I have made a box of basswood and padauk. The padauk sawdust leaves bright orange traces in the basswood that are hard to get off. I am looking for tips on getting it off. Here is what I am trying to do now. First and foremost I am trying to avoid getting much padauk dust on the basswood.
1) First sand the parts separately before assembly using different sandpaper for each species.
2) Clean up the orange sawdust in the area very carefully before changing to sanding the basswood.
3) Rub vigorously with a microfiber cloth to remove any dust that gets on the basswood despite 1 and 2
I will have to sand a small amount after glue up. Sanding then will be trickier. I haven't glued it together but I know I will have some contamination. Using water or solvent on rag would probably not work well because the color in the padauk is a natural soluble dye. I am guessing that all I will be able to do is lots of 3).
Thomas