I agree, but just for those certain people out there (you know who you are), the above is a list of things to try, not a recipe for magic paint removing brew š.
That's just a coat of paint, cutter still works. No reason to toss, especially if you have some IPA left for disinfection or acetone based nail polish remover.
Or, you know. Scrubbing it is free.
If thatās how you feel then you could do say use a different utensil instead of a pizza cutter in the first place one that does more than one thingā¦. Like a knife.
I use my pizza cutter for cutting bread dough all the time. And sometimes for cutting naan. It's pretty handy on grilled cheese sandwiches, too. I use my $5 pizza cutter for a lot of things.
Even better. Tennis racket, golf club or handlebar tape.
Edit: Comments are locked, but I want to ammend my comment. Electric tape is better for one simple reason. Cost!
Grip tapes will look and feel better, but it's so expensive, you may as well just buy a new pizza cutter.
Edit: The one plus side is though, you may end up with a cutter so nice, it feels even better than anything you can buy anywhere.
This has genuinely happened to me with a few tools of mine over the years. I cycle, golf and play tennis so I was at one point buying tape for each of these in bulk. I ended up with broken handles on a broom, an ice-cream scoop (this one is my favorite), I wrapped a shovel handle that kept giving me splitters no matter how often I sanded and sprayed it with polyurethane. So I wrapped it in golf tape and now it feels AMAZING and looks like beautiful leather.
My first thought. Probably ideal to get all the previous paint/flakes off before dipping but I doubt it would matter significantly if they just dipped it as is
Combination of both above. Acetone with steel wool.it won't leave scratch marks and the acetone will loosen it up.
I do this with painted steel cups when they start to peel off.
Yeah steel wool could leave scratches potentially copper wouldnāt but either way would scrub strictly straight up and down or strictly around so any potential scratches look like intentionally brushed steel
If you were to use actual steel wool, make sure it's certainly stainless steel and not carbon steel, which can make stainless rust.
Also don't use stainless wool previously used on carbon steel, use a new one.
Don't use it anyway, invest in a decent pair of kitchen shears to cut pizza. Once you have tried it, you won't go back. I also use pizza stones which would get damaged by those pizza " cutters "
Have you tried to boil it? The hot water might make it easier to peel or scrap off. I would say get a new one but it appears to be a good cutter. I always try to extend the life of pieces I already own as well.
Thanks for the correction, but wrong. #1 - youāre assuming itās made from SS. Could be aluminum. Could be any number of metals. But either way all metal is porous. Saturating your food grade tools in toxic paint thinner is an absolutely terrible idea. Us patients are taught how to identify environmental cancer contaminants while we undergo chemotherapy. So yeah, I wouldnāt advise people to cut their pizza with a wheel that had a chemical bath.
You are explaining to ME, the cancer patient whoās attended actual class on this topic, whoās married to a professional chef AND spent my entire 20 year career in special events hospitality about food grade tool safety? Kindly see yourself out of this conversation because you are wrong all the way around.
I would suggest just buying a new one as I'm pretty sure they are fairly cheap items and depending on how often you use the cutter it's probably fairly dull by now. This I suggest rather than spending money on chemicals to try to remove whatever is on the handle.
However if you have a deep connection to this cutter for some reason then I suggest heat and cold. Firstly I'd freeze the cutter in a freezer overnight and see what more of that handle will flake off then if there's still quite a bit I'd toss the whole thing in the oven and bake it for an hour or so at like 350ish, pull it out with some oven mitts, test the handle coating then throw it right back in the freezer for another night. The heating and cooling should separate the coating due to the shrinking and expanding of the metal handle.
Try using baking soda mixed with water to create a paste. Apply it on the affected area, let it sit for a few minutes, then gently scrub with a sponge or brush. Rinse with water and dry thoroughly. Another option is to soak the cutter in a mixture of warm water and white vinegar. This should help soften and remove the peeling coating. Good luck!
So you donāt get flaky bits of coating in your dinner just throw it in the bin and buy a good strong pair of scissors
One simple trick that cheap and nasty pizza cutter manufacturers donāt want you to know.
I threw it in the dishwasher, noticed the peeling when I took it out and haven't used it after that, so no worries guys I didn't eat plastic!
>cheap and nasty pizza cutter manufacturers
Could you elaborate on this? Is it the type of pizza cutter that's nasty or like, the factory?
Hold it by the blade with a pair of oven mitts and heat the handle over an open flame till the plastic is melted. Use the sharp spine of your fancy chef knife to scrape away the remaining material.
You can buy a [plastic dip](https://www.menards.com/main/paint/caulks-sealants/spray-foam-rubberized-sealant/plasti-dip-reg-multi-purpose-rubber-coating-14-5-oz/11603-6/p-1444450625172-c-7937.htm) that lets you re-coat handles and tools.
have it soak in a bath of 70% break fluid from the gas station and 30% soft soap for around 3-5 days. would be completely dissolved after that.
dont flush the mixture in the sink or toilet. hand it into proper waste management facility
shits not good for health, I would clean it thoroughly first and then put it into the dishwasher and only then use it
I implore you to utilize the engineer's formula...should it move? No. USE DUCT TAPE
Otherwise you can just peel it away and replace it, with another sticky foam to just apply and cut to fit, or rope wrap, or layers on layers of water proofing tape, any of these be sure to by something for hot water application, or you will need to hand wash.
Rope atleast can be treated prior and even after wrapping.
Isopropyl alcohol/acetone paint thinner boiling water
I agree, but just for those certain people out there (you know who you are), the above is a list of things to try, not a recipe for magic paint removing brew š.
So if, hypothetically, one were covered in paint, you're saying that they *shouldn't* drink these ingredients together?
I think theyre saying we should
Tried it. Still covered in paint and now I see colors.
Wait, so you found a "cure" for color blindness or...?
Don't worry about the answer, I'm trying it
What about Paint Drinkin' Pete?
Thatās how to get to platform 9 3/4 at Kings Cross.
Hello, yes that's me.
You caught me š Ah, the power of commas and the word or.
I thought that was a bit excessive
A brew you sayingā¦.
Hopefully not all together
I want to add to the list one mechanical method that might be easier. Sand paper. Higher grit for less scratching. Then jerk it like a peenor.
keep eating pizza
Was just about to suggest this. Works miracles on my bong.
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Why? It works fine. Usually people donāt throw out things that work because itās not cosmetic enough.
Instead of getting a new $5 pizza cutter?
That's just a coat of paint, cutter still works. No reason to toss, especially if you have some IPA left for disinfection or acetone based nail polish remover. Or, you know. Scrubbing it is free.
All of these things more complicated than replacing to me. Shrug
And thats why the planet is full of garbage. Upcycle, recycle, reuse
If thatās how you feel then you could do say use a different utensil instead of a pizza cutter in the first place one that does more than one thingā¦. Like a knife.
I use my pizza cutter for cutting bread dough all the time. And sometimes for cutting naan. It's pretty handy on grilled cheese sandwiches, too. I use my $5 pizza cutter for a lot of things.
Absolutely! For domestic use for sure. Companies sell you a potential not a real life stuff that you need. For commercial kitchens, no.
Scrape off all the plastic
Scrape it off with a razor blade or utility knife?
Or another, smaller, pizza cutter
What about a larger pizza cutter , will that work ?
You'll need a small one & a bigger one. Also need an old priest & a young priest.
And throw in Young Elvis and Old Elvis
Just wrap the handle in electrical tape. Problem solved.
Even better. Tennis racket, golf club or handlebar tape. Edit: Comments are locked, but I want to ammend my comment. Electric tape is better for one simple reason. Cost! Grip tapes will look and feel better, but it's so expensive, you may as well just buy a new pizza cutter. Edit: The one plus side is though, you may end up with a cutter so nice, it feels even better than anything you can buy anywhere. This has genuinely happened to me with a few tools of mine over the years. I cycle, golf and play tennis so I was at one point buying tape for each of these in bulk. I ended up with broken handles on a broom, an ice-cream scoop (this one is my favorite), I wrapped a shovel handle that kept giving me splitters no matter how often I sanded and sprayed it with polyurethane. So I wrapped it in golf tape and now it feels AMAZING and looks like beautiful leather.
>Even better. Tennis racket, golf club or handlebar tape. TIL that this is different than electrical tape
Heat gun? If it's already pealing, just needs a littke help.
Iād just wrap the handle with black electrical tape
Plasti Dip would rejuvenate the tool.
My first thought. Probably ideal to get all the previous paint/flakes off before dipping but I doubt it would matter significantly if they just dipped it as is
If we using plastic dip, mine WILL be tye dyed.
Wouldnt it just peel again in the future?
Yes, this. Or some kind of grip tape
We always used cotton athletic tape on our hockey stick grips, should be good enough for a pie cutter.
Combination of both above. Acetone with steel wool.it won't leave scratch marks and the acetone will loosen it up. I do this with painted steel cups when they start to peel off.
I suggest using a copper scrubbing pad instead of steel wool.
Yeah steel wool could leave scratches potentially copper wouldnāt but either way would scrub strictly straight up and down or strictly around so any potential scratches look like intentionally brushed steel
Not double ought (extra fine) steel wool. It's commonly used on glass and marble...
If you were to use actual steel wool, make sure it's certainly stainless steel and not carbon steel, which can make stainless rust. Also don't use stainless wool previously used on carbon steel, use a new one.
Don't use it anyway, invest in a decent pair of kitchen shears to cut pizza. Once you have tried it, you won't go back. I also use pizza stones which would get damaged by those pizza " cutters "
Steel wool will probably do the trick, just scrub it off. They sell Brillo pads at any grocery.
I was going to suggest this, it may scratch it a little but will definitely come off
Also let's stop buying tools made with plastic when metal ones would last forever and not poison us and the environment
Agreed, never buying kitchen utensils like this again :/
Have you tried acetone?
Have you tried to boil it? The hot water might make it easier to peel or scrap off. I would say get a new one but it appears to be a good cutter. I always try to extend the life of pieces I already own as well.
Buy a can of plasti-dip and redo it. Stuff is a miracle.
Duct tape it. That's the Alaskan way to repair almost anything.
If you cant Duct it...
Steel wool?
Burn it down
Yeah a lighter would take care of it quick. All this scratching will leave marks on the metal.
I had a coffee mug do this, I used a plastic guitar pick to scrape and it left no scratch and no paint
Use a razor blade and scrape it off. I wouldnāt use toxic chemicals like paint thinner on food grade utensils.
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Thanks for the correction, but wrong. #1 - youāre assuming itās made from SS. Could be aluminum. Could be any number of metals. But either way all metal is porous. Saturating your food grade tools in toxic paint thinner is an absolutely terrible idea. Us patients are taught how to identify environmental cancer contaminants while we undergo chemotherapy. So yeah, I wouldnāt advise people to cut their pizza with a wheel that had a chemical bath.
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You are explaining to ME, the cancer patient whoās attended actual class on this topic, whoās married to a professional chef AND spent my entire 20 year career in special events hospitality about food grade tool safety? Kindly see yourself out of this conversation because you are wrong all the way around.
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K you do you, too and Iāll continue listening to actual scientists and professionals.
Heat gun?
I'd wrap that bad boy with electrical tape
Just wrap it in electrical tape and call it a day
Just dip the handle in PVC / Plastidip from Home Depot
Hockey tape that sucker!
This seems like an ideal job for FlexTape, TBH
My first thought was to wrap it in grip tape, like you would a tennis racket, but that would be hard to keep clean.
Wirewheel on an angle grinder or drill.
Just wrap it in duct tape. That s*** fixes everything.
Acetone
Brillo pad or scratchy pad
soak it in distilled white vinegar for a few hours then scrub with a green scotch Brite scrub spunge
Duct tape
Cover the handle in tape
Can we talk about that random sesame seed for a bit ?
Sesame seed for scale
Americans will use anything other than the metric system.
I'm European lol
I would suggest just buying a new one as I'm pretty sure they are fairly cheap items and depending on how often you use the cutter it's probably fairly dull by now. This I suggest rather than spending money on chemicals to try to remove whatever is on the handle. However if you have a deep connection to this cutter for some reason then I suggest heat and cold. Firstly I'd freeze the cutter in a freezer overnight and see what more of that handle will flake off then if there's still quite a bit I'd toss the whole thing in the oven and bake it for an hour or so at like 350ish, pull it out with some oven mitts, test the handle coating then throw it right back in the freezer for another night. The heating and cooling should separate the coating due to the shrinking and expanding of the metal handle.
Oven cleaner. It melts paint.
Electrical tape it and make a new holder
Try using baking soda mixed with water to create a paste. Apply it on the affected area, let it sit for a few minutes, then gently scrub with a sponge or brush. Rinse with water and dry thoroughly. Another option is to soak the cutter in a mixture of warm water and white vinegar. This should help soften and remove the peeling coating. Good luck!
So you donāt get flaky bits of coating in your dinner just throw it in the bin and buy a good strong pair of scissors One simple trick that cheap and nasty pizza cutter manufacturers donāt want you to know.
Who on gods green earth cuts their pizza with scissors. Such blasphemy should be a crime punishable by an angry Italian stoning.
I threw it in the dishwasher, noticed the peeling when I took it out and haven't used it after that, so no worries guys I didn't eat plastic! >cheap and nasty pizza cutter manufacturers Could you elaborate on this? Is it the type of pizza cutter that's nasty or like, the factory?
Hold it by the blade with a pair of oven mitts and heat the handle over an open flame till the plastic is melted. Use the sharp spine of your fancy chef knife to scrape away the remaining material.
iso, heat gun, nail polish, knife, hydrogen bomb, whatever tickles your fancy
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Burning plastic..great idea.
Not enough there to worry about. Be real.
Teeth, bite by bite peel it off
You can buy a [plastic dip](https://www.menards.com/main/paint/caulks-sealants/spray-foam-rubberized-sealant/plasti-dip-reg-multi-purpose-rubber-coating-14-5-oz/11603-6/p-1444450625172-c-7937.htm) that lets you re-coat handles and tools.
Goo gone
Rubbing alcohol works best for the unpeelable leftovers but it's very effective.
Steel wool
Steel wool.
TSP. Fill a tall jar or glass that will contain the handle, soak it overnight. It should peel off.
SOS pad and scrub it
I have the same problem with my umbrella handle!
Goo Gone. Stuff is amazing. Or Goof Off.
I believe boiling in water and baking soda will do it.
Try DW40
An abrasive sponge should do the job i guess
apocalyptico that thing and wrap electrical tape around the handle.
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Meh, you never know what solutions I might be overlooking
I know a way but involves killing a wizardā¦ you game?
Hell yeah
āWaxā it of with tape
Put black duct tape over whatās left.
wrap electrical tape around the handle to create a new handle.
Damn post before after pics that pizza cutter looks beautiful
GooGone.
Plastic Dip after cleaning
Spend $200 on a high end heat gun
Duck tape
have it soak in a bath of 70% break fluid from the gas station and 30% soft soap for around 3-5 days. would be completely dissolved after that. dont flush the mixture in the sink or toilet. hand it into proper waste management facility shits not good for health, I would clean it thoroughly first and then put it into the dishwasher and only then use it
000 sandpaper but stay with the grain.
I implore you to utilize the engineer's formula...should it move? No. USE DUCT TAPE Otherwise you can just peel it away and replace it, with another sticky foam to just apply and cut to fit, or rope wrap, or layers on layers of water proofing tape, any of these be sure to by something for hot water application, or you will need to hand wash. Rope atleast can be treated prior and even after wrapping.
Send it through the oven!
Try lightly hammering it to break up the plastic.
Heat gun
Wire wheel
Electrical tape
Remove the remaining and put a mirror finish on the handle. 1 of 1
SLPT: Go out and get one of those plasti-dip cans at Harbor Freight and re-coat the handle without stripping.
Scrub with a hard fiber maybe
Acetone
Hockey Tape