Customer Reviews

Prazi USA PR9000 Putty Chaser

5 star:		(3)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

I was excited when I saw this product advertised, and I was equally horrified the first time I used it. I have very old glazing and this product simply would not work. I managed to destroy the first window I tried it on and that was it. There is really no way to effectively practice using this thing, so good luck for you first-timers. I returned mine.

Good idea in theory but lousy in practice. This tool did not work for me. It is very awkward trying to hold the drill and position this gadget. I had the luxury of removing the sashes from the window jamb and working on a bench -- still impossible. Try a heat gun.

Poor design and a waste of money. Maybe it works better on not-so-hard putty. A top-bearing flush trim router bit and a straight board tacked to the sash works like a charm. Buy That!

When I saw this product in your catalog, it seemed like the perfect tool for my reglazing project but when it came time to use it, I was horrified to watch it chew up most of the woooden frame around two different windowpanes. I promptly put it up and finished the job by hand with putty knives and a thin-bladed knife. Do not waste your time or money on this product.

I have used the putty chaser. It not only saved much time- it also saved the sash and glass not to mention a lot of grief. I did my whole house!

I thought this would help me remove old cracked glazing. No way! It did little more than rub it real hard. It was hard to control as well. Do yourself a favor and get a Dremel tool with a cutting bit. Or try a Rotozip like tool. You need one of these anyway! I have both and found the Dremel tool easier to control alowing me to quickly remove glazing. I also scratched the surface of the wood giving me a new wood face for the new glazing. Look at it this way. How much Dremel tool would the cost of this putty rubber pay for. I wish I had read these user reviews before I wasted my money.

This company has a good idea, but the product suffers from poor materials, other than the carbide cutter. Ater a few serious uses, the cutter mangled the inner diameter of the plastic guide. Leaving an almost useless cutter on a comically long steel shaft. The guide and handle should have been made of Brass or similar, and all one piece. The guide has a tendency to slip, and spin with the shaft, so the bosses that make up the guide wear almost smooth and lose their grip anyway, since this piece is made of (not durable)plastic. As the tool is a long shaft, it is easy to get out of control and gouge the surrounding metal, or wood. I found a little care and a Carbide 1/4" router bit used in the drill chuck more effective and less complicated. Faster too!

I've read about the Prazi Putty Chaser for several years and on paper at least it seemed like a really great idea...

However...

As is the case with many ideas. What looks good on paper and what works in the field are two very different creatures.

When it comes to the real world this things is beyond useless... Besides being slow and very awkward to use.. it also easily damages or breaks the glass... Fortunatly the damage will be minimal as the tool falls apart within the first ten minutes you have in in hand.

I guess if one were EXTREMELY cautions and methodical (read, VERY, VERY SLOW!) you might get it to do an OK job...If... you can get beyond the first window before it breaks, but why bother?!?
I can do the same work with a sharp chisel and a mallet at twice the speed of the Prazi and I don't scar or break the glass in the process...

Having been in the construction trades for over twenty five years, this tool stands out as one, if not THE most useless tool I have ever bought.
In buying a Prazi Putty Chaser I wasted twenty bucks on a useless tool, not to mention the additional forty I had to shell out to replace the glass it damaged.

My professional recommendation is to forget about this one!

this tool is slower than using a heat gun, and has a tendency to damage the window frame.

I have used the putty chaser only sparingly,but I have had no problems with it. I though it was easy to control and it left the wood looking good. I plan on using on all my windows now, because it speeds up the worktime.