What tool is used to scrape off old paint?

(if so which tool was used?)

Is the sanding disc or the "Sanding Disc" in a drill a replacement for a "Sander"? Is the abrasive belt or "Drill/Sanding Disc Combination Tool" for your drill or does it attach to the drill? What about the Sanding belt. Is this part of the same drill or does it attach to the drill too? You can get very detailed information by using the search box above (look for keywords within pages) and then clicking through each of the links. Look to the bottom for comments from me on anything in particular you are unsure of. I don't do commercial work. I just repair and build tools, so anything involving the sale of tools must go through a proper distributor

Last edited by ron on Mon Apr 02, 2026 11:55 pm; edited 1 time in total. I guess we don't know for sure yet whether the tool is still around or not, what with most of our members having moved into retirement. If a replacement is still available, it might be possible to get some sort of discount by getting it together as a present, at any age; my wife bought me a drill press with a sander as a present at my 60th Birthday! Just because the tool has disappeared from sale doesn't mean it has vanished altogether; many of these companies just disappear down the memory hole while a product line passes into history without a forwarding address being left behind. One has only to look at the history of various sewing machine brands such as Singer and Bernina and to what happened to some of the other names; even if they have sold their nameplates or discontinued them, one still has to have an idea about where a tool is coming from or what's in it, simply by reading any literature or browsing on any Web site. (Yes, I agree with the previous poster that many will have moved into retirement, leaving no one to remember what happened to any particular products, but there will always be enough web surfers with the interest to keep something like that alive.) It won't take Google much effort to track such a company. Many are still in production and one may find one somewhere still in stock and on sale.

When my father was still working, he received many gifts, the newest one of which was a Shingo SDS150 Sander with Sanding Disc.

Do paint scrapers work?

I don't know.

But it doesn't matter. It's a thing. It's a new thing. So they got a name for this thing, that thing that doesn't work that thing up on the ceiling of the house, what's it called? A "roof cleaner" is what it's called."

"Okay, Dad," says Rhett. "That's a thing on the ceiling."

"Oh yeah! Okay," says my dad. "So I get over there, I open up the valve. Right in front of my face are these two blue eyes, one of them starts blinking at me real slow, and right before I'm about to do some kind of crazy attack or whatever, he starts going like thisit sounds like"

"A frog?" says Em. "Yeah, right. He starts going bloop. Then the other blue eye does the same thing. So now I'm pretty much just, I look into this blue eye that keeps blinking at me real slow. 'What the fuh-uck was that?' I'm thinking to myself. Then I start pulling away and saying, 'Oh, excuse me, sorry, guys,' and then both blue eyes blink out.

"All I have left are just my fingertips, holding on to this big black hole in the ceiling with both hands." My dad lets out a yelp. "This whole thing is hanging down from my fingertips!"

Em says, "Wow!". "They got no teeth, Rhett! No teeth at all. None." My dad's voice gets soft. "My poor fingernails. I could rip 'em off and they wouldn't be too happy about it. They won't like that." He pauses and then adds, "One of them has a little tail. Just kidding!" He throws back his head and laughs a hard laugh.

Rhett says, "I knew it." "Just because it looks like a frog," says Em. "Yeah, and like a bug and just an ugly bug. Like if you see something on the floor and it looks buglike and hairy, it is probably just a bug. It's no fun. It makes no sense."

"Well, yeah. They look like they have tongues ," says Em.

"Right.

Is a paint scraper the same as a putty knife?

Or more than one?

A paint scraper is a tool designed to remove paint and varnish from surfaces. When paint scrapers are used incorrectly, they can damage your surface!

The proper way to use a paint scraper is to pull on the edge of the paint scrapers like a putty knife. You should scrape at 45 angle, pulling it down firmly along the edge of the paint, rather than vertically into the paint. If you use a vertical pull, it will damage the surface. Pulling at angle will help you remove all the paint or varnish in one motion. This will remove more paint in one motion than if you used a putty knife and moved the blade horizontally down across the surface.

A paint scraper is much less invasive than a putty knife and does not require an exacting stroke back and forth on the surface. Picking out all that old paint with a good paint scraper will not only clean up the surface for a fresh coat, but also provide a clean look for your project. Scraping up and revealing old, discolored or damaged paint beneath layers of new paint can make a home or building look better than it really is.

This is a great time to consider using a paint scraper. When you finish working on your old painted surfaces, you can give them a much-needed scrub with a putty knife or just leave the old paint on the surface. Either way, a paint scraper will leave the surface looking like new once it dries. You can even use a paint scraper to restore a dark stain.

Another advantage of using a paint scraper is that you don't need to worry about scraping or sanding after you finish cleaning up the surfaces. The paint or varnish doesn't need to be pulled up, but simply wiped off with a soft cloth. When you need to start over, use a good dry sandpaper and let it do its thing.

To make sure you keep from damaging your surface, try not to push the blade directly into the wall or other surfaces when removing the paint or varnish. What to Look For in a Paint Scraper: Look for a good selection of paint scrapers on the market today. A quality paint scraper is easy to use. It shouldn't feel like a rock, but rather be smooth to the touch.