So many uses for these. Much denser (harder) than regular cotton buds. Great for burnishing masking tape especially on aircraft canopies. Great for burnishing Bare Metal Foil too. Clean up paint demarcations when paint is still wet. You just gotta try these things.

great tips for hard to reach places if used for cleaning or modeling ...wish i had these yrs ago

If you haven't used hobby swabs they don't give off the fluff that regular swabs do. The pointed tip comes in handy for many applications.