A heat gun may not be the most reached-for power tool, but for certain tasks, its time and energy-saving capabilities are unmatched. Essentially a high-powered hair dryer, these handheld tools ...

One of the essentials on the bench is some form of hot air gun. Whether it’s a precision tool intended for reworking PCBs or the broad-stroke item used for paint stripping, we’ve all got one somewhere ...

Electric heat guns, most often used by professional mechanics, are becoming increasingly popular with do-it-yourselfers. Black & Decker and Wagner Spray Tech make improved versions you can buy in ...

Editor’s note: Welcome to the 57th installment of Brownstone Boys Reno, a reader renovation diary about renovating a brownstone in Bed Stuy. See the first one here. They also blog at ...

If you're a DIYer (or have someone in your home who loves fixing and building things), there is a good chance you have a heat gun. Heat guns have a number of uses you'd expect from a tool like this, ...

Paint is challenging to remove from surfaces. With many methods available—scraping, stripping, sanding, and more—it's worth asking if you can use a steam cleaner to remove paint, as well. Steaming isn ...

“Like watching paint dry” might be an idiom to describe something tedious and boring, but in reality, removing or stripping paint might be even worse. For something close to 30 years, I’ve owned ...

If your vinyl floors need repairing, try using your heat gun as a quick, affordable fix. According to Coffey, the heat gun is great for patch jobs without replacing your whole floor. She recommends ...