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So I'm going to try vinyl wrapping my race bike instead of getting it painted.
I know a heat gun helps, but I want to make sure I'm getting the right thing.
After thinking "hey, that's just like a heavy duty hairdryer"...I found out most of these hairdryers have have two settings:
1. Instantly fry your hair (~650-750 degrees F)
2. Instantly fry your hair and cook your brain (~1,000 degrees F)
I dug a little more, wondering if that was the right type of heat gun (thinking those temps would burn through the vinyl) but it looks like these are the right ones.
I'm tempted to just get the minimum to get the job done. Wrapping a race bike isn't going to take as long as wrapping a whole car, so I'm thinking stuff like fatigue, etc. isn't going to be an issue. ~$18 seemed to be the absolute bottom of the barrel, but I decided it would make sense to "splurge" $20 to get a Wagner, a brand I've at least heard of.
One step up from that would be a $40 option, that comes with some tips/accessories, but I'm not sure how useful those will be.
Then there's the Cadillac of heat guns, a $229 option recommended by the first "how to" site that google pulled up.
Any thoughts between the options below or other recommendations? (probably between the first two. I'll need that extra $200 for suspension upgrades :-)
$20 - bargain basement to get the job done
Wagner 0503008 HT1000 1, 200-watt Heat Gun - - Amazon.com
$40 with different accessories/tips
Earlex HG1500 Heat Gun with 9 Accessories and Carry/Storage Case - Power Heat Guns - Amazon.com
$229 - recommended by a webpage for vinyl wrapping based on lightweight & low vibration (reduces fatigue)
SONORA S1 | Leister Hand Tool
This the site that recommended the sonora
Wagner 0503008 HT1000 1, 200-watt Heat Gun - - Amazon.com