Wipe-on poly applicator of choice?

Old tee shirt works great.

-- Sawdust Maker

Yep, old tee shirts. 100% cotton ones that have been washed to death :-) Take your cloth and whack it against your hand a few times or hit it with some compressed air. If you see any fibers floating around afterwards, don’t use that one.

-- Kenny, SW VA, Go Hokies!!!

Cool, I’ll give it a shot.

Is it still KonMari if the old t-shirts go to the shop??

old t-shirts for wipe on, but have found it’s easier and faster to use the small HF HVLP spray gun, I can get 3 coats done in a couple of hours depending on weather conditions.

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Been know to use coffee filters once or twice. They’re good enough to drink from they’re good enough to apply poly.

Have you tried to keep the shop towels in a cleaner area before hand?

Have you tried to keep the shop towels in a cleaner area before hand?
- Cold_Pizza

No, there’s a little dust on them, but I blow them off before using. But the problem is definitely micro-shreds and fuzzies, not dust from them.

Cool, I ll give it a shot.

Is it still KonMari if the old t-shirts go to the shop??

- jamsomito

I have no idea. I had to google KonMari to even know what it is ;-)

-- Kenny, SW VA, Go Hokies!!!

I have no idea. I had to google KonMari to even know what it is ;-)

- HokieKen

Hahahaha, it’s a big thing these days. Just a joke.

Cool, I ll give it a shot.

Is it still KonMari if the old t-shirts go to the shop??

- jamsomito

Yep just have to thank it before throwing it away.

I usually buy a bulk pack of tees in the fall. After a year of wearing and washing, they move on to the shop. Free Tees from wherever, usually take a lot less time to get to the shop, cut out the screen printed area and the rest is good to use.

-- Sawdust Maker

I use the white poly pads for this…they also are a mild abrasive so you get some help there too.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000H5AG84/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o06__o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

100% cotton tee shirt rags… 100% clean and dust free before starting!

-- Pete -- Bark less, Wag more, and SHOW COMPASSION to everyone you meet.

A good quality foam brush works with Arm-R-Seal very nicely. Lays down smooth and even. I used one to put the Arm-R-Seal on this mesquite table.

-- Half of what we read or hear about finishing is right. We just don’t know which half! — Bob Flexner

A good quality foam brush works with Arm-R-Seal very nicely. Lays down smooth and even. I used one to put the Arm-R-Seal on this mesquite table.

- Rich

Thanks for commenting on that. I was curious about the foam brushes but I’ve never used them before. One concern I have is these are small pieces with not much flat surface (proud finger joint boxes with relief details on top and bottom) so I didn’t know how that would work, but maybe it’s easier in practice than my mind. I think that’s contributing to my issues with the blue shop towels – small snags and whatnot.

I’ve never used Arm-R-Seal but I have tried applying poly with foam brushes and it did not go well. Air bubbles abounded. Maybe if it was cut a little thinner it would have gone better. I get such good results with wiping it on though that I really haven’t experimented with brushes and the wipe-on stuff.

-- Kenny, SW VA, Go Hokies!!!