Tried a heat gun vs a hair dryer for softening old leatherette covering

I spent two hours last week trying to peel the leatherette off a 1970s Yashica with a hair dryer and it was like pulling teeth. Switched to a $30 heat gun from the hardware store and that old glue gave up in 10 minutes flat. Has anyone else found a cheap tool that somehow beats the 'right' one for a job like this?

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andrew_sanchez948d ago

That $30 heat gun beats my expensive hair dryer every time for stripping old leatherette off camera bodies. I had the same night-and-day difference on an old Minolta where the hair dryer barely softened the adhesive but the heat gun had it bubbling up in seconds.

sean_perry8d ago

Hold on, is restoring old cameras really that serious that it needs to be a whole debate about heat guns versus hair dryers?