I have used California dusters for many years and I love them. I purchased the wooden handle version recently and wrapped it in newspaper for 48 hrs as recommended, before using for the first time. It shed so much red fabric lint or residue that it was totally unusable. I shook it vigorously outdoors and so much loose fibers came off it was actually choking me. I put on a paper mask and continued shaking until I got a blister on my hand and it was still coming off. I called Amazon and as usual they replaced it without question. The 2nd one is exactly the same with the same problem. I sent the newer one back and kept the original one thinking that eventually the shedding will end. My wife suggested putting the head in the dryer with the air no heat cycle. After 1 hr the lint filter was totally red with the material residue. 4 1hour cycles later it's still shedding though not quite as bad, but still not usable. I ended up using my 20 year old California duster on my Corvette and stuck this one in the basement for now. 20 bucks down the drain. I will try and deal with it when the old one dies if it ever does. I could not recommend this product to anyone any more.