I found these amazing scrapers and as a tool nerd I MUST SHARE. I scrape a lot of things… cleaning the fronts of gear, labels, smoothing surfaces etc etc…
Someone introduced me to these Nisaku blades. They have a flexible blade that bends when you puts pressure on the tool. I have been using a spoon for this purpose but once I saw these my technique is forever changed.

http://www.nisaku.co.jp/jc/diy/scraperknife/2170/2170kikkake.html

http://www.nisaku.co.jp/njc/diy/scraperknife/2151-2161/2151-2161.html