Master Appliance Deluxe Varitemp Heat Gun - Manual (Page 7)

9) Clean up all removed
paint and dust by wet
mopping the floors. Use a
wet cloth to clean all walls,
sills and any other surface
where paint or dust is
clinging. DO NOT
SWEEP, DRY DUST OR
VACUUM. Use a high
phosphate detergent or
trisodium phosphate
(TSP) to wash and mop
areas.
10) At the end of each work
session put the paint chips
and debris in a double
plastic bag, close it with
tape or twist ties, and
dispose of properly.
11. Remove protective
clothing and work shoes
in the work area to avoid
carrying dust into the rest
of the dwelling. Wash
work clothes separately.
Wipe shoes off wth a
wet rag that is then
washed with the work
clothes. Wash hair and
body thoroughly with soap
and water.
SAVE THESE INSTRUCTIONS
Stripping Paint
1) To strip paint, turn unit on
and hold it about 1 inch
from the surface being
stripped. Proper distance
and speed of stripping
should be determined by
experience. It is an
advantage to hold the gun
further from the surface
and to move forward
slowly. Slower speed is
compensated by the wider
softened areas. Heat will
also penetrate deeper.
2) Outlet temperature can be
regulated by the shutter at
the side of the unit. With
shutter open, temperature
is about 500°F/260°C at a
distance of 1 inch from the
nozzle. With shutter closed,
temperature is about
750°F/400°C. Experiment
to see which setting gives
the best results with the
paint you are stripping.
3) As paint begins to blister
and bubble, move gun
slowly in a steady
progression across the
surface. Follow closely with
a scraping knife (a 2-inch
wall scraper works best) to
scrape the loosened paint.
Preheat scraper as you are
heating the paint surface.
This increases the speed of
paint stripping.
a. Removal of paint by using
heat is based on the fact
that all organic paints
soften at elevated
temperatures. When soft,
the paint can be easily
lifted off without damage to
the surface.
b. When stripping paint from
grooves in moldings, you
can devise your own
scraping tools. Old
screwdrivers with ground-
down blades and linoleum
knives are often used.
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Typical Applications
(cont’d)