Brushes, Rags, Cloths, and Pads - FineWoodworking
2020年12月17日 · Finishing is uncomplicated if you decide to go the hand-application route. Basically, you can choose from rags, paper towels, and brushes. Rags, Cloths, and Pads. Almost any clean absorbent cotton cloth will work for applying finishes. I recommend bleached, 100% cotton T-shirt material. Paper towels are also handy for applying wiping varnishes.
Lint-free rags? - FineWoodworking
2005年6月24日 · Old T-shirts should be lint free. To encourage any shirts to become lint-free, put them in the dryer with 3 or 4 tennis balls, run 'em for a half-hour or so. Works great to fluff up feather/down pillows too! When I need a good paper towel, I …
Rags - FineWoodworking
2003年6月24日 · Didn't see any lint left on anything.forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) Gretchen | Jun 24, 2003 10:25pm | #5 I have used them for wiping varnish.
That old-time workshop rag - FineWoodworking
2020年7月15日 · A good source of 100%cotton lint-free white cloth of the thin variety useful in workshops is the hotel laundry service industry. The ladywife buys both whole sheets and bags of "lint-free rags" which can contain some coloured material as well as the white but is mostly the latter. Both are generally very inexpensive.
How to Get Better Results with Polyurethane - FineWoodworking
A softened corner is easier to finish, nicer to the touch, and more resistant to denting and wear. Afterward, gently remove the dust with an air compressor or wipe down the piece with a dry, lint-free cotton cloth. I begin applying the finish with a thin coat of wipe-on poly to penetrate and seal the surface. Use a lint-free cotton cloth.
Wiping on shellac - FineWoodworking
2002年11月24日 · Sam's Club sells packs of lint free cotton rags usually over near the automotive stuff. I think Klingspor sells what they call the "Big Box of Rags", which seems to be cut offs of white cottom T-shirt material, for a very reasonable price. Just in case you already pitched the old T …
cleaning shellac finish - FineWoodworking
2006年6月25日 · Wipe up residual oil with clean, lint-free, cotton rags (old, well-washed, t-shirts or diapers work well). Works to performs a basic rubout to a satin sheen as well as for ongoing maintenance. -Jazzdogg-
The Language of Finishing: Part 2 - FineWoodworking
Wiping on a finish is a relatively simple process, but it’s not without pitfalls. I wish I had a dollar for every finishing article I’ve read that suggests using a lint-free cotton cloth. Many cotton items from socks to underwear contain lint—residual flecks of fiber that gradually come loose and disappear after multiple washings.
Dust/Lint free finishes - FineWoodworking
2004年2月9日 · When I realized that lint was the major culprit, I began protocols that limited the dust in the air to graet success like removing my shirt, blowing all dust off my arms and upper body, and spraying the piece with my back to the spray booth, so that the air flow pulled clean air over the piece, not air that went past any clothes or me.
Need help with curly maple - FineWoodworking
2011年8月7日 · I am making a Mandolin out of some 16th" curly maple vaneer. My plan is to use the vaneer as is , not glued to any other wood.