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Continuing the Shrink

You can work large areas at a time, just keep moving your heat gun from side to side. Different films are going to react differently to this technique, so practice is a must. In the photo you can see where the film has been shrunk and where it still has a little excess. If those areas arent adressed, they will likely form puckers where they meet the defroster element. These areas will often lay flat with just a little more heat, some will need to be manipulated with a hard card. This is the most dangerous point in the shrink as you can easily get into trouble by creasing the film if you hard card them.

Continuing the Shrink



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