If the hair drier is not fast enough for you, and the cost of
a "heat gun" is too much for your pocket ($80 or more), go to
your local hobby shop and ask for a heat shrink gun. Some
model air planes use heat shrink film for their wing covering.
I bought a heat gun a couple of years ago for $35. It doesn't
put out the 700 degree heat that my Master gun dies, but it
works fine for general shrinking.
Peace,
Pat
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On Tue, 17 Jul 2001 JRDMF@aol.com wrote:
> Heat-Shrink 101
>
> The best way to go here, is to use the 3M brand "FP-301" and the size that
> works best for the cables is .250 in. As far as heat shrink go's this is the
> cheap stuff which is good, because the really good stuff has a sealer in it
> that liquefies when you heat it up. Gooey cables bad, dry or lubricated
> cables good. Enough said.
>
> I buy this stuff from a little electronics store in Westminster Ca. called, J
> and K Electronics. (714-890-4001).
> It comes in 4 foot sections, and in all sorts of colors. The last time I
> bought it was 2 months ago, and cost me $3.10 per section.
>
> A few tips I can offer here are: DO NOT shrink this stuff with an open flame.
> It will shrink, but it will also discolor and ruin any detail you hope to
> achieve. What you need to use is a heat gun, or if you don't have access to
> one, a hair dryer on Max heat will work fine. You should also leave it long
> on the ends, and trim it with a razor blade after you shrink it. One more
> really neat thing about this stuff is that if you choose a light color, or a
> color that shows the dirt, you can clean it with lacquer thinner, or any
> other solvent and it doesn't hurt it or change the color.
>
> Is that too much information, or what?
> Jon
> Huntington Beach, Ca
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