Applicator for coating surfaces

A blade for use with an applicator for coating surfaces with curable liquids, the blade comprising a base made of a first material and a tip made of a second material, the base and tip being bonded together, the blade having the protrusion has a cross sectional shape corresponding to an interior shape of the applicator so that the blade can be removably and securely fixed within the applicator.

A method of using an applicator coating a surface with a curable liquid, the applicator comprising a holder having a receptacle for removably supporting a blade, a blade sized and shaped to securely fit within the receptacle, the blade having a base made from a first material and a tip made from a second material, the base and tip being bonded together, the applicator having a retainer to fix a position of the blade within the receptacle, the blade being at least five inches in height from a lower edge to an upper edge and the holder having a handle, the method comprising:

• i. commencing with the blade being separate from the receptacle, sliding the blade into the receptacle and reactivating the retainer to fix the blade in position in the receptacle;
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• ii. using the applicator apply a curable coating to a surface to be coated, removing and replacing the blade in the receptacle with a replacement blade as the blade wears or has cured coating thereon to ensure that the coating is applied uniformly to the surface and disposing of each used blade that is removed until an application of the coating has been completed.