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Cleaning your windscreen repair tools for a lifetime of use

Ian Sprigg • February 19, 2021

Beware of flammables in atomizer bottles on the market!

The debate has always been how to clean your windscreen repair tools?

Glass Cleaner, methylated spirit, acetone or in some cases a dry clean with blue roll.

GT Smart has always advocated IPA Isopropyl Alcohol as the best method of cleaning your equipment and degreasing the surface you are going to adhere to.

Avoid ATOMIZER bottles which spray a fine mist as the vapour could drift onto hot parts ( exhaust manifolds), naked flames (some people still use a lighter) mobile phone use or inhalation by the user.

We are aware, although not recommended by GT that a lot of repair technicians "still" use a naked flame in and around the repair area even if a lighter was not supplied with their windscreen repair kit!

GT Smart has no desire to sell, handle or post this extremely flammable liquid out to you. Please mitigate the risks on handling and storage in and around any electrical components and batteries in your windscreen repair kit.

Simply put you can buy IPA Isopropyl alcohol off Amazon Prime, delivered safely and legally, avoiding Royal Mail restrictions for around £5 to £10 a litre.

If using this wet flammables method safely decant the IPA into a 5ml or 10ml dropper bottle to be used sparingly at the point of use to reduce the risk of serious injury,explosion or burns.

Keep checking our blog where we are happy to share the safest and best practice which doesn't cost you a penny and where others may try to seek a profit.

(GT Smart recommends methods of cleaning not as described in this blog)

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