TEMPERATURE ADJUSTMENT KNOB - | C | |
FIGURE C | ||
• | Toraise the air temperature, turn the |
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• | knob (5) clockwise. |
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Tolower the air temperature turn the |
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| knob (5) counterclockwise. | 5 |
| Efficient paint removal requires the | |
R MOVING PAINT - FIGURE D |
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| development of technique. Follow the |
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| guidelines in this manual and youʼll find |
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| that you will have mastered the procedure |
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| after a few simple projects. |
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| Turn on the tool and hold the nozzle |
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| about one inch (25mm) from the surface |
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| to be stripped, as shown in figure D. |
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| (Give the unit about |
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| running time to reach its full heat |
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| potential.) The paint being heated will | D |
| usually begin to blister when it reaches | |
| the proper temperature for stripping. |
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| When it reaches this point begin scraping |
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| with smooth, even strokes. If the paint is |
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| sufficiently hot and the scraper is properly |
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| suited to the surface being stripped, the |
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| paint should come off in a strip equal to |
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| the full width of the scraper. Move the unit |
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| slightly ahead of the scraper to assure |
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| that the paint being stripped is softened. |
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| Best results will be achieved if the heat |
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| gun is moved slowly, but constantly, from |
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| side to side to evenly distribute heat. Do |
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| not linger or pause in one spot. |
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| Remember that splinters and small |
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| particles of stripped paint can be ignited |
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| and blown through holes and cracks in |
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| the surface being stripped. |
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| A smooth, downward scraping action will give good results and will help to prevent | |
HINTS ABOUT PAINT STRIPPING |
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| gouging the work surface. |
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| With some paints, prolonged heating will actually make them tougher to strip. Try a few | |
| different heating times until you develop the technique best suited to your particular | |
| application. |
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| The heat gun is designed to remove both oil based and latex based paints. | |
| It will not remove stains or primer coats that have impregnated the wood grain. | |
| Scrape paint as soon as it softens, it will soon cool and harden again. Clean the edge of | |
| your scraper often to retain a clean, sharp edge. Shield areas adjacent to where youʼre | |
| scraping. For example: shield the door with nonflammable materials if youʼre stripping the | |
| door frame. |
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| Donʼt concentrate the tools heat on a window pane or other glass surface. Excessive heat | |
| may crack the glass. Use some nonflammable material to shield the glass when stripping | |
| the window frame. |
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OTHERFor handsUSESfree operation, place the heat gun on a flat surface as shown in
Aside from stripping paint, your heat gun has a wide array of other uses. Usefigureit forE. softening linoleum and floor tile and for loosening heat sensitive adhesives. Itʼs perfect for use with heat shrinkable tubing and anywhere you need a portable heat source. You can even use it to thaw frozen metal water pipes.
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