Easy removal of any coating! Five of the best heat guns

Skil 8003 LA is designed for cleaning surfaces from old coatings. Due to its light weight of 500 grams, it can be used for several hours without fatigue in the hands. The heat gun is able to work in three temperature modes. The lowest at 70 degrees allows you to soften the plastic and heat up to the desired temperature various types of rubber adhesives for gluing polyurethane and fabric surfaces. The average and maximum temperature conditions, which correspond to 450 and 600 degrees, allow you to remove old paint and even cut roofing material.

The air flow velocity can vary from 350 to 550 L/min (two positions). Thanks to this, it is possible to adjust the blowing if overheating of the surface is extremely undesirable. The Skil 8003 LA heat gun is equipped with a fuse that is triggered in case of overheating of the tool. The hair dryer can be used permanently by simply placing the back on the table (the design is stable). In this position, it is convenient to shrink the cables.

There is a rubber ring on the power cord at the entrance to the handle so that the hair dryer can be hung on a hanger. The cord itself, unfortunately, has a length of only 2.75 m, which implies the use of an extension cord during operation. There is no case and replaceable nozzles included, so you will have to buy them separately if you need them. However, it is worth noting that it costs much cheaper than its "equipped" counterparts.

The STEINEL HL 1620 S has two temperature modes of 300 and 500 degrees, which can be changed depending on the type of material. Unfortunately, there is no additional mode below 100 degrees, which is necessary to warm up the tinting stickers. Two-position adjustment of the air flow in 240 and 450 L/min is also possible. The design of the hair dryer is equipped with a durable micanite (withstands more than 900 degrees) heating element.

The design of the hair dryer has six holes for air intake and gearbox blowing (four on the sides and two at the end), which provide cooling of the system. If the tool overheats during prolonged operation, the safety element will turn off the hair dryer and protect the gearbox from breakage. Users also note the convenient rubberized handle of the heat gun.

Included with the heat gun is a convenient shipping case and two nozzles. One of them has a curved shape (in the form of a blade) and allows you to heat shrinkable elements from all sides at once, as well as work with a hairdryer in hard-to-reach places, for example, to warm frozen pipes located close to the wall.

Makita HG5012K is a high–class Japanese heat gun that will last its owner for ten or more years. The turbine is made of ceramic without joints (cast) and is located inside the hair dryer in such a way that the air is not drawn through the gearbox, but is fed directly into the muzzle. Due to this, the gearbox does not heat up from the warm air of the turbine and is able to work without disconnecting much longer.

The temperature regime of 350 degrees is suitable for heating glued surfaces or gluing tinting films. The second mode of 500 degrees is designed to peel off the old paint, even if it is applied in several layers, and to warm up frozen pipes. The blowing speed also varies in two positions – 350 and 500 L/min. It is worth noting that the weight of the Makita HG5012K is only 580 grams, so your hands will not get tired for a long time.

The handle of the heat gun is rubberized and does not slip. Some users, however, note that when unpacking a new hair dryer, an unpleasant smell from plastic and rubber is strongly felt, but it passes over time. For convenient storage and transfer of the hair dryer, there is a plastic branded case in the kit. As in other heat guns of this class, the Makita HG5012K has a temperature fuse.

The powerful 2000-watt Metabo HE 20-600 hair dryer reducer accelerates the turbine, which outputs up to 600 degrees. This temperature is enough to "root out" the old varnish or several layers of paint. To work with other materials, it is possible to reduce the temperature of the blown air by means of a smooth adjustment (9 positions) to a maximum of 50 degrees.

The Metabo HE 20-600 model is equipped with a three-position air flow switch (150, 300 and 500 L/min). Thanks to it, it is possible to adjust the intensity of blowing of the processed part, depending on its size, weight (too light are blown at the minimum position) and the material of manufacture. In case of overheating, the device automatically turns off due to the thermal fuse.

The back of the Metabo HE 20-600 hair dryer is not rounded (as in most other models), but flat, which makes it possible to use it permanently. In particular, this function is useful when you need to heat two surfaces to be glued together at the same time (for example, rubber parts of shoes). The case is rubberized and does not slip, so it fits perfectly in the hand. The kit includes a case and two nozzles.

Bosch GHG 660 LCD is an excellent heat gun for soldering plastic products, warming frozen pipes and shrinkage of shrink hoses. Its main difference from other units of this kind is the presence of an LCD display. It displays the current temperature and the blowing mode of the surface. Smooth adjustment allows you to set the temperature from 50 to 660 degrees in increments of 10 degrees. In addition, four parameters are set in the device's memory for quick setting of the temperature regime – 250, 350, 450 and 550 degrees.

On the sides of the hair dryer there are two holes for cooling the gearbox. They contain filters that protect the inner hardware from coarse dust. These filters are quickly removed and cleaned (they are reusable). From overheating and breakdown of the gearbox, a heat gun protects the fuse.

Like Metabo HE 20-600 602060000 Price from 2 699 ₴, a Bosch hair dryer can be used as a stationary device. To do this, the back surface is flat and stable, and the cooling holes are located on the side. The model is also equipped with a cold blowing function, which allows you to quickly cool down a hot part. A branded case is provided for transporting the unit. Such a "fancy" heat gun has quite a considerable cost, but at the same time it is powerful (2300 watts) and performant.