Window Washing Guide
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◆ Diagnostic · The Scratch Risk Calculator

The scratch you can’t polish out
starts before the tool touches the glass.

Seven inputs — glass type, panel age, method, debris load, chemistry, wipe surface, pre-rinse state — assemble a calibrated risk score. The math tells you whether the panel is in the safe band, the caution band, the high-risk band, or the documented catastrophic-failure band.

◇ Glass type
◇ Panel age
◇ Cleaning method
◇ Visible debris on glass
◇ Chemistry rung
◇ Wipe surface
◇ Pre-rinse status
◆ CAUTION — ELEVATED SCRATCH RISK, RECOVERABLE

The combination is workable but the margin is thinner.

one or two inputs are working against the panel

Risk score: 30/100. The combination is in the caution band where occasional scratch incidents have been reported, mostly under the grit-on-paper-towel or dry-panel modes. The adjustments below identify which inputs are contributing the most points; addressing the highest-leverage one or two usually drops the score into the safe band without changing the working method.

RISK SCORE
30/ 100
HARD-OVERRIDE
◆ Companion reference
ENCYCLOPEDIA
Scratches after cleaning: fabricating debris and the dirty secret of tempered glass
THE TOOLS
The Tint & Coating Identifier — know the substrate first
THE TOOLS
The Solvent Ladder Selector — escalate chemistry instead of force