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Clean Glass Panels — Prepare Glass Panels

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How to Install a Glass Panel Stair Railing · Step 3 of 7

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Thoroughly clean the inside surface of the glass panels, as this is where the adhesive side of the film will be applied. Start by spraying a mixture of cleaning vinegar and water generously onto each panel. Use a razor blade to meticulously scrape the entire surface of the glass. Listen for any 'grit' or debris being removed, which indicates contaminants like paint specs or old adhesive. Remove any detected grit to ensure a perfectly smooth surface for film adhesion. Repeat this process for all panels.

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So the first thing we need to do is clean the inside of the windows This is a side that the adhesive for the tint is going to be Adheed to so the tint always goes on the inside of your glass panels Inside of the house here. We're using some mixture of cleaning vinegar and water. So that's basically all I'm using to clean these windows here So just give it a light spray on each of the panels And before I start cleaning it, I'm just going to take a little razor blade And we're just going to go over the surface make sure there's no grit Left on the glass because we don't want that to show In our finished product so you can hear there a little bit of grit So just simply smooth that over the top Feel for only that grit If there is any remove it That's all nice and clean now Do the same thing on all the other panels Now this property is fairly new so that means we can expect a bit of building material to still be on The glass panels You can hear that grit there Make sure we would completely remove it Once that's done we can take a paper towel And clean off the area The reason why I use cleaning vinegar Is it's not a harsh chemical that's going to leave any kind of residue on the glass panel It's not going to interfere with our adhesive Or our window tint And at the same time it leaves you with a perfect streak-free finish every single time So you can rely on using that one there Clean off the rest of the panels So we've got here our frosted window tint that we're going to be installing Luckily this one here is about the same in length here In terms of we're just going to cut little strips

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