so what do you guys use in your garages as shop rags? Paper towels? old towels? loo paper? old clothes? do you wash em or just chuck em when they're dirty? thinking about changing to disposable paper but no idea whats good and whats not? any good sources?
morrisman1,
Jul 26, 11:40am
i go to the dry cleaners and they have old bed sheets for next to nothing. all white and clean cotton. Home workshop, not a commercial one though.
fordcrzy,
Jul 26, 11:44am
just for home
intrade,
Jul 26, 11:47am
i use old cloths and for clean stuff kitchen paper towls non fluff ones . like diesel pump whipe downs.
kazbanz,
Jul 26, 12:24pm
ford-We go through shed loads of cotton cloth rags. "in theory" they cycle from window clean rags to interior clean rags to dirty area silicone rags then oil soak rags and away. The staff in reality use em once -forget for what so grab a clean rag.
elect70,
Jul 26, 1:25pm
I get old sheets & pillow cases from friends & neighbours .Plus my old t shirts
tmenz,
Jul 26, 1:42pm
Get some 'Tork' rolls - they have wet strength and don't fluff or lint.
dublo,
Jul 26, 2:00pm
countdown paper towels cheapest. Good for wiping dipsticks (avoid contamination from dirty rags there!) and hands.
clampits,
Jul 26, 2:18pm
whatever the neighbours washing line
bjmh,
Jul 26, 3:18pm
$20 plastic bag of clean rags from repco or bag of rags . op shop $15. the good thing about repco is the rags are already cut and most are t shirts etc good absorbent.
poppy62,
Jul 26, 4:03pm
The op shops are a good source 50c a bag. they have masses of unwanted rags/clothes. plus it's an honourable community service thing as well.
patiki1,
Jul 26, 4:38pm
I use my boys too small old t-shirts
angelab,
Jul 26, 6:43pm
Im with Poppy. Also the school gala, just before they pack up at 1-2pm. Shopping bag for 50c, you fill it with the lint free, washed a thousand times type stuff. Kids size normally perfect without having to cut.
patiki1,
Jul 26, 6:46pm
I hope you don't take the undies
thejazzpianoma,
Jul 26, 7:02pm
I don't bother with those bags of rags anymore, I find they are expensive, inconsistent and some are full of synthetic rubbish material.
I use the big rolls of chux type cloths. You can get small rolls at the supermarket for about $7 but some of those are way too thin. I get mine from a safety/cleaning supplies shop in a big roll which costs me about $20. Not sure on how many sheets on the roll off hand but it must be well in the hundreds.
They are great, tough, absorbent, not too linty and the best part is every single one is the same.
thejazzpianoma,
Jul 26, 7:04pm
In case you are not sure what I mean by "chux" type cloths. This is much like the big ass roll I get, mine are not chux brand but look much the same.
Also. on another note. I have come across some fantastic nitrile gloves from the same supplier. I have used a few different brands in past but they have not lasted very long on the big jobs. These new ones, I am yet to have any fail before I finish a job and I have had them saturated in diesel, oil and other fluids. Also nicer to get on and off. I can look up the brand if anyone wants to try them.
fordcrzy,
Jul 26, 7:29pm
I use black nitriles that come in a black box not sure of brand. really good
thejazzpianoma,
Jul 26, 7:35pm
Sounds like the same ones! I have only just started on my first box of these and they are fantastic after the rubbish blue ones that I was using, and cheaper too!
2sheddies,
Jul 26, 7:43pm
Agree. Fancy people paying $20 at Ripco for a bag of old rags! A couple of 50c bags of t shirts, old sheets or something from the local op shops would last the average home mechanic months and months.
ambo11,
Jul 27, 5:19am
Yep, op shop for my rags. and I keep a sly eye on the towels/tea towels at home. when one of them shows signs of weakening or being out of its prime I pounce. have even been known to "accidentally" rip a bath towel or two. lol
mk3zephyr,
Aug 3, 5:45pm
we get our overalls cleaned by alsco, they have bags of old cut up roller towels for bugger all
Saeco have a 20kg bag for half the price of Kiwi cleaning rags
tintop,
Nov 24, 11:34am
lol - Cant beat human nature huh! :)
At least in my own space I start with old/torn sheets for polishing and step by step they become oil soaked fire starters
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