Dust PREVENTION strategies?

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"Phisherman" <nobody@noone.com> wrote in message
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> On Mon, 19 Apr 2004 17:38:13 GMT, "Greg Winski"
> <greg12750@houston.rr.com> wrote:
>
> >Ostrich feathers do noting but spread the dust from one place to the
other.
>
> Not so. Professional cleaning personnel use ostrich feather dusters
> all the time. If you are spreading dust, then you are not using the
> tool properly.
>

Exactly -- if you just wave the duster around willy-nilly then you're gonna
throw dust everywhere. There's a little bit of technique involved. It's
pretty darn simple too. If you check out the book Speed Cleaning by Jeff
Campbell you'll learn how to properly use a feather duster. There's an
instructional DVD/VHS also available too - it's pretty informative. Their
website is thecleanteam.com. Great tools there, too.

When I'm polishing I always use the feather duster first to rid the surface
of dust, then use one of my home-made concotions to polish away.

I can't imagine cleaning houses without an ostrich-down feather duster!

And for the record -- my mother got a duster for her car that looks very
much like the "texas duster," and the thing absolutely reeks! Which means
it's got to be treated with some sort of chemical (wouldn't be surprised if
it's another toxic chemical). I can't sit in her car if she's just used it.
On the positive side, it does do a nice job getting all the dust off her
black dashboard, but the smell is just atrocious. I don't know whether it's
the same brand, and can't say whether the texas dusters reek like this one
did, but if it does - boy, I'd stay away from 'em. FAR away. Or just bring
a respirator. ;)

- Michael
http://www.4naturalcleaning.com
http://NJ.4naturalcleaning.com

[Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr.]

I agree, you can't beat a good commercial quality Ostrich Feather
Duster.

The natural oils in the feathers attract dust like a magnet, and a
simple shake cleans them.

If they lose their pickup power, giving them a light steaming restores
them back to like new!

The very best duster I have ever had was made from Ostrich feathers
that were dropped naturally and collected as the bird moulted them.

I think the reason some folks have trouble using feather dusters is
that they 'shake' them during useage, which is how you clean the dust
from the duster. Thus they are putting back the dust they are
collecting, just moving it from one place to another.

If you use them gently, they pick up dust like a magnet and hold it
until you shake them out.

TTUL
Gary

[me6@privacy.net]

>I agree, you can't beat a good commercial quality Ostrich Feather
>Duster.

What abt the new Swiffer disposable duster?

Is the idea of a disposable one a good idea?

[Gary V. Deutschmann, Sr.]

me6@privacy.net verbositized:

>>I agree, you can't beat a good commercial quality Ostrich Feather
>>Duster.
>
>What abt the new Swiffer disposable duster?
>
>Is the idea of a disposable one a good idea?

I guess it depends upon which chemicals they are using to make it
work.
Although I'm not against disposable single use products, often the
cost for the disposable does not warrant it being disposable.

EG: If you pay 20 bucks for a disposable item or pay 20 bucks for a
non-disposable, refillable, etc. item, that only costs 1 buck to
refill, is it really disposable.

I can give you a whole list of similar items, that have functional
components that don't wear out and last a lifetime, yet are considered
disposable.

Basically, anything made from a non-renewable resource, or from
hazardous chemicals, should not be considered disposable except after
it has performed a good service and just wore out.

Cotton is a renewable resource, but folks will hold on to old clothes
for decades, never wanting to part with a single article that will
never come back into style in their lifetime.

Glass is a renewable resource, but some folks store almost every glass
jar they get their hands on, sometimes even until the lids rust away.

But everything they buy made of plastic, a non-renewable resource,
they quickly discard as a disposable, with the exception of
Tupperware, which they will hold on to for decades after it has turned
yellow, the lids mangled by microwaves and with so many scratches they
look fuzzy. But anything else made of plastic is quickly discarded as
disposable.

Advertising and media has gotten people accustomed to things made from
non-renewable resources as being disposable, and things made from
easily renewable resources as keepsake items. Go Figure!

TTUL
Gary

[me6@privacy.net]

>Advertising and media has gotten people accustomed to things made from
>non-renewable resources as being disposable, and things made from
>easily renewable resources as keepsake items. Go Figure!

Good point and one I hadn't thought of