Originally posted by red58:
if they used beeswax on tack cloths you couldn't get'em cheap!! and beeswax isn't 'tacky', makes a good releaser to keep drill bits from sticking in aluminum, it's a ..... wax
the sticky on commercial tack cloths is rosin [resin], which I think they dissolve in alcohol to apply, then the alcohol evaporates
Bill
It's not as bad as it sounds Bill. As I said I don't know if they still use beeswax but look at it this way. What is in wax that makes paint fisheye? Silicone. What is "fisheye eliminator" that you put in paint when you get fisheyes so that the paint will stick to them? Silicone (at least used to be back in the day). When used correctly and in proper amounts, materials that would normally be taboo can be benificial. Look at chlorene in drinking water, botulin (sp?) toxin to get rid of wrinkes, phosphoric acid in soft drinks, etc..
The proper way to use a tack rag is to completely unfold it and kneed it several times to warm it up and increase the tack. You then lightly wad it up and LIGHTLY rub the surface to be painted, refolding it as necessary. It wouldn't surprise me if they're using resin these days, it's probably cheaper and may do a better job.
