Hyde Tools 06158 1-1/2" Stiff Pro Stainless™ Scraper

low, 15–30° — the blade should shear material off the surface, not chisel into it. Direction: push for power (walls), pull for control (near trim and edges you don't want to damage). Grip: full fist for power scraping, index finger along the spine for controlled passes; the overmold makes the repetitive work easier on the hand. Let stiffness carry the force: a stiff blade keeps steady shear on the failure where a flexible one would skip and chatter — that steadiness is the whole reason to hold a stiff blade for removal. Stainless-specific care: the practical advantage is behavioral — because removal work meets water, paste, and stripper, the stainless blade lets you finish the job and wipe once, with no drying-and-oiling ritual. The cost is that stainless hones back to a keen edge less readily than carbon; dress the edge square with a fine file when it dents so it doesn't telegraph flaws into a surface, and accept that a dedicated dry-scraping specialist might still prefer carbon (§5). Keep the overmold out of solvent soaks.