BLACK+DECKER Heat Gun for Crafts, Corded, Dual Heat Settings up to 1000 Degrees, 1350 Watt (HG1300)

I purchased this after having used a lot of paint stripper to strip the paint off my old (1888) moulding in my house. The original paint was still on there and I had to do all the moulding for the house including door, window and baseboard. Also did a few doors as well.I have saved A LOT of money on paint stripper and this works as well or better with no harsh chemicals. I have used the heck out of this and it is still going strong. You will probably find other uses for it as well if you have one.With the old woodwork that I used it for, the old original oil based (full of lead) paint was on there, plus a couple newer layers. Once heated, the old layers bubbled up and were very easy to scrape off. Yes, it is a gooey mess, but it goes fairly quickly and gets about 90% of the old paint off. Then I come back and use some paint stripper to clean up any left over residue, and it works great!I will say, I have had limited experience with latex paint removal, and so far it seems to be a little more difficult to remove, but that could just be because it is newer paint.I was lucky and had most of the moulding removed and could strip it outdoors. There is of course an unpleasant odor that comes with heating up old paint, but being outdoors it wasn't much of an issue. I did have to strip 2 pieces of moulding indoors because I couldn't remove them from where they were installed. If you have to do that, I recommend having the windows open, because the smell is pretty bad. But barring that, you could definitely use this on woodwork without removing it.BTW, this old trim I used this on has some pretty fine detail on it and this worked well for that part as well. I used a flat metal putty knife to scrape the loosened paint and had very little damage to the wood underneath. There were a few spots I had to use wood putty on to repair after putty knife damage, but it was minimal. I wouldn't use a plastic scraper anyway, because I'm pretty sure it would just melt. Getting the metal scraper hot as you work actually helps it to loosen the paint as you go.Overall, this seems to be a good product that has worked well for me for a good price.

Bought this B&D heat gun after reviewing a lot of Amazon products. This heat gun is strong and puts out lots of heat, has two settings. My first use was on 2” heat shrink tubing that went on a project constructing a natural fiber rope railing around my boat dock. Worked exactly as described and shrunk the rubber tubing with ease. Very pleased.

I've used Black and Decker products for multiple years and I'm rarely disappointed. This came in right on time to have on hand just in case I needed it for some work I was doing on my truck; I needed to switch my fog lights and the housing from a chrome end cap to a plastic one. Turns out I didn't really need it, but I did use this on another section to try and fix a panel gap somewhere. It worked well... for someone that's had no prior experience with a heating gun. Man, careful, man... this thing gets super-hot!I read reviews on here prior and noticed where some people were having issues operating the switch (to choose their level of desired heating power); luckily, I didn't have that problem, as the cover is made of flexible silicone or plastic. It worked as advertised. I even used it to dry a portion of my faux suede couch after cleaning it with a lightly wet rag (soap and bleach, etc). I did make sure to rotate the heat gun in a swirling fashion to avoid keeping it focused on one area for too long, as it did begin to incinerate said area (LOL!). The cord could be longer, though. I found that quite annoying at a certain point. The image displayed on Amazon is a bit deceiving... the switch cover is not there. But as long as it works, I guess that's what matters the most.DO use the stand to allow it to cool down. DO NOT use your hand to test it (by directly touching it) to see if it's cooled down. I checked out a few reviews on here, and one of them got a thumbs-up for helping me know to NOT touch that metal part. It get freakishly hot... it even smokes a little bit after you turn it off, depending on how long you've left it on. It melted right through the paint on my bumper end caps! =( Well, no one will be noticing that anytime soon. 5 Stars. (=Hope this helps you in making your purchase. Take care and have a great day! (=

This replaced a variable heat Porter Cable heat gun that lasted 10 years, until the on off switch broke. This one is much lighter, smaller in size, and doesn’t get quite as hot as the Porter Cable, but works just fine for my needs. I paint with acrylics on wood, and metal, and use this to speed up the drying process. The on/off switch gets used A LOT! This one seems well built, and I feel it will last just as long as the Porter Cable.

Let me start, by correcting a few bad reviews on here, due to “human error” issues.First: The clear switch cover, is in place, as a precautionary measure, to help with accidentally turning on the device. It is very soft and pliable and requires a child’s finger strength, in order to turn it on. So those that claim, they couldn’t turn the device on, with the switch cover attached, did not attempt any finger pressure, on the switch cover, at all. Just. Press. It.Second: It DOES have a stand. Just flip the wire stand, on the handle grip, out at a 90 degree angle and flip the gun, on it’s back. Boom! The gun stands up on it’s own, pointing the heating element straight up and out of contact.Lastly: IT’S A NEW TOOL! You’re going to smell some initial burn off, when you first turn it on! Just like when you haven’t fired up the ol’ furnace, in your home, for three months straight, you’re gonna smell some dust, etc. burning off, that first few minutes, you turn the furnace back on again.PRO TIP: After unboxing, plug in and power on HIGH, for 2 full, uninterrupted minutes. Then IMMEDIATELY down tow LOW, for 2 full, uninterrupted minutes. Then turn off and let cool.After that, you’re in business.Heats well, handles well and the price is right.Gave 4 stars, due to, no tip attachments and low setting puts out just a bit too much air flow.