Beware of Heat Guns as they get really hot. I was trying to get some old
paint off my recently recored 2L rad and while it did remove the paint it
melted the solder too!!!!!!!!
I have been using heat guns a long time while restoring my house and haven't
burnt it down yet so I must be doing something right :)
Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Neil Levine" <nalevine@dcn.davis.ca.us>
To: <datsun-roadsters@autox.team.net>
Sent: Wednesday, July 18, 2001 12:23 PM
Subject: Re: cable housing
> A paint stripper heat gun will work too. I bought one at Home Depot
several
> years ago and I think it was less than $20.
>
> Neil Levine
>
> At 10:58 AM 7/18/01 -0500, you wrote:
> >If the hair drier is not fast enough for you, and the cost of
> >a "heat gun" is too much for your pocket ($80 or more), go to
> >your local hobby shop and ask for a heat shrink gun. Some
> >model air planes use heat shrink film for their wing covering.
> >I bought a heat gun a couple of years ago for $35. It doesn't
> >put out the 700 degree heat that my Master gun dies, but it
> >works fine for general shrinking.
> >
> >Peace,
> >Pat
> >
> >- Support Habitat for Humanity, A "hand up", not a "hand out" -
> >
> >Pat Horne, Network Manager, Shop Supervisor, Future planner
> >CS Dept, University of Texas, Austin, Tx. 78712 USA
> >voice (512)471-9730, fax (512)471-8885, horne@cs.utexas.edu
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