Re: Heat guns
I concur with chips' statement about how much distance away makes a huge difference in how hot whatever is you're heating gets. That's true on high output heatguns, so I'd never advocate using one on a windshield. Not so sure that is the case with very low settings or low output heatguns. I'm picking up a cheap 1000 watt Hobbico heatgun from a Hobby store for only like $16. Only puts out 400 degrees compared to 1500 or 1800 of a Steinel. I'll try and let you guys know if that one seems safe.
The other precautionary measure for a high output heatgun is to keep the gun slowly moving so as to not "bake" what you're heating. But again something not very practical in windshield repair.
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