Flexible surface cleaning and coatings applicator tool

Claim 1

A surface preparation and coatings tool comprised of a handle assembly made of a deformable and reformable thin, flat metal core member encapsulated in a thin plastic sheathing material such that said handle retains a deformed shape when bent into said deformed shape, said core member being uniform in cross-section for its entire length; said material completely encapsulates said core member through the application of an adhesive and/or sufficient heat so as to bond or fuse said plastic sheathing material to the core members in a manner that completely protects said core members from the corrosive effects of the chemicals contained in common surface preparation and/or surface coating compounds said plastic sheathing material protecting the surfaces adjacent the surfaces coated from being scratched or abraided by the metal core member; said compounds being absorbed by a resilient, absorbent and/or adsorbent said absorbent member is mountable to and demountable from the handle assembly so as to be reuseable by affixing to said handle assembly a new and/or clean absorbent member; said member is capable of releasing said compounds in a controlled manner; as the compound bearing absorbent member is placed with a sliding motion in contact with the surface to be prepared and/or coated.