These painters tools are fairly inexpensive. I use mine for this purpose. Lowe's is like $12 carbon steel. Hear cheaper other places. I always wear gloves, when your stroke slips and you slam into sharp edges drilling Pit Crud into your hand, bleeding from a jagged cut--from that day forward you'll wear gloves.
Seconds long Painters tool to clean out pit video
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Seconds long Painters tool to clean out pit video
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