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Painting stage - cleaning dust from the wood
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s_busby_uk:
Yeah the problem is I don't have a proper hoover and I didn't much fancy buying one for the sake of the project (I'm in a small flat so I only really use a good dustbuster with a handle!).

Yeah I was thinking of lightly spraying a cloth and running that over it carefully - but would some form of alcohol be better maybe?
yotsuya:
I use a paper towel lightly dampened by Windex.
Hoopz:
Damp rag and do it multiple times with allowing the water to evaporate each time.  Not very damp so it shouldn't take more than a couple of minutes to dry. You can do this a few times and get everything off.
lilshawn:
tack cloth.

it's like gauze or (more recently) microfiber with sticky resin impregnated into it. you just wipe it down lightly and everything sticks to it. if you don't wipe hard with it, it won't leave any residue. if it does leave a residue, just wipe the piece down with a rag with some lacquer thinner.

you just have to be careful you don't allow any water/solvents etc. you use to be absorbed into the wood (especially the cut edges.) or it's going to swell up on you like a depressed ex.
DeLuSioNal29:

--- Quote from: lilshawn on May 08, 2014, 11:05:19 am ---tack cloth.

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Home Depot sells them.  Just a word of advice:  Wear work gloves or latex gloves while using it.  The tack cloth's residue will tend to get your hands sticky.

http://www.homedepot.com/p/HDX-Tack-Cloths-3-Pack-88-WFTC3/100295475

DeLuSioNaL29
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