On Thu, 10 Mar 2005 16:00:18 +0000 (GMT), in uk.d-i-y "Dave Plowman
(News)" wrote:

In article ,
doozer wrote:
Any body else have any ideas why newspaper is so good?


IIRC, it's from the days they used carbon based inks which imparted a
shine to glass. Modern inks don't.

I think the carbon acts as an anti-static. In a picture framing lesson
at our local 'Framers' I was told it is the only way to get the glass
dust-free. It certainly works for that. You get a handful of screwed up
newspaper and polish the glass with it.

Phil
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