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has anyone used a heatgun to restore faded trim?

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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 06:28 PM
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has anyone used a heatgun to restore faded trim?

usually, I use mother's back to black or just go to the car wash
but I was watching this

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q-dtb...layer_embedded

I dont have a heatgun, but could I use a hairdryer? lol...
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 06:53 PM
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I imagine that's the same concept as burnishing flooring, I don't think the hair dryer will get hot enough haha
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 08:04 PM
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I imagine that's the same concept as burnishing flooring, I don't think the hair dryer will get hot enough haha
+1 ^

http://www.harborfreight.com/catalog...ult?q=heat+gun
luckily, heat guns are pretty cheap tho.

and amazing find on the vid, never would've thought heat could bring back faded plastics, there's a thread or two on here on how to paint the interior plastics with the proper paints.
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Old Aug 29, 2011 | 08:30 PM
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It doesn't last long it fades back in a couple months.
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