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puff-tmd · March 9, 2007, 11:04 PM

I have been trying to use this finishing technique, but have had no luck with the initial coats that are supposed to dry 5-10 minutes then buff off. The finish becomes very tacky and rips fuzzies out of any cloth that I try. Maybe our sheets are made differently, but they supply liberal amounts of lint to the surface of my stocks. Has anyone else experience this trouble? If so, how have you resolved it?

The later coats that dry 24 hours and are removed with steel wool seem to work fine.

I am concerned with running into the lint problem again on the final color coat.

I have been talking about this with friends. So far, we all think the the "lint free cloth" is a myth and nobody has ever really seen one.

March 9, 2007, 11:04 PM	#20
puff-tmd Junior Member Join Date: February 13, 2007 Posts: 5	I have been trying to use this finishing technique, but have had no luck with the initial coats that are supposed to dry 5-10 minutes then buff off. The finish becomes very tacky and rips fuzzies out of any cloth that I try. Maybe our sheets are made differently, but they supply liberal amounts of lint to the surface of my stocks. Has anyone else experience this trouble? If so, how have you resolved it? The later coats that dry 24 hours and are removed with steel wool seem to work fine. I am concerned with running into the lint problem again on the final color coat. I have been talking about this with friends. So far, we all think the the "lint free cloth" is a myth and nobody has ever really seen one.