Hot air beware (Power Devil Hot Air Gun)

Member Name: goclimbing

Product:	Power Devil Hot Air Gun
Date:	02/08/01 (549 review reads)
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Advantages: easy to use, cheaper than paint stripper in the long term, good for large areas

Disadvantages: Paint fumes potentially hazardous, Problems with lead in old paint, potential to scorch wood

I have a power devil hot air gun which I often use.

However here are a few words of warning...

Use a lead paint test kit before using a hot air gun. This will ensure that you will not risk lead poisoning from lead fumes given off by old hot paint.

I have found that the hot air gun works best on paint which is several layers thick rather than a single layer and that a shavehook is sometimes better than the scraper that comes with thgun.

It is common sense not to use the hot air gun on a surface that has been treated with paint stripper. However wiping a painted surface with methylated spirits and leaving it to dry for a few days can make using the hot air gun easier as the meths breaks up the painted surface.

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