Abstract: The apparatus includes a stick allowing a handling in a standing position and which is to be held obliquely directed to the floor, and a bearing body is mounted to the lower end of the stick in which a first pivot axis is supported which at its lower end is rigidly mounted to a joint body in which a second pivot axis is supported by means of which a supporting body consisting of a disk is located relative to the joint body. An applying spatula is exchangeably mounted to the supporting body. An operating rod is pivotably mounted to the end of the joint body which at its other end is pivotably mounted to a lever which is pivotable by means of a mounting member located roughly halfway along the longitudinal extent of the stick. By means of such also the joint body and accordingly the applying spatula mounted thereto via the supporting body is pivotted about an angle of less than 180.degree.