for a good bargain! ;p Hahaha.How are you finding the maintenance side of things? Have you polished it yet with Brass-O?
I’m not entirely sure if I want to sell my Chrome X-Pert just yet even if I get a brass pole. Just incase I ever want to pole on something less grippy if I don’t like the brass. Hope not cuz it’s a costly investment, isn’t it?!
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Sorry, another question…
Is the brass really shiny when you first got it out of the box?
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I am just adding a bit of brass knowledge. Brass is a very soft metal that easily dings and misaligns. The cover has very fine threads when it screws on and with brass those can easily get stripped due to its "softness". (the softness is the reason it has grip). The same holds true with the dome. I have heard of people dimpling their dome tops from overtightening or it not being level. I am not sure if brass would give the same amount of tension needed before collapsing. Part of the beauty of the XPoles is their engineering design. They did not cheapen the poles but not having these parts made of brass, they wanted to be sure that the safety was still intact and also make sure that no damage was done to the threads. (I have stripped brass threads…it is VERY easy to do).
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Thanks heaps for that bit of info, Chem Goddess!
Yeah, I got confirmation that the dome and base are made of TG. The guy was really nice in explaining it to me via email, basically what you explained to me in a nutshell.
I also asked him if it's shiny when it's out of the box and he said that it is unpolished. The only way to get it shiny was to use Brasso.Still pondering whether or not to take the plunge and spoil myself by buying a Brass X-Pert.
For those of who you have the Brass X-Pert, would you say it's a "High Maintenance" pole? I'm the kind of gal that's just touch and go. I don't like to spend my time maintaining or cleaning my stuff. HAHA. https://www.studioveena.com/img/smilies/icon_e_biggrin.gif
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I have not found it high maintenance whatsoever, Joyful. Once I wiped the factory finish off it, it has been fantastic and I have not had to do a thing to it. I can also go through practice sessions where I don't have to use any grip at all now, which is wonderful, and even less maintenance!!
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