What do you use for a lint free cloth when finishing your projects?
Thanks,
Mike
What do you use for a lint free cloth when finishing your projects?
Thanks,
Mike
SWMBO got me a yard of unbleached muslin at the fabric store.
Worn out athletic socks work for buffing wax, but not for applying shellac. Same for worn out flannel sheets.
Well-washed cotton. Worn-out either top-quality office shirts ("formal", but I don't mean tuxedo stuff), or boxer shorts. Both of these are made from a long-staple Egyptian or Sea Island cotton. If you're french polishing with pumice, then you notice the difference - lesser fabrics, even lesser cottons, wear through in no time.
My denim workshop shirts also go a similar route and are used for general rags and oil application. T shirts are little use for anything.
Water, T shirt, Kiwi paste shoe wax, and patience. Best combination ever for spit shining shoes.
Of course, spit shining shoes is the reason I wear rough out leather now.
Every year or two I buy a box of Scott "Rags in a Box". Lint free and disposable. My used socks and skivvies go to the mission. satisfied costumer, jo4hn
The white rolls of Scott rags work well. I can usually find them a bit cheaper at Menards than at HD. The boxed Scott rags are similar, but I find it easier to keep the rolls on a paper towel holder and just tear off what I need. SWMBO likes them better than normal paper towels for use in her kitchen, but I try to discourage that due to their cost!
TT
"Charles Self" wrote
A lot of 'these guys' don't have a clue about the pleasures of whiling away a Saturday night inhaling that fine scent {we used a dash of rubbing alcohol}. Then there's the *Ultimate* finish . . . water buffing.
I even knew a guy who spit shined the bill of his fatigue cap {Our school CO had a 'thing' for Ridgeway's}
Of course, *nobody* believes us . . . unless it's another 'geezer'.
Regards, Ron Magen Backyard Boatshop {I'm USAF myself, but I know a retired Sergeant Major who still looks like a Recruiting Poster - Sember Fi !! }
A cloth with no lint :)
Use those little sheets that are put in the dryer to eliminate wrinkles. After that use, don't throw them in the trash. They are lint and chemical free, and a good size for such uses.
Steve
disposable. My used socks and skivvies go to the mission.
Do these look like a roll of regular paper towels? Wal Mart had them in the clearance bin, and I grabbed a roll for 2 bucks or so.
Mike
disposable. My used socks and skivvies go to the mission.
Actually they look more like Kleenex. In a box about a foot cubed with a hole on one side. Pull on the one sticking out until the tear-off shows. mahalo, jo4hn
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