# Is This Gadget Still Made?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-gadget-still-made/384202>\
**Category:** Miscellaneous and Personal Stuff I Must Share\
**Created:** [December 14, 2006, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-gadget-still-made/384202 "2006-12-14T23:06:26Z")\
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**Author:** ![ralph124c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/8797f3/32.png) [@ralph124c](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ralph124c)\
**Post date:** [December 14, 2006, 11:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-gadget-still-made/384202/1 "2006-12-14T23:06:26Z")

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I’d love to have one of these-unfortunately, I haven’t seen one in years. it was a device for re-surfacing auto wiper blades-it looked a bit like a glass cutter-you stroked it over the blade, and it would cut away a thin layer of oxydized/hardened rubber-and restore your wipers to new condition. Very useful-but I don’t know what happened to them! :smack:

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**Author:** ![rowrrbazzle](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/rowrrbazzle/32/414_2.png) [@rowrrbazzle](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rowrrbazzle)\
**Post date:** [December 15, 2006, 1:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-this-gadget-still-made/384202/2 "2006-12-15T01:37:54Z")

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Why not just try some sandpaper or even some random rough surface, like concrete?

You could get some acetone from the hardware store. That’ll dissolve the hard rubber and expose a fresh surface. CAUTION: use it sparingly and be VERY careful, because it’ll also dissolve and/or ruin the finish of ANY paint, plastic, rubber or similar substances like lineolum it comes into contact with.