I am planning to buy a heat gun for covering purpose. I am not really sure if is is absolutely necessary go for a R/C heat gun ( specifically designed for covering jobs ) or I can do the same work with a Hair dryer or common heat gun with variable temperature control ( I have seen some of this kind of heat gun on makita, black and decker etc )

What do you think about it


Thanks

Dude, spend the $15 and get a heat gun... Your covering jobs will look $100 better... :) No way a hair dryer can reach the temps a heat gun will plus your wife will have you by your nuts :eek: if you blow up here hair dryer....


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I use a heat gun that I bought at Sears for some home "improvement" projects years ago. It seems to work just fine for shrinking covering.

- Spike

Yea go with the heat gun, but be careful not to burn the covering, I find the heat gun & the heat iron work well as a combo, but if I had to choose one or the other it would be the heat gun.