Love the Lisle Razor Blade Scraper

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JAndrea

JAndrea

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Had to pop my thermostat out (fresh rebuild) in prep for an upcoming dyno session and encountered a mess of gasket and rtv sealer on the thermostat housing.

Went out and bought the amazing Lisle Razor Blade Scraper at my local Oreily’s. I paid $12, but Amazon has it for like $7.

This tool is an absolute joy to use and comes with 5 spare blades.

It could be enhanced, however, by having a molded grip up near the blade end for doing fine, controlled scraping like one has to do on thin edges like this thermostat housing...

I highly recommend this cheap little gem!

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Got one myself......very nice....but I still use the HF 10 dollar grinder with a wire brush attachment to get old gasket and RTV off.....and fast
 
JAndrea said:
Had to pop my thermostat out (fresh rebuild) in prep for an upcoming dyno session and encountered a mess of gasket and rtv sealer on the thermostat housing.

Went out and bought the amazing Lisle Razor Blade Scraper at my local Oreily’s. I paid $12, but Amazon has it for like $7.

This tool is an absolute joy to use and comes with 5 spare blades.

It could be enhanced, however, by having a molded grip up near the blade end for doing fine, controlled scraping like one has to do on thin edges like this thermostat housing...

I highly recommend this cheap little gem!

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Do the lemon slices I see in the last pic help loosen the old gasket material???:lol:
 
Yeah... I have that too. I go back and forth on when to use the big weapons. Today I was out on the deck drinking beer with my wife and the dogs... listening to music and enjoying the fine craft of Engine building and maintenance. THAT can’t be done in the garage with loud, plug-tools :thumbsup:
 
JAndrea said:
Had to pop my thermostat out (fresh rebuild) in prep for an upcoming dyno session and encountered a mess of gasket and rtv sealer on the thermostat housing.

Went out and bought the amazing Lisle Razor Blade Scraper at my local Oreily’s. I paid $12, but Amazon has it for like $7.

This tool is an absolute joy to use and comes with 5 spare blades.

It could be enhanced, however, by having a molded grip up near the blade end for doing fine, controlled scraping like one has to do on thin edges like this thermostat housing...

I highly recommend this cheap little gem!

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Mine broke (after very extended use). shaft came loose inside the plastic handle. Kinda sucked. A small drill bit and a roll pin rednecked it back together..
 
They used to make one that had a carbide blade from a machine tool that worked fantastic, but disco'd it early, I never could find one.
 
I bought something similar, but has blade storage in the handle, couldn't find a name or # on it. I bought it to remove the registration sticker on the windshield. I also have a gasket removal tool without a replaceable blade and it works pretty good. But the wire wheel is the finishing touch.
 
Ben Drinkin said:
Mine broke (after very extended use). shaft came loose inside the plastic handle. Kinda sucked. A small drill bit and a roll pin rednecked it back together..
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They should be lifetime guaranteed! I love Lisle tools. A Iowa company with a rich history. They have so many specialty tools that no one else makes.
 
jos51700 said:
They used to make one that had a carbide blade from a machine tool that worked fantastic, but disco'd it early, I never could find one.
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They had carbide attachment problems so the discontinued them for a while.
 
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