: How long should I let an ionizer run before varnishing? I saw Ross's post
: earlier on one and this weekend while out for a ride I stopped at a yard
: sale and low and behold a room ionizer for a $1. It has reusable filter
: you put into a dish washer for a 1/2 hour to clean it. My only concern is
: the output seems quite strong as to maybe stirring up dust off the
: cabinets on the initial startup. Plan on laying down the first coat of
: varnish tomorrow evening. Hopefully on the water by Saturday.

I have been varnishing with an ionizer for years and it works great, really cleans the air. I usually clean the shop as well as I can, and then let the ionizer run for an hour or so. (Don't forget to wet the floor to avoid dusk kickup as you work) I keep it running 24 hours a day until the final coat is applied. Just aim the air output towards a clean area and any dust that will be kicked up will happen right away, just give it an hour to let everything settle. Also make sure the ionizer is set for ions and not just filtering. Filtering does not do much good at all.

I saw some ionizers for sale on amazon.com for around $70

Happy varnishing...

Edgar