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Getting Rid of Trimmings on Cutting Glass

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Guest SQUEEGEE

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This may not qualify as tip of the week but perhaps it might if other tinters get as frustrated as me when trying to clean the trim-out glass for stationary shops.

Alot of tinters will use their prep or slip solution and a black smoothie to clean the trim out glass but will find alot of the corner or edge trim offs stubbornly sticking to the glass.

What I do is lightly mist the glass and take my Red Devil (which is about 9" across and semi-hard) and run it across the glass. It easily picks off the edge trimmings and corner cut-offs like butter. You don't really have to mist the glass to do it but misting it does help.

Just a time saver that may help a busy shop or two.

Many probably already do this but I find nothing else works better.

Good luck.

Squeej

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use a 6" scraper with SS blade. :hmmm

Actually the tip was geared more towards automotive tinters. True a 6" scraper would do much better but even when I tint flat glass I don't always have one within' arms reach.

The Red Devil (BTW guest thanks for the compliment) is always near my tool pouch and doesn't rust. :dunno

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I have no idea WTF you guys are talking about. :spit:spit

OT,

You tint mobile style if I'm not mistaken so you use the auto glass to make your cuts. I do the same as well when I tint onsite for my customers.

If and when I tint out of my garage I have a large stationary 5' x 7' piece of glass mounted to the wall so I can cut clean edges and corners after I get the basic pattern off the car.

What's left behind are pesky little edge trimmings and such that get stuck to the glass especially in hot weather. A couple 'o swipes with the Red Devil and end of problem.

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I don't tint mobile really, except for a couple dealers, and I use scissors to trim, so those pesky pieces end up on the floor. :thumb

You would have to be different wouldn't you?

:dunno

Okay then,

For all the other tinter challenged tinters out there not named OT: Get a Red Devil Squeegee

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