Heat gun cheapish

thomasw88

As part of a sale recently I took a cort m200 as part ex for something. It's actually not a bad guitar but I don't like the finish. Im thinking of stripping it back to the wood, lot of opinion is around using a heat gun for it. Do the good people agree? If so, whats a good cheap heat gun to use? Or will any do?

Sporky

I got a Dewalt one from eBay for sensible money I don't think there's really very much to choose though - they're all basically over-done hair dryers.

octatonic

I have the dewalt too- it seems fine.

ESBlonde

Places like Lidl and Aldi sometimes have such tools on offer. For occasional use they are acceptable, for professional use they would be considered disposable.

Here ya go, for e tenner. Parkside brand with 3 year warranty.

http://www.hotukdeals.com/deals/heat-gun-2000w-3-year-warranty-9-99-lidl-1574890

Stocks don't hang about many days so do it now!

musicegbdf

I have a Titan from screwfix . Have always found the Titan stuff very good

DarnWeight

Don't laugh, but I recently stripped a Squier Tele Custom using a hair dryer and a flat cake-icing knife.  I had a heat gun on hand, but found I could control things a bit better using the hair dryer and taking things a bit slower.

thermionic

Somebody on MusicRadar stripped a Baja Tele with a Braun Silencio 1600 hairdryer (I know because for some reason I have the very same model). Hairdryers, like irons, are something I never buy but somehow I end up owning.

hywelg

DeWalt, get it from Amazon and then if it goes belly up you'll get it swapped easily. They are not the most reliable of Dewalts offerings, I've gone through 3 in 15 years or so. I now keep two just in case one goes.

They are good and the temp control is useful. I believe there is now a new model with accurate temp control and LED readout, deisnged for controlled melting of polyethylene plastics and the like, Quite a lot dearer though and not necessary for stripping work.

The most useful additional tool you can buy though is a Bahco scraper.
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bahco-650-Carbide-Edged-Scraper/dp/B0001IX7RY

Removes burnt lacquer easily though need to be carefull with curves. Will never go blunt. My blade has lasted 18years or so of very regular use for all sorts of tasks.