Lint-free cloth or rag?

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My usual cleaning routine consists of two homemade CLP impregnated rags (actually old whitey-tighties) that I use to clean my guns. The dirtier one gets used first to wipe off the caked-on stuff, then I follow it up with the cleaner rag to basically leave a clean coating of CLP on it. The problem is that these rags end up leaving lint on the gun.

Does anyone know of a good alternative to a cotton tee shirt or whitey-tighties that's larger than lets say 6" x 6" and leaves it lint-free?
 
Cotton flannelette. You can buy a yard or two of it in any fabric shop for next to nothing. Look in the remnant bin.
 
All the computer stores have lint-free material for computer screens now. They aren't a lot bigger than a cleaning patch, but would do for a final wipe if really needed? No, I just found a bag of Ansco Home and Office wipes. Size of a Kleenex. $1.30 for 10. One would be reusable a few times. The Brownells product may be cheaper? I didn't look. An old silicone gun cloth is perfectly fine to get CLP on if it is retired, anyway.

Nick
 
Jimmy: Are those shop cloths lint-free also or are only the cleaning pads?

Unclenick: I have some of those monitor wipes at work. I'll "borrow" a few and try them out. As for an old silicone gun cloth, mine seems to hold lint on it.:confused:
 
Sam's Club sells an 18 pack of Microfiber dish cloths (no lint) that I find extremely useful on everything including guns. I've seen single microfiber towels at other stores, Sam's are the cheapest deal but a bulk quantity.
 
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