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Originally Posted by fly07sti
Damn it Mike. Now I have to go to Costco to buy a bundle of lint rollers and take the week off to go over my towels.
In all seriousness, great idea. I usually just "snap" each towel as it comes out of the dryer which has served me pretty well over the years. But I will grab a few different towels and see what I get. Thanks.
With the amount of towels you have, I don't think Costco has enough lint rollers for you
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Originally Posted by RobertJ34
Not a bad idea at all...will have to try this out.
Originally Posted by Sizzle Chest
Will have to add this to my routine. Thanks!
No problem.
Originally Posted by builthatch
yo
use the yellow sticky rollers.
they can be refreshed very easily to brand new by simply wiping with a soapy (dish soap) sponge and some warm water. they are superior to the paper rollers imo...and way more economical, obv. i have at least two in rotation at all times with a couple more in the wings just in case.
i have some that are several years old and are as good as new.
Sticky yellow rollers? Not too familiar with those. Could you PM and online link?
Interested in trying them out.
Originally Posted by 281
With the amount of towels you have, I don't think Costco has enough lint rollers for you
Imagine buying a pallet full of rollers. lol
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The sticky, washable, reusable ones. Most are blue, but some are yellow or red. The most famous one is The Shticky, as seen on tv. I always thought they were made of silicone, but I honestly don't know.
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Originally Posted by SameGuy
The sticky, washable, reusable ones. Most are blue, but some are yellow or red. The most famous one is The Shticky, as seen on tv. I always thought they were made of silicone, but I honestly don't know.
yeah mine came from Bed, Bath and Beyond. mine are called Sticky Buddy, i believe. i had a bunch of coupons and there was a sale so i got a few. at the time, there weren't a huge amount of these things out there but i'd guess it's been ripped off a thousand times so there might be super cheap ones that work just as well.
at first i was bitter because i thought you just had to rinse them and they'd be renewed. which, to a certain extent, is true. but to really renew them, and it even says in the directions i failed to read, that every once in a while to totally refresh them, wipe with a soapy sponge and rinse. that changed my whole outlook. they work AMAZINGLY.
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I lick my towels to taste test for foreign substances
I call it, "The Lick Method" or TLM
BOOM....Copyright that!
I agree with A4S, that the naming may be getting out of hand.
If a technique has been in practice for a substantial amount of time and someone comes along and tags it with their name, it's a bit hokey to me. People have been applying less pressure on the last couple of polishing passes as long as DA's have been in use.
Finish Polishing is "Jeweling" is "Burnishing"
I understand that the 1st step to becoming "known" is having something named after you.
Some are truly new and deserve a "name", others are common practice and do not
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Originally Posted by builthatch
yeah mine came from Bed, Bath and Beyond. mine are called Sticky Buddy, i believe. i had a bunch of coupons and there was a sale so i got a few. at the time, there weren't a huge amount of these things out there but i'd guess it's been ripped off a thousand times so there might be super cheap ones that work just as well.
at first i was bitter because i thought you just had to rinse them and they'd be renewed. which, to a certain extent, is true. but to really renew them, and it even says in the directions i failed to read, that every once in a while to totally refresh them, wipe with a soapy sponge and rinse. that changed my whole outlook. they work AMAZINGLY.
Something like this?
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Originally Posted by 281
Great idea Mike and thanks for sharing! I'm actually afraid to see what I'll find in my towels haha
That's an honest comment James hahaha, although I rinse and clean washer / dryer before cleaning MF towels (that's boring but much needed), with time some towels may accumulate more than what our eyes can see and shed some lint.
Thanks Mike for coming with this idea, this may help extending the utilis life of that 'Paint dedicated MF towels' I care a lot for, keeping then distant from reaching the 'Undercarriage Only' status.
Kind Regards.
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Great article and write-up, Mike!
It's always good to be safer than sorry. This adds another safety factor before using MF towels on paint.
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