Heat Gun To Restore Plastic

Bring the nozzle of the heat gun toward the PVC.

Heat gun to restore plastic. How to Use a Heat Gun to Quickly and Permanently Restore Autos Black TrimIn this video watch how to use a heat gun in the Heat. This example is on a worn cup holder console from a 1996 Geo Tracker. The heat also slightly melts the surface of the plastic depending on how long you hold the gun in one spot so it should work well for smoothing out small.

It supposedly works really well for fixing the white stress marks caused by the plastics being bent from wrecks and rubbing into trees and such. Restoring the Faded Plastic trims using a Heat GunJoin me on Facebook at. Keep the heat gun moving.

When you scratch it it becomes a black etch inside the plastic because its penetrating the inside layer or fresh plastic making it look like a bad scratch. As you get close you will see the PVC melt slightly and flow. As you get the hang of how the plastic responds you can increase the time you spend on a given area.

The heat from the heat gun causes the oils in the plastic to rise to the surface and in doing so it restores the plastics original look. It must be made clear that using a heat gun is not a permanent solution. With a little practice you can a heat gun and a special wire coil to bend a piece of PVC pipe at just about any angle without using any adhesives or elbow joints.

Previous owner had used some kind of polish on them and they had faded white. I took a heat gun to the faded green plastics on my 98 KLR worked well. When the sun heats the plastic it attracts moisture from the air.

From what I read online the heat pulls the color pigment back to the surface of the plastic. You will use a heat gun to fix the faded plastic on your vehicle. The plastic may eventually fade.