can you shrink a back glass using a steamer?

[pkn@garwareply.com]

back glass can be better shrinked with the help of air dryer, steamer may not help more

[Tintguy1980]

 

Film starts shrinking around 100 to 140 depending on the poly mfg. 240 is melting zone.

There ya go

 

Just one problem... the numbers are off.

 

Film begins expanding at or around 160 F, shrinks when cooling and will melt around 480-490 F.

 

The use of most heat guns will produce film surface temp ranges between 200-300 F during the process.

 

To my knowledge, dye vat temps exceed 400 F.

 

Edit: Stands to reason steam will work (slowly) since the temp is above 212 and more likely in the 250 F +/- range. 

[flat rock stan]

back glass can be better shrinked with the help of air dryer, steamer may not help more

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[Shadebyblade]

Sure but I like using my ex ray vision.

[davebheam]

I bet you could do it with a steamer......it would prolly take longer and burn your hand with flaming hot water/steam

[davebheam]

you would want to use a high pressure brass tanked steamer....I wouldn't try to do it with one of those steamers that just lets the steam slowly emit out of it (like for clothes or curtains) but like a Bissell steamshot type steamer

 

I wouldn't even try it....jus use heat gun......

 

 

on a steamshot the tank isn't large u would always have to be refilling it...(or refilling other similar brands) and u still have to wait and let steamer cool down before you can take the pressurized cap off. it would prolly take too long

[H.G.]

Get intoxicated and try it

       Would you call it a wet shrink .