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   SgianDubh | Oct 22, 2002 02:59am | #1

   bear, take a lint free cloth, such as an old cotton T shirt. Wet it under the tap. Wring it out as hard as you can. Wipe off the dust. If you're fussy, wait a few minutes and follow up with a dry rag off the same or a similar T shirt. Apply next coat of polish or varnish. Let the rags dry as needed. Shake out. Re-use. Slainte.

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   alias | Oct 22, 2002 03:07am | #2

   LOL........... I think i can do that............ thanks..... ; ) i'll be bringing the potato salad to the mensa picnic, and you????? ; )

   seriously tho i thought raising the grain, on this old door would damage the intricate details( more sanding), but i guess the wringing would defer that??? a very impressive website..... cheers

   Edited 10/21/2002 8:10:35 PM ET by the bear

   Edited 10/21/2002 8:16:08 PM ET by the bear

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   SgianDubh | Oct 22, 2002 03:17am | #3

   I'll be showing all the brainy geeks how to tie their shoelaces, and I'll be demonstrating alternative repairs to their glasses, other than the Elastoplast trick at the leg to frame. Also, I'll illustrate that 70's polyester/nylon shirts, anoraks, and loud check jackets are not any longer the height of fashion.

   Peanut butter, I think. That'll go well with the potato salad.

   Seriously, a damp cloth works just fine in most cases. Even a dry cloth does it very often. After you've got the first coat on the grain should be sealed, so no grain to raise, and if you're concerned with that, dampen the cloth with white (mineral) spirits instead. And if you have an air compressor air line and nozzle, you can blow the sanding dust off prior to the first coat. (This is my favoured method.) Failing an air compressor, a good quality, dry paint/varnish brush will shift most of the dust.  Slainte.

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   Edited 10/21/2002 8:27:13 PM ET by Sgian Dubh

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   LeeGrinding1 | Oct 22, 2002 03:35am | #4

   Oh man, these freakin' Scots...

   I have made tack cloths for varnish by dribbling varnish onto the rag, wetting it with mineral spirits and massaging it until it's just like a store-bought tack cloths. It takes a bit of practice to get the proportions just right but it's a worthwhile practice.

   Oh, the Mad Scotsman was right about the dustfree material.

   Proportion, it's all about proportion and 4 pints works for me...

   Lee Grindinger

   Furniture Carver

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   SgianDubh | Oct 22, 2002 03:44am | #5

   I'll drink to that. Slainte.Website

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   Splintie | Oct 22, 2002 03:45am | #6

   I prefer a 5-horse compressor so i hope that means i can at least be the valet at the Mensa convention. What's this business about anoraks not being cutting edge? Is it just the toggle closures that are dated? I've always appreciated how they eased the frustration of dressing, but the fashion police have already given me a warning...

   If i have to use a cloth, i prefer the mineral spirits to water, and fairly damp; it seems to show up any glue spots i've missed a bit better.

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   LeeGrinding1 | Oct 22, 2002 03:52am | #7

   Hey Sgian,

   I'm buying this round...

   Lee Grindinger

   Furniture Carver

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   alias | Oct 22, 2002 05:45am | #8

   have to brush off the dickies, and get the clakkers tuned up. for the lull in conservation............... thanks cheers bear

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   SgianDubh | Oct 22, 2002 06:22am | #9

   Ah, Splintie, old girl, does your anorak feature dull green as the dominant colour- no American hunter dull multi-coloured camourflage look allowed- well chewed sticky gum in the pockets, a smudgy notebook with spidery writing, and an HB pencil, and a hood with ratty fake fur lining around the edge? If it does, and you can find a pair of the de rigeur broken thick black framed specs in the pocket (preferably with Elastoplast repair, and a bit of gum on each lens) then consider yourself a fully fledged member of the train-spotters club, and a de facto member of MENSA. Slainte.Website