Plastic Razor Blades
By Benjamen Johnson
As as strange as it sounds, ScrapeRite manufactures plastic razor blades. Why on earth would you want a plastic razor blade? Designed for the automotive detailing industry, these blades can remove most stuck-on paints, adhesives, or other muck without damaging the surface like harder steel razor blades.
These standard-sized, double-edged, plastic razor blades fit in most razor blade holders. They can be used for scraping, peeling, or cleaning a variety of materials such as acrylic, plastic, vinyl, leather, painted metal, glass, rubber, tile, finished wood, and more.
The blades come in three different types: a rigid yellow blade, a flexible blue blade, or a flexible and long-lasting, general-purpose orange blade. ScrapeRite makes their blades with hot, injection-molded plastic for high strength and stiffness. The plastic also resists many chemicals and solvents.
For $9 you can buy a 25 pack of these plastic blades. If you need a holder you can buy five blades and a holder for $4 to $6.
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January 25th, 2008 at 11:54 am
If you want to remove caulk or stickers adhered to any porcelain bathroom fixture or dried paint drips off hardwood floors - this is a winner. I last used them in my last renovation when the threat of a steel razor blade might scratch a ‘delicate’ surface. Added bonus: they have also work great on getting little kid’s stickers off our living room furniture (grrr).
January 25th, 2008 at 4:04 pm
Not only are they useful for those uses outlined above, but what a great way to get a razor blade aboard and aircraft now days! *looks out window to see the feds pulling up driveway*
Seriously though, would be great for scraping the algae out fo my aquariums as well!
January 25th, 2008 at 8:28 pm
I’ve seen these mentioned in passing before,now I finally know where to get them. Thanks.
January 26th, 2008 at 7:49 am
Sup, airport security.
January 27th, 2008 at 12:17 pm
Could I shave with these?
January 27th, 2008 at 1:48 pm
Well, if you download the PDF from the manufacturer it says that you CAN cut with them, but that’s not recommended.
As for shaving, you’d probably have a better chance cutting your face then any whiskers.
January 28th, 2008 at 8:41 am
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January 31st, 2008 at 10:08 pm
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June 24th, 2009 at 6:33 pm
Use them to trim wax fill from nail hole filling