Friction polish applicator?

[johnkepka]

For those of you who use friction polish regardless of the brand what do you use for an applicator??
thanks

 

[LostintheWoods]

Paper towel. Works just fine.

 

[papaturner]

I use cleaning patches for rifles........just like the 100% cotton tho..In a pinch I have used paper towels (viva) and they worked fine. Perry

 

[guts]

viva paper towels for applying and buffing,they are much softer.

 

[Ron in Drums PA]

Paper towels

If you get a catch paper tears away and don't take your fingers

 

[jtate]

Old tee shirts, cut into little pieces.

 

[hrigg]

The blue shop paper towels, cut into 2" squares. They're thick and soft, can be folded to fit into grooves, and they're lint-free.

 

[Fred]

Try using a good quality paper plate cut into easy to hold lengths. No problem for me with any lint as can be from paper towels, cloths, etc. The plate also gets into tiny areas rather well!

This also works very well when using CA and it doesn't seem to drink up the stuff like paper towels! []

 

[mdburn_em]

I like shotgun cleaning patches.

 

[jkirkb94]

I mainly use paper towels. Even used flannel patches that I cut from cheap flannel bought at fabric store. Kirk[8D]

 

[Ron Mc]

I use little brushes that you can get at a hobby supply to apply the finish then the "pro painters rags" from any hardware store.

 

[alamocdc]

Cotton velour towles, just like Russ Farifield suggests on his site. I was using smooth cotton before, but this stuff works great.

 

[jtate]

Oaky, I took someone's suggestion and bought the expensive Viva papertowels and folded up a bunch of applicators from them. Geez! Those things are WAY more expensive than the Kroger brand I usually buy.

You know what? They do work better. Hate to admit it because I'm a cheap skate but it's true.

 

[Rudy Vey]

Old T-shirts, but I don't use friction polish hardly at all anymore.

 

[kent4Him]

Paper Towel, but like Rudy, I rarely use friction polish anymore.

 

[doeringr]

Convince your better half that it's time to get some new sheets for the bed. Cut up the old cotton sheets and you have great applicators for a long time.
Personally, I like the cotton over the paper towel because you can achieve a much better "heat" with the cotton. IMO it works better than paper towel. However, Paper towel does work as long as it's pretty durable (Viva, bounty)