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s_busby_uk:

What's the best way to get rid of sawdust etc from an MDF cabinet prior to painting? I mean the stuff that seems to cling to it like dust to static. I've heard it's not a great idea to get MDF wet, but it seems to me some sort of damp rag would be the most effective solution. What do people recommend?

Generic Eric:


--- Quote from: s_busby_uk on May 08, 2014, 09:49:24 am ---What's the best way to get rid of sawdust etc from an MDF cabinet prior to painting? I mean the stuff that seems to cling to it like dust to static. I've heard it's not a great idea to get MDF wet, but it seems to me some sort of damp rag would be the most effective solution. What do people recommend?

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In shop class we used a horse hair brush.  But we didn't use MDF

s_busby_uk:

Yeah I have a fairly effective brush, but MDF dust is so fine that much of the swept dust just goes back into the air it seems.

Generic Eric:

Dryer sheets?

Perhaps you need to capture the sawdust during the cut more efficiently.

Louis Tully:

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