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

Gun is heavy duty, well made, it was nice to have the different settings for the project I was using it for working with the Epoxy, no bubbles and did not cause any waves as long as you hold it the right amount of inches away from the project. Very easy to work with.

This is a no frills heathin. If you need hotter, get a different unit. I build wire circuits, using shrinkwrap and have other electronic/automotive needs, nothing industrial; this is working great!!

Great heat-gun for the price—there weren’t any attachments, but I rarely use any anyway. I like the two speeds and simple operation.

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! (=

Works well as designed. The switch is covered by a protective cover that is fairly stiff. I am hoping it will free up over time, or I will cut it off.

worked good

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.

Great for the price. I especially like the stand so i can use it hands free while it’s pointed upward sitting on a desk. Good alternative to having a flame heating my work up.