truly lint-free cloth?

[spiffy]

Hi Everyone,

Is there such thing as a truly lint-free cloth? Not counting dust in the air, is there a brand available commercially that I can buy? I read some time ago that the best lint-free cloth is an old T-shirt. But frankly I'd rather trust something I can get from a store than trying to figure out which old shirt is OK to cut up...

(This is in relation to cleaning the media surface, of course -- I am hoping to find one that I can use to wipe and buff the data side without scratching...)

Any tips and/or suggestions will be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

Spiffy

[freestyler]

Fellowes makes a nice lint free cloth, its a grey color and feels silky yet tactile. You may find it in the accessories section near the marking pens and cd cases.

3M products have also worked well for me, their microfiber reusable cloths remove dust quite well off discs and surfaces, too.

[ClayBuster]

The best place to find such a cloth would be in the camera dept. You can't have lint and dust on your lenses. 8)

[gmatov]

After the first time you use it, it will no longer be lint free. They seem to attract stuff from the air.

Personally, I just give a disk one swipe across my upper arm sleeve. Clean shirt, of course. Works well for me.

How you hittin' them, Clay, smoke or pieces? Luck or good? I've had a bunch crack in half, still count.

[ClayBuster]

How you hittin' them, Clay, smoke or pieces? Luck or good? I've had a bunch crack in half, still count.

A little of all the above Generally upper 80's to low 90's

[spiffy]

I actually liked the 3M cloths a lot. But I am not sure if they are all the same... A while ago some computer stores sold the small ones, claiming they were for CD/DVD cleaning only; but I can't find them any more. Now I am seeing a larger 3M cloth, but it's being billed as a dish cloth -- frankly the texture looks identical to the disc cleaning version. My only concern is if there are any particles trapped on the surface of the cloth, buffing the data side with it WILL scratch the discs.

Are the cloths made for cleaning camera lenses washable and reusable? How about man-made chamois? Anyone tried them before?

Thanks again,

Spiffy

[blinky88]

Selvyt Cloth from your local jewelers store. I'm an ex RAAF photograher and that is the cloth we used to clean negatives and camera lenses. I an still using them and have done so for around 45 years. Being the best they are not cheap.

[Myrdhinn]

The cloth you get when buying glasses/sunglasses is also very good. Most optical stores probably sell it.

[Ziffelpig]

Anything made with microfibre technology

[gmatov]

Clay, 92 + 23 per, not bad, for 16, or are you one of those skeeters?.Them skeets are not at all tasty, don't know why you keep shooting them. Trap birds, now, are pretty good. Taste kinda like crow.

As to the original ? , any nonorganic fibre can scratch plastics. A cellulosic fibre is worst, meaning toilet tissue, Kleenex, etc.

The guy with 45 years exp in Photo work is most likely right, but it is most likely an organic, read "cotton" fibre. But, since he's an old fart like me, he's probably been using the tail of his T-shirt, like me. Our T-shirts are guaranteed to be lint free. They've been washed probably 300 times. Ain't nothing left to shed.

Did I mention give it a firm swipe across your bicep, assuming you have a shirt on at the time.?

Cheers,

George

edit: Don't know how I put "best" in place of "worst" up there. Paper is not good on glass or plastic.

[ClayBuster]

Clay, 92 + 23 per, not bad, for 16, or are you one of those skeeters?.Them skeets are not at all tasty, don't know why you keep shooting them. Trap birds, now, are pretty good. Taste kinda like crow.

Cheers,

George

LMAO. Go figure another OLD trap shooter J/K Actually I do Sporting Clays and FITASC.