Most of man's ingenious inventions initially assumed by no means a domestic scope. It often happens that scientists and engineers come up with their offspring for specialized needs, fulfilling orders of national importance, working for the benefit of the space, medical or defense industries. As a result, developers always achieve results. Sometimes it does not quite suit customers, sometimes, on the contrary, it exceeds all expectations. However, even the most secret deeds of employees of scientific laboratories become a reality and the public domain. Many of us do not think about the fact that things quite familiar in everyday life were once intended for other, more ambitious purposes. One of these inventions was a lint-free cloth.
Minor troubles are no longer scary
Any hostess, doing her daily household chores, including cleaning, has repeatedly tried nervously to wipe the mirror or glossy surface of her favorite kitchen set to shine. Cursing in the soul of its hindsight, a diligent cleaner always tries to remove from the surface even a barely noticeable villus, which still fundamentally sticks to a perfectly clean surface, and even in a very prominent place. Achieving crystal clear glass, mirrors and other smooth surfaces has become much easier, and all thanks to the fact that a special lint-free napkin comes to the rescue.
To those who have never used this miracle, or do not know what it is, we will explain that fabric cuts (they can be of different sizes, compositions and have a wide variety of purposes), the surface of which is smooth and devoid of pile, are called lint-free napkins.
Lint-free cloth can be made of cotton, polyester or cellulose. Fabric samples usually have a structure similar to a knitted fabric, their edges are treated in a special way using laser cutters or ultrasound.
Scope of application
Initially, such rags were developed for high-tech industries. They are being used at full speed in research laboratories, pharmacology, medical institutions, and various spheres of production, and not only in factories, but also “artisanal” craftsmen appreciated their advantages.
A lint-free cloth is a universal thing, it can be used to wipe parts, parts, optical instruments, LCD monitors of TVs, computers and laptops, screens of mobile phones, smartphones, tablets and communicators.
The napkin is good in that it very carefully cleans any surface. Due to its soft structure, it leaves no residue after use, it is impossible to scratch even the most delicate object. The fact that the lint-free cloth is absolutely smooth and there are no microparticles on the wiped surface, it means a lot to mechanics who need to assemble complex mechanisms on duty, because getting any foreign body, even several dust particles, can cause breakage.
Beauties on a note
But a napkin, smoothed from annoying villi, is useful not only for men. She won her place in the beauty industry, and more precisely, in nail salons. Manufacturers of accessories needed to create beautiful marigolds offer their customers not to use ordinary cotton pads, tampons or fabric cuts, but special napkins.
For manicure rooms a special lint-free napkin is sold in a roll or in packages of 500, 750 and 900 pieces. There are manufacturers offering mega packs, they contain about 5000-6000 napkins. For convenience and speed of use, special packaging dispensers can be selected for such packages. The most common sizes of napkins are 5x5 or 5x7 cm.
How to choose high-quality lint-free napkins?
The main difficulty in ordering such a product is that buyers are still not well aware of its features and distinguishing features. The correct lint-free cloth (photo at the top of the section), even upon closer examination with a microscope, should be absolutely smooth. Samples are allowed in which the structure of the material is visible, but the fibers should not contain a single fiber.
The advantage of using lint-free napkins is their efficiency. For example, species intended for beauty salons, art studios, car workshops specializing in painting machines and creating airbrushing need special solutions that facilitate the washing off of paints and varnishes. A good cloth requires a very small amount of solvents, which helps to save money on consumables.
Another distinguishing feature of a quality product is that each napkin should be well removed from the packaging. This ensures hygiene and cleanliness, which is especially important for pharmacology and medicine.