best quality plastic razor blades???

[mslim]

I need to renew some caulking on the edge of the filon panels on my 5th wheel RV. My technician suggested I get some plastic razor blades to remove as much of the old caulking as I could prior to applying the new.

Since I will no doubt use a lot of these, I wanted to order a good quality item. Any of you out there have an experience, pro or con, with any particular brand or vendor?

 

[RTM]

I'd go check a car detailers website, see what they say. I got one as a sample, think it was a mid stiffness, way too wimpy for over spray latex paint on a windshield

 

[boom_bap]

I tried plastic razor blades on a rear diff cover gasket. They are awful. I'm sure they have a place, but I'd go putty knife/scraper/real razor blades personally if you can get away with it.

 

[Vwpower]

I got cheap 100 blades and two handles from amazon for like $12. They are ok. wish They were sharper but I like having them around.

 

[egdede]

I bought a box of warehouse cheapies on amazon. They weren't really good for scraping. I did cut myself checking them to see how....well...never-mind : )

 

[Mohawk Dave]

years ago i bought 100 packs of red and blue....one is denser/harder than the other (forget which now)....but they do what they are supposed to...gentle but firm scraping / cleaning of old machine gunk etc. oh yea...removing decals from tool boxes too.

I just bought the most reviewed ones on Amazon....sorry I'm no help on a specific name brand, but I'm sure all the lower-tier ones are the same (IDK if they even make "high-tier" ones, and I did not find any on google just now)

I'd also get some plastic chisels if i were you...they are super awesome and can be re-sharpened. Here's a link... https://www.amazon.com/dp/B079JV961B/?tag=atomicindus08-20

And here's a PA44 set...https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07ZP228QD/?tag=atomicindus08-20

 

[cvairwerks]

Try a company called BOJO for that type stuff. Don’t have their site handy on my phone or would link it.

 

[Outahere]

Scraping Tools Kits

shop.bojotools.com

 

[cvairwerks]

Thanks for posting the link, Outahere. We use a lot of the sealant and scraping tools at work, and they do hold up fairly well under the hard use we put them too.

 

[humpty]

I use the Scraperite brand at home and here at work. They have them in 4 hardness flavors.

 

[Steve_P]

These are great for removing stickers from painted surfaces, removing inspection stickers from windows, sticker from license plates.... Never tried to use them for gasket scraping.

 

[Grimm_the_Grey]

I really like 'miniscraper' blades. the blue ones are polycarbonate, the red are regular softer plastic (not sure what kind,) and the yellow are thicker on one side than the other so you can flip it over for more or less flexibility. they also have ones that are wider than a normal razor blade on one side. i've never tried the xtra wide ones, the others are great. their little handles are pretty good too

 

[Iridium rand]

Plastic scrapers usually **** plain and simple, would only use if you absolutely can’t use a dull putty knife which is not very many instances. My scraper of choice for painted/varnished wood is a metal scraper blade (rectangle shaped razor) that’s been dulled down to the ideal sharpness with a file or whatever’s around to grind it down a bit. Can avoid damage on just about anything short of a retail sticker on a disc case

alternatively, if you have an air hammer USATCO makes a variety of plastic scraper bits for 10-14$ each or as a set and those have been a godsend for dealing with large amounts of thick tough gack like velcro adhesive stuck to soft materials like plastic or wood where the putty knife would take ages and be hell on your wrist.

 

[bob15]

I use the Scraperite brand at home and here at work. They have them in 4 hardness flavors.

I just bought some of their blades and used them (the blue ones) yesterday for the first time. Worked great in removing 2-sided tape residue!! I tried the NAPA ones and they are royal POS.

https://resellers.scraperite.com/plasticblades/

 

[Mohawk Dave]

Plastic scrapers usually **** plain and simple, would only use if you absolutely can’t use a dull putty knife which is not very many instances. My scraper of choice for painted/varnished wood is a metal scraper blade (rectangle shaped razor) that’s been dulled down to the ideal sharpness with a file or whatever’s around to grind it down a bit. Can avoid damage on just about anything short of a retail sticker on a disc case

alternatively, if you have an air hammer USATCO makes a variety of plastic scraper bits for 10-14$ each or as a set and those have been a godsend for dealing with large amounts of thick tough gack like velcro adhesive stuck to soft materials like plastic or wood where the putty knife would take ages and be hell on your wrist.

****? Maybe for some stuff...but for cleaning old grime and grease off a painted machine and getting into the nooks and crannies I would definitely not use a metal scraper. Lots of things to use on other than just painted/varnished wood.

 

[Bryan Burns]

Ace Hardware brand. I use them all the time.

 

[510ebl]

I have found Formica samples work well once a mild edge is put on them.

 

[Indexmill]

A plastic razor blade is simply a tool. The OP asked the question: What brands we found to be the best. Many answers provided here so far do not answer that question but, rather, try to answer the question: Are the plastic razor blades a useful tool?

Like every other tool that we all use every day, the plastic razor blade is an awesome tool when used in the proper way for the proper jpb. If you do not want to scratch the surface you are scraping, then you do not want to use a steel razor blade. Here is where you would want to use a plastic razor blade. You would not use a plastic razor blade to scrap an old gasket off of a metal surface or to remove rust from a machined tool table. Just like not using a screwdriver to drive a nail; you would use a hammer.

I use both the red and the blue plastic razor blades all the time... for the right job. Honestly, I have no idea what brands I have and never though about selecting them based on brand. If somebody really thinks that one brand is superior to other brands, then let's get that out on the table. In the meantime, don't just say that plastic razor blades ****. I use 50 different things and materials to scrap and clean surfaces; which one I choose is based on the specific job that I am doing and on experience.

 

[youndaydy]

A plastic razor blade is simply a tool.

Like every other tool that we all use every day, the plastic razor blade is an awesome tool when used in the proper way for the proper jpb. If you do not want to scratch the surface you are scraping, then you do not want to use a steel razor blade. Here is where you would want to use a plastic razor blade. You would not use a plastic razor blade to scrap an old gasket off of a metal surface or to remove rust from a machined tool table. Just like not using a screwdriver to drive a nail; you would use a hammer.

I use both the red and the blue plastic razor blades all the time... for the right job. Honestly, I have no idea what brands I have and never though about selecting them based on brand. If somebody really thinks that one brand is superior to other brands, then let's get that out on the table. In the meantime, don't just say that plastic razor blades ****. I use 50 different things and materials to scrap and clean surfaces; which one I choose is based on the specific job that I am doing and on experience.

I agree completely with Indexmill. I'm using them to scrape paint from some oak furniture following a 24 hour soak with Citris Strip. I'm using the red "Tool Shop" blades that you can obtain from Menards. They only work for maybe only ONE pass. Avoid these plastic blades.... they are pure junk. The embossed "Tool Shop" logo weakens the center of the blade, and any force curls the edge back and ruins the blade. Very poor design. The edges continue to work fine, but the center is permanently ruined. There just isn't enough plastic material behind the edge to prevent it from curling back.

 

[ecotec]

Like a bunch of people on GJ, I have the orange ones from Amazon with the blue handles. They are cheap, and they work well. You can get a couple hundred and 3-4 handles for really cheap.

If you don’t like the handles, there are lots of other handle options. I like the OEM one. I don’t mind the blue ones that come with them at all.