I have one of these

http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-28-500.../dp/B00002X1ZX

and it's ****ING ME OFF!

What I'm using it for is trying to even out the paint on a wall where
there used to be a mirror and I'm just trying to get rid of the
brushstrokes where the old paint was cut in around the mirror, so I
don't have to use so much mud to prep it for a new coat of paint.
Unfortunately it's darn near worthless. Does anyone make a GOOD razor
blade holder that doesn't close up as soon as you put some decent
pressure on it? Or is there a more appropriate scraper that will do the
same job better? I also have one of those painter's 4-edge scrapers,
but a razor blade seems to do a neater job.

thanks

nate

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Nate Nagel wrote:
I have one of these

http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-28-500.../dp/B00002X1ZX

and it's ****ING ME OFF!

What I'm using it for is trying to even out the paint on a wall where
there used to be a mirror and I'm just trying to get rid of the
brushstrokes where the old paint was cut in around the mirror, so I
don't have to use so much mud to prep it for a new coat of paint.
Unfortunately it's darn near worthless. Does anyone make a GOOD razor
blade holder that doesn't close up as soon as you put some decent
pressure on it? Or is there a more appropriate scraper that will do
the same job better? I also have one of those painter's 4-edge
scrapers, but a razor blade seems to do a neater job.

I have a carbide scraper that works well. Like the following.

http://www.amazon.com/Warner-10018-2-Inch-Carbide-Scraper/dp/B000I1QGL8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1263752765&sr=1-3

Bob F wrote:

Nate Nagel wrote:
I have one of these

http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-28-500.../dp/B00002X1ZX

and it's ****ING ME OFF!

What I'm using it for is trying to even out the paint on a wall where
there used to be a mirror and I'm just trying to get rid of the
brushstrokes where the old paint was cut in around the mirror, so I
don't have to use so much mud to prep it for a new coat of paint.
Unfortunately it's darn near worthless. Does anyone make a GOOD razor
blade holder that doesn't close up as soon as you put some decent
pressure on it? Or is there a more appropriate scraper that will do
the same job better? I also have one of those painter's 4-edge
scrapers, but a razor blade seems to do a neater job.

I have a carbide scraper that works well. Like the following.

http://www.amazon.com/Warner-10018-2-Inch-Carbide-Scraper/dp/B000I1QGL8/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&s=hi&qid=1263752765&sr=1-3

Second that, I have what appears to be the same unit with the Sandvic
name and it works very well.

Nate Nagel wrote:
I have one of these

http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-28-500.../dp/B00002X1ZX

and it's ****ING ME OFF!

What I'm using it for is trying to even out the paint on a wall where
there used to be a mirror and I'm just trying to get rid of the
brushstrokes where the old paint was cut in around the mirror, so I
don't have to use so much mud to prep it for a new coat of paint.
Unfortunately it's darn near worthless. Does anyone make a GOOD razor
blade holder that doesn't close up as soon as you put some decent
pressure on it? Or is there a more appropriate scraper that will do the
same job better? I also have one of those painter's 4-edge scrapers,
but a razor blade seems to do a neater job.

thanks

nate

Razor scrapers are my favorite tool ) I have two similar ones and
both, IIRC, fold up in use once in a while. I've just gotten in the
habit of holding onto the button as I scrape. If you are trying to
smoothe BRUSHSTROKES, seems sandpaper on a block would be better suited.
I've used r.b. scrapers to "shave" off little ridges of spackle or
paint, but brushstrokes don't have any depth.

wrote:
Nate Nagel wrote:
I have one of these

http://www.amazon.com/Stanley-28-500.../dp/B00002X1ZX

and it's ****ING ME OFF!

What I'm using it for is trying to even out the paint on a wall where
there used to be a mirror and I'm just trying to get rid of the
brushstrokes where the old paint was cut in around the mirror, so I
don't have to use so much mud to prep it for a new coat of paint.
Unfortunately it's darn near worthless. Does anyone make a GOOD razor
blade holder that doesn't close up as soon as you put some decent
pressure on it? Or is there a more appropriate scraper that will do
the same job better? I also have one of those painter's 4-edge
scrapers, but a razor blade seems to do a neater job.

thanks

nate

Razor scrapers are my favorite tool ) I have two similar ones and
both, IIRC, fold up in use once in a while. I've just gotten in the
habit of holding onto the button as I scrape. If you are trying to
smoothe BRUSHSTROKES, seems sandpaper on a block would be better suited.
I've used r.b. scrapers to "shave" off little ridges of spackle or
paint, but brushstrokes don't have any depth.

Heh. These ones do. Someone was in a REAL hurry to paint this wall I
guess. Twice. (two different colors since the mirror was put up.)

I already went over it with some 80 grit after doing the best I could
with the scraper. We'll see how well I did after the plaster sets up
(figured since I was doing it, I might as well fix the plaster around
the boxes for the wall sconces)

nate

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