Hot or Not? Run Razor
By J.R. Bluett
Toolmongers’ll sometimes buy a cheap-ass tool on purpose — because we just need to get the job done once, and the tool quality won’t affect the project — but if we really need the tool to work right and it just doesn’t cut it, that’s not cool. My paint runs any time I paint anything, so the Run Razor looks like a tool I need, but the only review on Amazon says it’s too cheaply made to be worthwhile.
Street pricing is around $6, so even a super-duper version built to the finest German-watchmaker precision couldn’t run more than about $25.
Is the Run Razor a “hot” commodity? Are there any hot alternatives? Let us know in comments.
Run Razor [Motor Guard]
Street Pricing [Google Products]
Via Amazon [What’s This?] [What's This?]
July 2nd, 2008 at 10:23 am
Eastwood used to carry run razors that worked great. They were small 1″x1″ wooden blocks with multi-blade razor face. Very fine quality, lasted a long time before they went dull… works like it was supposed to.
I don’t know about these plastic single blade deals.
July 2nd, 2008 at 12:24 pm
I think that Eastwood still carries Nib Files and these run razors.
July 2nd, 2008 at 6:37 pm
Straight old cheapo razor blade works pretty well. At least on glass.
Other than, learn to cut in. Move your shoulder, not your elbow/wrist.
July 3rd, 2008 at 9:08 am
We used to sell these at the autobody supply where I used to work. They work great for getting small runs out of automotive clear coat before wetsanding and buffing the finish.
July 3rd, 2008 at 1:56 pm
I use the Veritas copy of the Starrett scraper with a carbide blade. It is so responsive that you can remove run (correct name “drib”) without injuring the underlying paint.
March 17th, 2009 at 1:49 pm
These wrere origolally developed for the automotive industry and work well on automotive grade urathane clear (not something the adverage person would be working with) Ihave no idea how well they would work on paint or clear avalible to the general public