an apparatus and method for cleaning tools such as laminating tools used in the manufacture of glass reinforced plastic . the apparatus includes a bath having two sections , each containing a cleaning fluid such as an ester solvent and an aqueous solvent respectively , and a heating tank placed under the sections so that the solvents can be heated . in use , an operator cleans a tool in each section in turn . additional features include a compressed air drier , filters to remove solid deposits , barriers and a bunded base to prevent spillage or leakage , and drains to remove the fluids from each section .