Tool cleaning apparatus and method

An apparatus and method for cleaning tools such as laminating tools used in the manufacture of glass reinforced plastic. The apparatus includes a bath (10) having two sections (20,22), each containing a cleaning fluid such as an ester solvent and an aqueous solvent respectively, and a heating tank (26) 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 (50), filters to remove solid deposits, barriers and a bunded base to prevent spillage or leakage, and drains (44,45,48) to remove the fluids from each section.