Warner Manufacturing 382XXX Tool 1000-Watt Radiant Heat Paint Remover
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Tools and Hardware Reviews of Warner Manufacturing 382XXX Tool 1000-Watt Radiant Heat Paint Remover
Customer Review: This thing is awesome
Summary: 5 Stars
I have struggled for years to remove paint from various surfaces. I have used countless chemical paint strippers, which are expensive and a HUGE mess. God forbid you get that stuff on your skin. And they are hard to use when working on intricately-detailed surfaces. After a while I decided to try out the Wagner Power Products 283022 HT 775 1,680-Watt Heavy Duty Heat Gun, which is like a super-powered hair dryer. That worked pretty well, but it was a slow process. On a whim, I decided to purchase this Warner radiant remover. Even at 1,000 watts compared to the 1,680 watt Wagner heat gun, it works much better and literally removes paint in seconds. The product is nothing but a heating element surrounded by a metal box. It is so effective because the box closes in the heat and confines it to the area you're working in. When removing paint from a wall this works perfectly. After pre-heating for a couple minutes, I just hold it directly against the wall, wait about 6 seconds, and scrape the paint away with something like a Hangzhou #5026TV MP 3" Bent Pole Scraper. "Hair-dryer" guns take about 30 seconds and you have to move them back and forth, plus, you are losing a lot of the heat by using them. The only problem with the Warner remover is that it can get a little too hot. If you hold it too long, it can actually catch the surface on fire. It was not uncommon for me to hear a flame erupt under the tin after holding it too long against the wall, or to accidentally burn the underlying surface.Customer Review: Surprisingly Simple And Easy To Use
Summary: 5 Stars
I had never used a heat gun or anything like this and was surprised at how easy it was and how well it worked. It is actually a pretty simple mechanism - no on/off switch or heat settings, just plug it in and the element heats up - very similar to the older kitchen stove heating elements.
I used it to strip the bottom of my porch to bare wood. It was somewhat time consuming but makes the job very easy, especially considering the alternatives. Just hold the element over the spot and wait for the paint to begin to bubble - usually 5-10 seconds. As you begin to scrape you just move the scraper along behind the element. I got to where I could take off about 2-3 feet at a time. The directions said not to hold it against the wood but 1/4" from it but I consistently held it against the wood w/ no problems whatsoever.
For the price you can't beat it either. I have a neighbor who purchased the radiant bulb one that is around $300-400. I guess they are not as hot so there is less risk for fire and chemicals from the paint. However, that makes the job slower and the bulbs eventually burn out and there is the potential to break them. He told me the bulbs cost $100 to replace.
Excellent product at a reasobale price. A+++
Customer Review: works but has disadvantages and quality problems
Summary: 2 Stars
This product works more or less as designed (it is a large heater element, with a cheap metal reflector/cover and handle). THe nuts that hold the cover in place come loose as you use it and WILL fall off when You're not aware of it, so you would have to hunt through paint scrapings or grass or ? whatever is in your drop cloth to find it and probably won't be able to. The cover is actually a functional part of the device so you need to keep it in place. If it slides out of alignment, the element will be able to contact the surface of your house or other object you are scraping paint from and ignite the paint or wood more easily (and burn divits into the wood very quickly.) I would guess that Warner knows about this problem - there is no locking washer or other hardware to retain the nuts so they have probably been falling off and getting lost for as long as the company has made this item. Other problems are that it heats somewhat unevenly (right side hotter than left?) and that it is much too easy to ignite the paint, wood siding, or melt things (like wires on the exterior of your house - old houses have a lot of these for some reason). Be very careful while using this tool.Customer Review: Usually better than a heat gun
Summary: 3 Stars
I ordered this product to help strip the paint off the trim on my house. Previously I was using a heat gun and scraping the paint off, which was a very slow process. The Warner 382 Electric Paint Remover is basically a heating element inside a reflective box that heats the paint. I'm not sure it's worth the price being charged, but it does work fairly well. It's designed for doing flat surfaces, but can also deal with right-angle corners such as under siding. The description for this item is rather vague as all it does is heat a patch of paint. The heating element does not actually touch the paint. I found it to heat the paint much faster than the heat gun as well as heating a larger area. It causes the paint to bubble up very quickly, making scraping of the old paint quite easy.I also tried using a pressure washer to remove the loose paint, but found it gouged the old wood.
Unlike the heat gun you must be careful not to heat the paint too hot. It definitely can heat the paint up much hotter. Also, if bits of paint fall onto the element they will probably catch fire, so it is wise not to use this someplace where a fire can easily be started.
Customer Review: Warner 1000 Watt Paint Remover
Summary: 5 Stars
Used the Warner radiant heat paint remover on a 200+ year old porch with more layers of "alligatored" paint than I could count and it was highly effective and bubbled all layers of paint in 10 seconds or less. The trick I found was to hold the element about and inch away from the painted surface and that prevented wood scorching since you could see the paint surface bubble and scrape accordingly, and also, after the surface heated/bubbled then raise the element about 2-3 inches above the surface which kept the paint layers soft and could be scrapped off easily. After a while you get the technique and paint removal becomes alot better that stripper and/or belt sanding both of which are more dangerous and more costly and time consuming. Wear a proper mask if you SAND lead-based paint !