Abstract: An apparatus and method for scraping paint to prepare surfaces for fresh paint may include two, three, or more independent blades attached to a single handle to provide follow up scraping by parallel edges after the leading edge has passed, in order to improve the effectiveness of scraping. Chips, scratches, and other breaches in one blade need not leave a flaw behind as subsequent blades passing over the surface will lift that material away from the surface. Blades may be configured to be identical, reversible, and interchangeable, providing substantial convenience, durability, and wear.