On Sat, 12 Mar 2005 09:36:49 +0000 (GMT), in uk.d-i-y "Dave Plowman
(News)" wrote:

In article ,
Phil Addison wrote:
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.

I understood modern inks were carbon free? They certainly don't make your
hands back as once.

You haven't read the torygraph lately then? ;-)

Whatever it is in the paper, it stops the static - maybe wood pulp alone
is enough, I dunno but it does the trick. It's rough enough to scour
traces of muck off the glass, and absorbent enough to soak up grease
spots too. An all round good solution.

Phil
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