Discourage people from touching the glass.
Fingerprint dusting on glass door.
Sliding glass patio doors generally run on a central rail at the bottom of the frame.
Find some fine powder.
Fingerprint powder is a very fine powder that is either white or black.
Don t forget to clean the frame around the glass.
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Luckily following these tips can help you keep your glass doors fingerprint free.
The best way to treat nonporous surfaces is to use fingerprint dusting powder to bring out the print and then lift it with special tape to preserve the print.
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Another way to lift these prints is to use fuming methods or luminescent.
We ll begin with the oldest fingerprint development method dusting.
With your unwashed hands you should have been able to make your fingerprint visible with either cacao or baby powder.
Being prepared is the first step.
However one thing that you might despise about your glass doors is the fact that they can be a magnet for fingerprints particularly on a busy day when people are bustling in and out.
Because we have little children i worried about them not being able to find the key and get out of the house in the event of a fire.
If done poorly dusting can easily destroy any latent fingerprints present as we found out and you probably will too.
The edge of the sliding door is often used as a handle so make sure you wipe both edges carefully with a damp cloth.
Occasionally there will be some marking or shadowing left behind after cleaning the fingerprint powder.
This rail can get very dirty which could affect how smoothly the door opens.
One option is to install a two sided keyed entry deadbolt lock.
On a smooth surface such as glass or metal fingerprints tend to stick very well.
The fingerprint powder is gone but now there s a shadow.
They can easily hold fingerprints that can be obvious or hidden.
If you have a door like this a burglar can simply break the pane of glass closest to the knob reach in and turn the deadbolt and handle.
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We need to use a slightly different type of cleaning chemical which does require a little more caution and care on painted and other sensitive surfaces.
These surfaces include plastic and glass.
White powder is used to dust prints on dark surfaces and dark powder is used if the print is left on light colored surfaces.
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With the exception of using magnetic powers to treat recently touched paper dusting is used only on nonporous surfaces and can provide excellent results if done skillfully.