Hello,
I'm about to apply a second coat of stain+varnish combo on a little shelf i
built out of salvaged slats of pinewood.
Yesterday, I applied a first layer of varnish with a foam-tip brush, and
then i tried wiping-off excess varnish with an old kitchen cloth. That was a
BAD idea because the varnish had already started to set and had gotten
really sticky, and the kitchen cloth released quite an amount of lint which
adhered to the freshly-stained wood....
anyway, what kind of lint-free cloths do you pros use for wiping-off excess
varnish? anything i can find around the household?
thanks
scott rags in a box(yellow box of paper towels lint free) buy them anywhere
>
>
> "Julie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
> news:[email protected]...
> > Hello,
> >
> > I'm about to apply a second coat of stain+varnish combo on a little shelf
> i
> > built out of salvaged slats of pinewood.
> >
> > Yesterday, I applied a first layer of varnish with a foam-tip brush, and
> > then i tried wiping-off excess varnish with an old kitchen cloth. That was
> a
> > BAD idea because the varnish had already started to set and had gotten
> > really sticky, and the kitchen cloth released quite an amount of lint
> which
> > adhered to the freshly-stained wood....
> >
> > anyway, what kind of lint-free cloths do you pros use for wiping-off
> excess
> > varnish? anything i can find around the household?
> >
> > thanks
> >
> >
Got a significant other? Undershirts are great. Too sticky, little bit of
mineral spirits.
Goodwill, St Vinnies, etc. sell t-shirt rags for next to nothing. Some, of
course, are imprinted with things you wouldn't want others to see....
"Julie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> anyway, what kind of lint-free cloths do you pros use for wiping-off
excess
> varnish? anything i can find around the household?
>
> thanks
>
>
Jeff Jewitt suggested Viva paper towels for wiping Sherwin Williams
quick dry oil varnish because they're smooth. All I've bought since
are Viva.
On Wed, 14 Jul 2004 01:29:20 -0500, "Todd Fatheree"
<[email protected]> wrote:
>"Julie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
>news:[email protected]...
>> Hello,
>>
>> I'm about to apply a second coat of stain+varnish combo on a little shelf
>i
>> built out of salvaged slats of pinewood.
>>
>> Yesterday, I applied a first layer of varnish with a foam-tip brush, and
>> then i tried wiping-off excess varnish with an old kitchen cloth. That was
>a
>> BAD idea because the varnish had already started to set and had gotten
>> really sticky, and the kitchen cloth released quite an amount of lint
>which
>> adhered to the freshly-stained wood....
>>
>> anyway, what kind of lint-free cloths do you pros use for wiping-off
>excess
>> varnish? anything i can find around the household?
>>
>> thanks
>
>I apply and wipe off gel varnish using paper towels.
>
>todd
>
In article <[email protected]>,
Julie <[email protected]> wrote:
>Hello,
>
>I'm about to apply a second coat of stain+varnish combo on a little shelf i
>built out of salvaged slats of pinewood.
>
>Yesterday, I applied a first layer of varnish with a foam-tip brush, and
>then i tried wiping-off excess varnish with an old kitchen cloth. That was a
>BAD idea because the varnish had already started to set and had gotten
>really sticky, and the kitchen cloth released quite an amount of lint which
>adhered to the freshly-stained wood....
>
>anyway, what kind of lint-free cloths do you pros use for wiping-off excess
>varnish? anything i can find around the household?
"Around-the-house" sources of lint-free rag material:
old cotton bed linens
any all-cotton underwear
old cotton shirts
Home Depot sells rags in their paint section. They come in a box, I forget
how much. They work well for me.
Jim
web site: www.woodblog.com
"Julie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> I'm about to apply a second coat of stain+varnish combo on a little shelf
i
> built out of salvaged slats of pinewood.
>
> Yesterday, I applied a first layer of varnish with a foam-tip brush, and
> then i tried wiping-off excess varnish with an old kitchen cloth. That was
a
> BAD idea because the varnish had already started to set and had gotten
> really sticky, and the kitchen cloth released quite an amount of lint
which
> adhered to the freshly-stained wood....
>
> anyway, what kind of lint-free cloths do you pros use for wiping-off
excess
> varnish? anything i can find around the household?
>
> thanks
>
>
"Julie" <[email protected]> wrote in message
news:[email protected]...
> Hello,
>
> I'm about to apply a second coat of stain+varnish combo on a little shelf
i
> built out of salvaged slats of pinewood.
>
> Yesterday, I applied a first layer of varnish with a foam-tip brush, and
> then i tried wiping-off excess varnish with an old kitchen cloth. That was
a
> BAD idea because the varnish had already started to set and had gotten
> really sticky, and the kitchen cloth released quite an amount of lint
which
> adhered to the freshly-stained wood....
>
> anyway, what kind of lint-free cloths do you pros use for wiping-off
excess
> varnish? anything i can find around the household?
>
> thanks
I apply and wipe off gel varnish using paper towels.
todd
Julie wrote:
> Hello,
>
> I'm about to apply a second coat of stain+varnish combo on a little shelf i
> built out of salvaged slats of pinewood.
>
> Yesterday, I applied a first layer of varnish with a foam-tip brush, and
> then i tried wiping-off excess varnish with an old kitchen cloth. That was a
> BAD idea because the varnish had already started to set and had gotten
> really sticky, and the kitchen cloth released quite an amount of lint which
> adhered to the freshly-stained wood....
>
> anyway, what kind of lint-free cloths do you pros use for wiping-off excess
> varnish? anything i can find around the household?
>
> thanks
>
For that kind of application, I use Scott Rags in a Box. They are sort
of a lint-free elephant wipe. :-)
mahalo,
jo4hn