Hot Air Gun Advice Please

[radderfire]

Hi Guys

I need to buy myself a hot air gun to help remove some old putty/adhesive as per my other thread.

What kind of power of hot air gun is useful for general DIY purposes?

Does anyone have any product recommendations?

Thanks

 

[Dj_Jestar]

A hot one normally does the trick.

 

[ben1977]

cold ones's a crap

 

[Schizo]

have you tried to use google ?

first a workdench and now a hot air gun ?

just go down to B & Q or any hardware shop and you can get them all from there.

 

[iviv]

Will one of these do the trick?

 

[thecremeegg]

I bought one from Argos for £20, does the job

 

[radderfire]

have you tried to use google ?

Yes I have Googled it too, but I also like to have advice from experienced DIYers so I know exactly what to look for.

Thanks

 

[jaybee]

Here

 

[Captain_Slick]

Yes I have Googled it too, but I also like to have advice from experienced DIYers so I know exactly what to look for.

Thanks

It's a hot air gun, not a pullover compound mitre saw. Will you be asking us which decorators wipes to buy next?

Go to B&Q, look and read the product cards, rule out the ones you can't afford and pick a brand you've heard of within your budget.

 

[Jonny69]

This is one tool I don't recommend spending loads of money on. Drills, jigsaws, angle grinders etc I always say buy the best you can get and only Makita, DeWalt or Bosch, but hot air guns get ruined very quickly so get a cheap one. Some come with a selection of nozzles to make your job easier - worth bearing in mind. I think they are about 1600W and up. It's just a slow speed hair drier at the end of the day.

 

[radderfire]

It's just a slow speed hair drier at the end of the day.

I presume they can provide much greater heating than a hair drier though right?

Thanks

 

[Raptor]

Cheapest one.

 

[Jonny69]

I presume they can provide much greater heating than a hair drier though right?

Thanks

I think the airflow is just slower so the air is hotter.

 

[radderfire]

Here's what I think I'm going to go for:

Draper Expert Variable Heat Hot Air Gun Kit £38.29 inc. VAT

http://www.diytools.co.uk/diy/Main/sp-53-3846-108607-draper-expert-variable-heat-hot-air-gun-kit.asp

If anyone has any better suggestions, let me know.

Thanks

 

[Tefal]

have you tried to use google ?

first a workdench and now a hot air gun ?

just go down to B & Q or any hardware shop and you can get them all from there.

and likely end up paying more than he needs to for an overpowered/flashy model.

 

[Jonny69]

I don't think you want to spend that much, personally.

Here is Screwfix's range: http://www.screwfix.com/cats/102028/Power-Tools/Heat-Guns

There's a Dewalt cheaper than the one you linked to.

 

[Kutter]

Get the Bosch one, they are great, these are the best ones we bought, all the others failed after a time. Bosch ones are still going strong after 4 years of constant use.
They had a hard life, in constant use, so for general DIY it should last as long as you.

 

[Edrof]

Is this like an air gun in the shape of Megan Fox ?

 

[vti_786]

i have a bosch heat gun, very good but hardly used it, so best advise is to borrow one