My new house has sealant on all skirting boards where they meet
floorboards. I'm laying karndean tiles so am trying to remove the
sealant but don't want to mess with solvents. Because the skirting is
very smooth I find a naked stanley blade held with my fingers shaves
the sealant off the skirting nicely but of course is fiddly and isn't
kind to the fingers. Is there some kind of specialist blade or scraper
that would do it? I'm picturing something that looks like a minature
car windscreen ice scraper. Can't find anything in web searches but
maybe I'm on the wrong track.

AA wrote:
My new house has sealant on all skirting boards where they meet
floorboards. I'm laying karndean tiles so am trying to remove the
sealant but don't want to mess with solvents. Because the skirting is
very smooth I find a naked stanley blade held with my fingers shaves
the sealant off the skirting nicely but of course is fiddly and isn't
kind to the fingers. Is there some kind of specialist blade or
scraper that would do it? I'm picturing something that looks like a
minature car windscreen ice scraper. Can't find anything in web
searches but maybe I'm on the wrong track.

I have a Stanley-blade-holder-scraper. No idea where it came from but they
do exist; I'll check if it has a brand name on it tonight.
--
LSR

AA wrote:
My new house has sealant on all skirting boards where they meet
floorboards. I'm laying karndean tiles so am trying to remove the
sealant but don't want to mess with solvents. Because the skirting is
very smooth I find a naked stanley blade held with my fingers shaves
the sealant off the skirting nicely but of course is fiddly and isn't
kind to the fingers. Is there some kind of specialist blade or scraper
that would do it? I'm picturing something that looks like a minature
car windscreen ice scraper. Can't find anything in web searches but
maybe I'm on the wrong track.

Something like this
http://www.screwfix.com/app/sfd/cat/...92746&id=16530
maybe a bit big.

I also have a smaller plastic version that holds a single stanley blade
- you should be able to get one from local DIY shed - might be sold to
scrape paint from around edge of window glass

Charlie

AA wrote:
My new house has sealant on all skirting boards where they meet
floorboards. I'm laying karndean tiles so am trying to remove the
sealant but don't want to mess with solvents. Because the skirting is
very smooth I find a naked stanley blade held with my fingers shaves
the sealant off the skirting nicely but of course is fiddly and isn't
kind to the fingers. Is there some kind of specialist blade or scraper
that would do it? I'm picturing something that looks like a minature
car windscreen ice scraper. Can't find anything in web searches but
maybe I'm on the wrong track.


This sort of thing?

http://www.protecdirect.co.uk/product.asp?i=15106

LSR wrote:
I have a Stanley-blade-holder-scraper. No idea where it came from but they
do exist; I'll check if it has a brand name on it tonight.
--
LSR

Ha, thanks, you got my brain into gear. There are two items there which
are exactly the sort of thing I need and I guess are something like you
have. I'll check out B&Q tonight.

http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=SCRAPERS&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUM BER=28-100&SDesc=1%2D3%2F16%26%2334%3B+High+Visibility+Mi ni%2DRazor+Blade+Scraper
http://www.stanleytools.com/default.asp?CATEGORY=SCRAPERS&TYPE=PRODUCT&PARTNUM BER=28-500&SDesc=Razor+Blade+Scraper+with+5+Blades