Found cheap tack cloths!

I used to use tack clothes but have stopped that. Too many finishing pros are
warning against them because they can leave some of their "tackiness" behind
and scrw up the finish.
What I use is brawny paper towel soaked in whatever is the thinner....water
for waterborne and min spirits or naptha for oil.
Wipe with the towel dampened in this until you pick up no more dust, then
let dry and paint. Dispose of the towels properly.

If you have some old varnish and a
can of the type you get popcorn in
on Christmas and some rags, you
can make tack cloths by thinning
the varnish a little and soaking the rags,
then put them in the can with the lid on.

I use an old tee shirt or wash cloth with thinner (for the respective
finnish) on it, mainly sence I'm sick of buy tac cloth, or running out, I
don't mide using tac cloth, if I could buy iy in bulk, but I have to yet
find it at costco ;(

Ken Yee wrote:

> [email protected] (JLucas ILS) wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>> What I use is brawny paper towel soaked in whatever is the
>> thinner....water
>> for waterborne and min spirits or naptha for oil.
>
> But paper towels have a lot of lint...
>
>
> ken

On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:37:19 +0000, Ken Yee
<[email protected]> wrote:

>[email protected] (JLucas ILS) wrote in
>news:[email protected]:
>
>> What I use is brawny paper towel soaked in whatever is the
>> thinner....water
>> for waterborne and min spirits or naptha for oil.
>
>But paper towels have a lot of lint...

Yes they do, and are guaranteed to cause problems.

One poster stated that 'too many finishing pros' are warning against
the use of tack cloths due to the transfer of the tack material to the
surface. I respectfully submit that this is plain horseshit, and
these people are neither finishers nor pros.

They key to a tack cloth is a light touch. Preferably no more than
its own weight. Fold it into a pad, lay it on the surface, grab a
corner and drag it around. Refold as necessary.

If you go at it like you're trying to remove week-old Simonize you'll
definitely transfer the tack material. Go easy Junior, and success is
yours.

Ridge Custom WoodWorks

When pleasure interferes with business. eschew business.

On Mon, 30 Aug 2004 02:08:05 GMT, "Mike Marlow"
<[email protected]> wrote:

>
>"LP" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:37:19 +0000, Ken Yee
>> <[email protected]> wrote:
>>
>> >[email protected] (JLucas ILS) wrote in
>> >news:[email protected]:
>> >
>> >> What I use is brawny paper towel soaked in whatever is the
>> >> thinner....water
>> >> for waterborne and min spirits or naptha for oil.
>> >
>> >But paper towels have a lot of lint...
>>
>> Yes they do, and are guaranteed to cause problems.
>>
>> One poster stated that 'too many finishing pros' are warning against
>> the use of tack cloths due to the transfer of the tack material to the
>> surface. I respectfully submit that this is plain horseshit, and
>> these people are neither finishers nor pros.
>>
>> They key to a tack cloth is a light touch. Preferably no more than
>> its own weight. Fold it into a pad, lay it on the surface, grab a
>> corner and drag it around. Refold as necessary.
>>
>> If you go at it like you're trying to remove week-old Simonize you'll
>> definitely transfer the tack material. Go easy Junior, and success is
>> yours.
>>
>> Ridge Custom WoodWorks
>>
>> When pleasure interferes with business. eschew business.
>
>I agree LP. I've been using tack cloths for years. I use them on wood
>projects and I tack every car down that I paint and I've never had a problem
>with any contamination. For those who believe that compressed air will do
>the trick as well, I suggest you blow off your work with compressed air and
>then run a tack cloth over that same piece. You'll be surprised what comes
>up. I also blow off my work with compressed air but I've never failed to
>pull up more stuff with a tack cloth.


Exactly Mike, and thanks for pointing that out. Compressed air is a
good place to start the prep work but a bad place to finish.

Ya gotta wonder how stuff like this gets started. One of my favorites
is the chip collector that morphed into a dust collector that morphed
into a health preservation item. Millions of bucks made from
marketing lies, shelled out by people who believe whatever they're
told.

Ridge Custom WoodWorks
When It Comes To Giving, Some People Will Stop At Nothing

"LP" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> On Sun, 29 Aug 2004 16:37:19 +0000, Ken Yee
> <[email protected]> wrote:
>
> >[email protected] (JLucas ILS) wrote in
> >news:[email protected]:
> >
> >> What I use is brawny paper towel soaked in whatever is the
> >> thinner....water
> >> for waterborne and min spirits or naptha for oil.
> >
> >But paper towels have a lot of lint...
>
> Yes they do, and are guaranteed to cause problems.
>
> One poster stated that 'too many finishing pros' are warning against
> the use of tack cloths due to the transfer of the tack material to the
> surface. I respectfully submit that this is plain horseshit, and
> these people are neither finishers nor pros.
>
> They key to a tack cloth is a light touch. Preferably no more than
> its own weight. Fold it into a pad, lay it on the surface, grab a
> corner and drag it around. Refold as necessary.
>
> If you go at it like you're trying to remove week-old Simonize you'll
> definitely transfer the tack material. Go easy Junior, and success is
> yours.
>
> Ridge Custom WoodWorks
>
> When pleasure interferes with business. eschew business.

I agree LP. I've been using tack cloths for years. I use them on wood
projects and I tack every car down that I paint and I've never had a problem
with any contamination. For those who believe that compressed air will do
the trick as well, I suggest you blow off your work with compressed air and
then run a tack cloth over that same piece. You'll be surprised what comes
up. I also blow off my work with compressed air but I've never failed to
pull up more stuff with a tack cloth.
--

-Mike-
[email protected]

I've been using compressed air to blow the fine dust off the pieces before
finishing
with very good results.

I normally do this outside and away from the fininshing area so the dust
doesn't 'rain'
back down on my finished pieces.

This also works great while sanding. Since the dust will fill the voids and
make the
wood feel smoother than it really is. Just blast it out with some air and
keep on
sanding.

HTH,
Ron

"Ken Yee" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> [email protected] (JLucas ILS) wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
> > What I use is brawny paper towel soaked in whatever is the
> > thinner....water
> > for waterborne and min spirits or naptha for oil.
>
> But paper towels have a lot of lint...
>
>
> ken

Ken Yee wrote:

> [email protected] (JLucas ILS) wrote in
> news:[email protected]:
>
>
>> What I use is brawny paper towel soaked in whatever is the
>> thinner....water
>>for waterborne and min spirits or naptha for oil.
>
>
> But paper towels have a lot of lint...
>
>
> ken

Try Scott "Rags in a Box" (Orange Borg sell them). Advertised as
"remarkably" lint free. Jo4hnee likes them.
mahalo,
jo4hn

[email protected] (JLucas ILS) wrote in
news:[email protected]:

> What I use is brawny paper towel soaked in whatever is the
> thinner....water
> for waterborne and min spirits or naptha for oil.

But paper towels have a lot of lint...


ken