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№41010

Hyde Tools 41010 3/8" Paint Spatula

MODEL 41010 · SKU H-41010 · UPC 079423410109
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3/8" Paint Spatula

Official Hyde specifications

Spring steel blades, hardened and tempered. Two-piece hardwood handles with double-rivet construction
PRODUCT FIT · IS THIS THE RIGHT TOOL? Straight answers. If it's the wrong tool for your job, we'll say so.

The guidance below describes applications and limitations. For a match to your particular job or an existing tool, ask us to confirm fit.

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Is this the right tool for your job?

✕CHOOSE A DIFFERENT TOOL WHEN
  • Anything with area.
  • Not nail holes (02005 and up — the putty-knife world starts where flaws acquire area).
  • Not spackling, patching, or skim work of any size.
  • Not stirring anything at quart scale or above — 3/8" of blade in a gallon is a wand stirring soup; a quart wants the 41060 or 41110, a gallon wants the 47050 paddle, and powered mixing belongs to the mixers line.
  • Not board-mixing two-part batches (see the exclusion above).

Jobs this tool does

EXACT JOB METHODS FOR HYDE №41010
Job guide Clean a Paint Can's Rim Channel Before ResealingOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Fill Pin Holes, Brad Holes, and Hairline FlawsOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Scrape a Container Clean and Decant the Last of the MaterialOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Stir a Sample Pot, Jar, or Small CanOPEN JOB GUIDE
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Job guide How to Tint and Match a Small Batch of PaintOPEN JOB GUIDE Job guide How to Touch Up a Wall InvisiblyOPEN JOB GUIDE

How the pros run it

01

Grip

pen-adjacent — thumb and forefinger low on the handle, near the blade, because every job this SKU does is a precision job; the fist grip that powers a scraper has no work to do here. Contact: let the spring do the conforming — press until the flat seats against the curve, no further; forcing a narrow blade past its flex just lifts the tip off the work. The wipe ritual: rag in the off hand, blade wiped to bare steel between colors and at every pause — the clean-wipe property is the tool's core value and it only exists if practiced. Care: alloy unstated — treat as carbon: wipe dry after water-based paint and colorant sessions, and the blade won't bloom rust into tomorrow's white base.

Asked before buying

BUYER QUESTIONS, ANSWERED BEFORE YOU ORDER
Is this a putty knife?
No — and it's narrower than the narrowest one Hyde makes. Putty knives press material into walls; this blade mixes, blends, and recovers material inside containers. For nail holes, buy the 02005.
Will it stir a sample pot properly?
Yes — that is its defining job (2b). Bottom-first, wall streak to confirm.
Can I fill nail holes with it?
No. Pin holes, brad holes, hairlines — yes (2e). Anything with area — putty-knife ladder.
Is the blade flexible?
Yes in substance: spring steel, hardened and tempered, is Hyde's claim, and a distributor's title says "flexible blade" outright (the word is retailer's, not Hyde's).
Will it rust?
Alloy unstated — care for it as carbon steel: wipe it dry after wet work.
How long is it?
A distributor lists 6-1/2" overall for this model; that figure is retailer-observed, not a Hyde claim, so treat it as approximate until confirmed.
Why not just use a wooden stir stick?
Sticks skate over the settled layer, surrender material to their own grain, and carry color memory from can to can. Sprung steel scrapes the bottom, gives back its load, and wipes to bare metal.

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Crew & facility ordering

Model & SKUModel 41010 · SKU H-41010 · UPC 079423410109
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Specs & documentation

Full specification details
catalog product name
3/8" Paint Spatula
official family claim
Spring steel blades, hardened and tempered. Two-piece hardwood handles with double-rivet construction.
official product name
Paint Spatulas
official variant identity
41010 — 3/8"
corroborated construction material
Retailer/distributor listing independently repeats: wood.
Hyde official catalog evidence ↗Hyde Tools manufacturer source ↗
$57.41PER UNIT · H-41010