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    Hello all

    On the label of most finishes it says "with a soft cloth" of "lint free".

    What type of cloth do people use to apply finishes, as an example the Ubeaut EEE Cream and polish.

    I bought some stuff from Auto one that they sell to do fine work on cars but it has small strands that come off the cloth and wrap around the work. Not disastrous, but very time consuming to remove

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    I don't know what others use but I use microfibre cloth. Fine weave and doesn't shed fibres like other cloths.

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    I use old flannel bedsheets which I get from the OP shop, even Ubeaut recommends this as well for some of his finishes.

    And in regard to the EEE, it isn't a finish. Have a look at this recent thread on it.
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    Thanks DJ, I was aware EEE isn't a finish. Might go shopping at the Op shop for some flanny sheets or shirts.
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    Quote Originally Posted by DJ's Timber View Post
    I use old flannel bedsheets which I get from the OP shop, even Ubeaut recommends this as well for some of his finishes.

    And in regard to the EEE, it isn't a finish. Have a look at this recent thread on it.
    DJ, I'm assuming that you do not use coloured sheets, only white. I used black tee shirt material............ once .
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    Quote Originally Posted by Grumpy John View Post
    DJ, I'm assuming that you do not use coloured sheets, only white. I used black tee shirt material............ once .
    My current one is yellow, never noticed any probs with coloured sheets. I only choose sheets that look to be well washed and used.
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    Old flannel sheets are ideal as the majority of the fugative lint has been washed out of them. White 100% cotton T-shirts are another good source of soft cloths.
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    Thanks for that DJ, maybe they use a different dyeing process for flannel. I've been useing cheesecloth with pretty good results. However it does get a a lot of stringy bits around the edges, and you should NEVER let these stringy bits get anywhere near a chuck spinning at 2500 RPM, DAMHIKT .
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    My wife's old cotton undies. ...

    and any other old cotton t-shirts, sheets or flanny sheets.
    I make things, I just take a long time.

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    You don't want the flannelette threadbare cos the weave can then leave ridges in the finish.

    Op shop curtains are also worth a look as sometimes they're lined with flannelette or fine cotton.
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    Make sure the sheets don't have those little balls of fabric or lint on them, they leave marks in the finish too , though for eee and tradwax, the balls are not an issue.

    I've also found the roll of polishing fabric from supercheap to be good for EEE'ing and trad waxing.

    Once the trad wax is dry, I've found an old, clean towel or tea towel, or one of those 'knobbly' checked tea towels to be just the thing for a touch up polish.

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    Every time I go to a expo show, I find a snake oil salesman and buy some of those cheap chamoises and cut them up, they leave no lines and hold a decent amount of finish.
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    Just to clarify, if it's hard buffing you want to do eg with Shellawax or with ubeaut's Shithot Waxstik, then good flannelette is the way to go. Or even with ubeaut Trad Wax.

    Most other finishes it doesn't really matter that much IME.
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