Paint scraper?

[supton]

I've been liking this one so far:
http://www.homedepot.com/p/Husky-14-in-1-Painter-s-Tool-DSX-G14/202038673
I find the point gets under paint real well. But it dulls quickly. The larger one with four edges works (the kind you use with both hands), but I'm not as crazy about them. I don't think I've used this Husky one just yet, whatever the local store has (and seemingly of higher quality); but: is there better, or is wearing one out every couple hours or so just the price of doing the job? [IOW, like razor blades, expect to wear many out.]

I recall trying to put an edge back on one once, but it just didn't seem the same afterwards.

 

[loyd]

Well, you know the Husky can be resharpened.

 

[toneydoc]

What are you trying to scrape?

 

[supton]

Paint.

Ok, paint off my house. Wood siding, latex over whatever has been there for 70 years. Prior owner took off a lot of paint years ago, I took a lot off five years ago, time to do the job. Again. Got some boards pulling out, gotta caulk up the gaps.

 

[spackard]

Bahco / Sandvik Scraper.
Something about the ceramic-carbide blade that makes paint pop off, that a steel blade can't do.

 

[wrcsixeight]

I trash those scrapers pretty quickly. I resharpen them with my belt sander.

The trick is to not get them too hot when sharpening, and have some water to quench them when they get to that near glow point.

I have some which are nice and flexible, and some which are really stiff. The thinnest most Flexible one seems most effective as I can get it the sharpest and flattest to get under and pry up the paint, rather than just catch the edge of it and break it, as the thicker ones tend to do, in my experience.

 

[rshaw125]

I bought one at Sherwin Williams a few weeks ago. Worked well. I wait for their coupons and then buy what I need.

 

[andyd]

I have a wall paper scraper and one of those 4 bladed jobs. I use the bench grinder to keep the wall paper scraper sharp. I use a file on the 4 bladed scraper. It about 35 yrs old.

 

[sleddriver]

I'd never use one of those to scrape the side of a house, IMHO. Wrong tool and they are not near sharp enough. The regular steel scrapers I sharpen on the bench grinder when dull. I also have a Sandvik carbide scraper that stays sharp much longer and allows me to use both hands.

The fastest way though is to use a wire cup brush in an hand held grinder. You have to be very carefull though or you can quickly gouge wood siding & trim. Once you get the hang of it though, the loose paint just flys off.

 

[demarpaint]

Check out a hook scraper to go with that all in one scraper. You might like it.