g'day all when fitting a roof lining i have been told to get rid of the wrinkles you use a heat gun. now how hot is too hot for a heat gun to use as in melt a hole in your roof lining? or change its character? any help appreciated

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

I used the wife's hair dryer for mine, it worked OK.
Beware of heat guns- some (like my Makita) are so hot you can silver solder with them on the high setting.
They start fires real easy...

If using a heat gun, use low setting and keep it well away from flammable materials, and your fingers.... they get friggin HOT.

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ive never seem this done to a head lining befour??
ive done it to stereo inclosers..sub boxs etc...heat the vinal with a heat gun so it makes the vinal all soft and stretchy then bend it around corners etc to get a better result..
works with lether as well...my last head lining job was valour so i supose this method all depends on what kind of material you use for the job.
with the vinal we had to heat it up pritty hot as it was the cheapy kind with the stiching backing on the back so it nedded some extra work to make it go around corners well...

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I've always found that any job that supposedly needs a heat gun can be done with a decend hair drier...(except maybe stripping varnish). SO heat shrink, seam covers etc, and all a lot less likely to screw up with too much heat. Grab a hair drier and stick your finger near the outlet when it's on....bet you can't keep it there.

I would use a hair drier. A heat gun can get upto 600 degrees and thats just way too hot for what you need.

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ok well i was in bunnings and just bought a cheap chinese ruubbish $16 heat gun 2 settings 300/600 degrees so not too bad as it was only 16 bux thanks a lot guys appreciate it

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1964 smooth roof panel van
1967 Mk 1 X-Police cooper s
1970 mini k
1975 leyland

300 degrees will be too hot. I would not use it for this job. If you do, have something ready to put the fire out.

Ryan

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Ryan Filippi
Minis In The Gong
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www.minisinthegong.com.au

yep, 300 is too hot, but remember, circles are your friend when doing this. also dont forget though, you dont have to leave the heat gun on there, put it on for a little bit, take it off and fiddle with the material, if it gets too cold, put the gun back on working in circles up until its just hot enough, work the material etc etc.

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