My $15 heat gun made removing old auto decals actually doable

Spent an hour peeling a faded bumper sticker off my truck last month and it left a mess of sticky residue. Gave up, grabbed a cheap heat gun from Ace Hardware for $15, and the whole thing came off in 3 minutes flat. No scraping, no goo gone needed. Now I’m wondering if I should have just bought one years ago instead of fighting with a hairdryer. Anyone else find a cheap tool that saved a bunch of hassle on their vehicle?

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josephbailey10d ago

Oh man, totally agree. I picked up a $12 heat gun from Harbor Freight just for a vinyl roof on my old van and now I use it for everything from peeling off registration stickers to softening up dried out trim clips. What else have you found it good for?

richard_young8010d ago

Oh man, that Harbor Freight special is a lifesaver! I use mine for warming up frozen door locks in winter (just a few seconds, careful not to melt anything) and for loosening up old bolts and screws that are seized with rust. Also great for shrink-wrapping a tarp over a load in the pickup bed, keeps it from flapping off.

daniel_cooper3410d ago

Man those trim clips are the worst, I've saved so many plastic interior panels from cracking with mine too!