: Hi Dan, George & Rehd,

: I think that if you are using a tack cloth in the manner described you are in
: fact MIS-USING the tack cloth.

: A tack cloth is designed to remove the last couple of dust specks from the
: surface immediately prior to finishing. They are used after the surface
: has been blown/wiped down, solvent washed, blown/wiped again and ready to
: finish.

: Anything else is a mis-use.

: To use a tack cloth as the initial dust removal step or as a substitute for a
: a solvent wash will do nothing to add to the quality of the finished
: product.

: A tack cloth should be opened and it's layers seperated to give a soft puffy
: mass which is then lightly dragged over the surface in one direction only.

: In truth, a tack cloth is the only way to remove the final particles of dust
: without reintroducing a larger number of particles but it deals with less
: than a 10th of one percent of the dust that is on a finish when the
: procedure starts.

: My opinion of course,

: Ian

You are exactly right Ian.

Happy New Year!

Rob Macks