Heat Gun

[Brillionman]

I use a heat gun to remove decals. I have found more uses. yesterday
I removed a gas line from a plastic gas tank off a snapper. By heating up the old fuel line it made easy to pull it off. I heated up the new line the sprayed Heavy Duty Silicone Spray inside the line. and it went on easy. I use it to heat old gasket sealer and it helps in removing.
thanks bill

 

[GT48DXLS]

Heat guns are very useful! Nylon scrapers with the heat gun on decals are helpful too, in protecting finish.

 

[Cvans]

Heat shrink tubing, soften paint for removal, shaping plastic and bending PVC pipe. Also have used them to preheat the intake air when cold starting a diesel. Removing shipping labels and warming cold spray paint cans. Used it to heat bearings before installing them on a shaft. To heat up the aluminum housings on electric motors so the bearings will come out.

 

[ol' stonebreaker]

A heat gun is the turbo'd version of a hair drier for us mechanics/handymen.
Mike

 

[GT48DXLS]

Also have used them to preheat the intake air when cold starting a diesel.

This use for a heat gun hit me as a bit genius, when I lived in Alaska with 2 diesel vehicles, temps down below -35F, there were days this would have been easier than the "Alaska Barbecue".

(Alaska Barbecue- Cheap aluminum baking pan, fill with charcoal briquets, light on fire, wait till there are just coals-no flame, shove under the oil pan, wait 5-10 minutes, engine thawed enough to start, no joke)

 

[UncleWillie]

I use mine most often for heating up freon cans when the ac compressor can't pull it in. Works great.