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Does anyone know of a cloth that is truly lint free?

ive bought 3 different types now - recommend stuff on amazon 5* (probably all paid reviews) to Selvyt and they all leave lint on the surface when cleaning a watch glass, which is completely counterproductive. The glass should be spotless under a 5x loupe.

im using a steam cleaner, lens pen and then  Bergeon 7007-26 to remove the last remaining particles. If I could get a cloth that was truly lint free that could clean smears and didn’t leave crap all over the glass it would be a massive win..

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I have only ever found one cloth that is truly lint-free and removes smudges flawlessly. They are smallish, but they do the job.

https://www.staples.com/Staples-Microfiber-Cloths-2-pk/product_786399

They will eventually trap enough grease and oil to cause smudges, but the beauty of them is they can be washed and reused. I always have at least two on my bench.

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Hi Some years ago when working on disc drives we had  lint free squares for wiping cleaned heads, wether such things are still available these days I an not sure, They were also used to clean magnetic tape heads on tape drives. some medical swabs if you can get them will be lint free.

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