Heat Gun Care

[Guest CajunTinter]

After shrinking stand your heat gun up on end with the tip up so heat can escape upwards rather than just lingering in the gun. guns seem to last longer like this to me.

wrong, I think u just read the instructions real good. they all tell u to do that to let the heat excape.but hey if its the totw, ill go read the instructions that comes with one of my tools and post it as the totw---LOL!!!!

silly me, grabbed a handy scraper instead of my turbo out of my pouch--------ouch!!!. "THEY CALLED ME SCARHAND"

I know which manual you should read first !!!

[kats2112]

I usually run over them long before they can burn out.

I've never had an old heat gun!

[pike_madcat]

After shrinking stand your heat gun up on end with the tip up so heat can escape upwards rather than just lingering in the gun. guns seem to last longer like this to me.

I really dont understand how people have problems with their heat guns. I have one thats been working for three years now, and it never skips a beat. Its a cheapo from wallyworld. Only reason I buy cheap ones is cause from time to time when I get frustrated they take a nice flight across my shop, but it always turns on and works like normall..I dunno...maybe I am just crazy...

[Guest WISEGUYSinc]

After shrinking stand your heat gun up on end with the tip up so heat can escape upwards rather than just lingering in the gun. guns seem to last longer like this to me.

I really dont understand how people have problems with their heat guns. I have one thats been working for three years now, and it never skips a beat. Its a cheapo from wallyworld. Only reason I buy cheap ones is cause from time to time when I get frustrated they take a nice flight across my shop, but it always turns on and works like normall..I dunno...maybe I am just crazy...

I hate cheap guns I have used one before, never again will I use a cheap PO gun

you should really just get an expensive gun, you'll really notice a big difference when shrinking a back glass

fyi

[Guest tiger_football]

After shrinking stand your heat gun up on end with the tip up so heat can escape upwards rather than just lingering in the gun. guns seem to last longer like this to me.

It also helps to do this when tinting in flip-flops as the heat gun tip is less likely to burn the toes. Yes, I could just wear shoes but what fun is that?

[Guest tint phantom]

I store them standing tip up allso, my grandfather allways said take care of youre tools and they will take care of you. have a red milwaukee sinse 02 still my best gun like it so much I bought another. and I have a couple cheap $20 wagners for back ups incase one takes a dump.allways prepared for the unexpected .allso my grandfather said , sissy's wear flipflops and shorts to work. my granddaughter calls them slipslops.

[Guest davidbourg]

How long should one last on avg?

[running free]

I store them standing tip up allso, my grandfather allways said take care of youre tools and they will take care of you. have a red milwaukee sinse 02 still my best gun like it so much I bought another. and I have a couple cheap $20 wagners for back ups incase one takes a dump.allways prepared for the unexpected .allso my grandfather said , sissy's wear flipflops and shorts to work. my granddaughter calls them slipslops.

So true about 'taking care of your tools and they take care of you'. And the comment about sissy's wearing flipflops and shorts....FUNNY

[smookee408@yahoo.com]

I store them standing tip up allso, my grandfather allways said take care of youre tools and they will take care of you. have a red milwaukee sinse 02 still my best gun like it so much I bought another. and I have a couple cheap $20 wagners for back ups incase one takes a dump.allways prepared for the unexpected .allso my grandfather said , sissy's wear flipflops and shorts to work. my granddaughter calls them slipslops.

Whats wrong with wearing shorts and flip flops to work. I do it sometimes.