Pro tip: I switched from a hair dryer to a heat gun for curing prints and wow what a difference

I spent like 6 months using my wife's hair dryer on high to cure my water-based ink prints. It took forever (like 8 minutes per shirt) and I always got weird hot spots that made the ink bubble in places. Last week I finally grabbed a $15 heat gun from Harbor Freight and it's a total game changer. The air flow is way more focused so I don't heat up the whole shirt just the area I want. Plus it gets way hotter so I can cure a print in about 90 seconds now. The hair dryer was okay for small practice runs but for actual shirts you want to sell or give away the heat gun is clearly better. Has anyone else tried both and noticed a big difference in how long your prints hold up after washing?

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joel_mason2212d ago

Yeah my wife was thrilled when I stopped stealing her hair dryer and she could finally dry her hair in under 20 minutes again.