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   GotAll10 | Apr 02, 2006 11:51pm | #1

   I've never liked tack cloths.  (Maybe I don't like tack cloths because I don't use them right.)

   I use a vacuum followed by a spray with the air comressor.  Finally a wipe down with with paint thinner removes any last bits of dust and show any hidden areas of glue or other defects.

   My 2 cents, exactly that.

   Paul

    

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   JohnH | Apr 03, 2006 01:41am | #2

   My microfiber tack cloth from Home Depot has been very effective through about a dozen usages (all surfaces loaded with sawdust). When it is loaded, I just rinse it in the shower. Personally, I wouldn't let detergent get near it; it's almost impossible to remove all the residual detergent, which might contaminate the wood surface.

   IMHO compressed air is a poor way to clean a surface. First, it is a point source and so its effect is not uniform. Second, the dust goes into the air, to settle later in unwelcome places. Just by habit, I always vacuum with a brush attachment before wiping with a microfiber tack cloth.

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   Gretchen | Apr 03, 2006 09:56pm | #4

   And when you vacuum with the brush attachment, push it down onto the surface firmly. Even better suction.Gretchen

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   user-2980 | Apr 03, 2006 12:00pm | #3

   Thanks to you both.  Great idea's

   jim w

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   forestgirl | Apr 04, 2006 07:41pm | #5

   I've been following up a vacuum with Naptha-dampened cloth.  I like Napth better than MS because it evaporates so fast.  Tried one of the microfiber cloths for the first time a few days ago, and it seemed to work very well.  One caution though, the microfiber cloth can pick up and hold tightly a piece of grit that might scratch, so be very careful and aware.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   

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   rjones69 | Apr 05, 2006 10:51pm | #6

   I have recently tried the "Swiffer" type dust cloth with pretty good results.