Lint and hair rmoval for kilts.

**tundramanq** · 28th July 13, 02:45 PM

If you have an air compressor and a blow out tool - use it!
I tried this old mechanics trick on my kilt today after napping with my dog in my USA Casual PV. Works like a charm! With the kilt on, start from the top blowing down along and slightly towards the fabric. I did pleats and all in about a minute. Amazing how much "stuff" collects in the under pleats where the roller or brush can't get at them.
No worry about abrading the fabric, you are not even touching it.
This works a lot better than the shop vacuum in blow mode as the air stream is a lot faster and can "un-root" the hair.
Fourth day in this kilt and it got rid of the visible dust too.

The lint roller versus brush thread was closed so - new thread.

**tundramanq** · 1st August 13, 07:00 AM

I should add that I have an oil trap/filter to catch the compressor oil vapors and a pressure regulator set at about 30 psi or 200 kPa. Just enough to de-hair the fabric. I am thinking that too much pressure could do it's own kind of damage.

**adempsey10** · 1st August 13, 10:13 AM

I usually the use the schitcky for lint. I dont have an air compressor but way back when I still lived at home, I often used my old man's compressor to blow cat hair off my clothes before heading to school.

**aonghas** · 2nd August 13, 02:02 PM

I use masking tape, wrapped around my hand sticky side out.

**pbutts** · 2nd August 13, 02:18 PM

Originally Posted by aonghas

I use masking tape, wrapped around my hand sticky side out.

I was hoping someone would mention that ;-)
Standard operating procedure in our household of three cats.

**tundramanq** · 2nd August 13, 02:22 PM

I started out using a big roll of 2 inch wide masking tape. Pulled out about a foot, leave it attached to the roll and lay it backwards on the roll - sticky side out. Then found the masking tape rollers for a buck a piece at the dollar stores. My concerns were fuzzing the fabric and possibly leaving adhesive traces behind. Tried the schitcky roller as it has no adhesive to transfer but it loads up about 1/4 of the way through a kilt. You have to rinse it off and then wait for it to dry to continue. Maybe a handful of the schitckys' would work?

None of these "rollers" can get at the back pleat just under the sew down at the fell.
The vacuums crevice tool works somewhat there.

**adempsey10** · 2nd August 13, 03:31 PM

Originally Posted by tundramanq

I started out using a big roll of 2 inch wide masking tape. Pulled out about a foot, leave it attached to the roll and lay it backwards on the roll - sticky side out. Then found the masking tape rollers for a buck a piece at the dollar stores. My concerns were fuzzing the fabric and possibly leaving adhesive traces behind. Tried the schitcky roller as it has no adhesive to transfer but it loads up about 1/4 of the way through a kilt. You have to rinse it off and then wait for it to dry to continue. Maybe a handful of the schitckys' would work?

None of these "rollers" can get at the back pleat just under the sew down at the fell.
The vacuums crevice tool works somewhat there.

I use a micro fibre camp towel to dry the schitcky. The microfiber doesn't leave pilly things or lint on the schitcky.