“Get a narrow chisel blade for those areas where a regular
blade won’t fit. Be sure to not cut too deep and make a gouge
in the car body,” said Dave. “Once I’ve cut most of the detail off,
I switch to a single-edged razor blade and scrape the rest off
flush. Practice scraping with the razor blade held almost per-
pendicular to the car body.”
Rob Spangler favors curved blades: “They lack hard edges
adjacent to the part of the blade that touches the surface, so
you’re less likely to gouge it. X-Acto #10, 12, 22 and 25 are
examples. I prefer the 10 and 22. Medical scalpels are great
for this kind of work. Some have very small blades that can
reach into tight areas.”
Ajkochev added: “One thing I’ve done in the past is wrap mask-
ing tape around the various blades, leaving only a small part of
the blade exposed, to help me not nick anything I don’t want to
come off.”
