Debadging

[12,000 RPM]

Is there any danger of burning the paint with a blow dryer? Asking for a dumb ass friend who is not me.

[giant_mtb]

Is there any danger of burning the paint with a blow dryer? Asking for a dumb ass friend who is not me.

Nah. Hair dryer isn't going to get your paint any hotter than it would get sitting out in the sun on a hot day.  Hair dryers only get up to about 150F.

Rule of thumb, though, only use as much heat as you need.

[Eye of the Tiger]

Is there any danger of burning the paint with a blow dryer? Asking for a dumb ass friend who is not me.

Does your hair dryer say Porter Cable or Revlon on the side?

[12,000 RPM]

I get them mixed up sometimes. I keep my heat gun in the bathroom and my hair dryer in the garage

[Morris Minor]

I get them mixed up sometimes. I keep my heat gun in the bathroom and my hair dryer in the garage

Now that's gotta hurt.
(1980s  memory: using a heat gun to strip old exterior paint off our home in the UK - guessing I inhaled a lot of lead. Carefree days.)

[MrH]

Use as little heat as you can to get under the badge with floss.  I have a heat gun that puts out way more than is necessary to debadge.

[giant_mtb]

Use as little heat as you can to get under the badge with floss.  I have a heat gun that puts out way more than is necessary to debadge.

That's why I got a fancy adjustable one. 6 heat settings, 2 fan speeds. Heat setting 2 or 3 is plenty for badges, decals, tint, or pretty much anything sticky.

Also useful for getting gum, gummi bears, etc. out of carpets/upholstery.