12 Best Heat Guns (Review) In 2020

Let’s start with our best choice, the Wagner Spraytech Heat Gun which is pretty much a very inexpensive price compared to many others. It’s a good starter choice which isn’t too loud when in use. Even though it’s for the beginner, it does have a good look if you want to look like a pro!

We liked that it does look like an industrial tool but comes at a great price. It has an anti-corrosion nozzle which is expected to last for years. The controls are on the handle so you can control the temperature and the air flow settings quite easily. It will remove bolts and older paint well and it’s so lightweight that you can use it with one hand while using another tool in the other.

This is one of the power tools that will work perfectly for the smaller jobs and the larger ones alike. The SEEKONE Heavy Duty Heat Gun Kit has a good cord length too – 1.6 meters – so whether you’re in a workshop needing rusting screws to be released, or you’re in a room in the house needing wallpaper or paint removal, it works closely with you but can be used with an extension if you feel safe doing so with the extra leads.

It’s lightweight, the handle is ergonomic and easy to use, and it comes with safety protection from heat overload. We liked the variable temperature which is controlled by the rear black dial quite easily.

The Genesis 12.5 Amp Dual-Temperature Heat Gun Kit, you might be pleased to know, has a decent cord length so you can stretch it fairly well to reach the job in hand – it’s around 6.5 feet long. This is great for shrink wrapping, removing sticky labels or adhesives, thawing frozen pipes, and even lighting the charcoal on your barbeque. It does have a stand for safety so you can leave it on for the few seconds you need to put it down and of course when you need it to cool down.

The Genesis 12.5 Amp Dual-Temperature Heat Gun Kit comes with four nozzles – one reflector nozzle, two deflector nozzles, and one air reduction nozzle. The temperature varies between high and low with two temperature settings and the fan speed works at a variable air volume and fan speeds of 17 or 10 CFM.

If you have a two setting or variable temperature heat gun and a need to carry out things like home improvement, cell phone repair, crafting or use it as a soldering iron, then the Chandler Tool Embossing Heat Gun is a great option. Not the cheapest but not expensive either.

You can control smaller jobs with double heat settings and this model does seem like a reliable option. It delivers impressive power and has made it the best on our 2020 review list under our ‘best for detail work’ category. It’s an American brand and not a generic one which can often be slightly unsafe as they can be unregulated, and it has a lifetime warranty too.

Choosing a high-quality hot air gun isn’t the easiest task but if you are a tool geek, you’re used to using a heat gun and you might like the BLACK+DECKER Dual Temperature Heat Gun which is a small and affordable model with two different temperature control modes and works quickly on 120 volts.

This BLACK+DECKER Dual Temperature Heat Gun and it’s priced really quite well for such a well-known brand. We think the only downside is to cool it down you have to sit it on its back rather than on a supplied stand but it does work well with shrink wrap, paint stripping, and other craft and DIY jobs.

The Unclutterer team doesn’t want to tell you what to buy, more give you a heads up on what’s available and the PORTER-CABLE 1500-Watt Heat Gun isn’t the cheapest but we thought it was well worth considering. The cord isn’t exactly the longest at six feet but you can consider an extension lead if you don’t have power so close to the job you need to complete.

This one does compare, in essence, to the Wagner FURNO 300 Heat Gun (no. 11 on our review list) and it does have the standard two speed settings and a nice compact design with temperature levels that mean you can carry out a wide range of tasks without worrying about how to use and control it.

As one of the most popular types of hot air guns the PRULDE 1500W Hot Air Gun runs with an electric power cord and heats to a high temperature, allowing you to dry out items, home improvements like stripping paint jobs, and carrying out other DIY and craft projects. The temperature and air flow controls are easy to use and its clever copper motor build will allow the PRULDE 1500W Hot Air Gun to heat up quickly. It’s supplied with four handy nozzles that allow you to use the heat gun for a wide range of applications. This is most certainly the Unclutterer teams’ budget pick.

Our premium pick for the 2020 best hot air guns is the DEWALT Heat Gun with LCD Display & Hard Case which is a good-looking, heavy-duty but remember though that this is not a cheap heat gun. We love the fact that it’s easy to control and the temperature can be adjusted by 50-degree increments using its fantastic LCD display. With its own hard-case toolbox the items supplied – and there are loads – can be neatly packed away ready for the next time you need to use it.

It’s a corded electric heat gun with the cord is a very generous ten feet so, in most cases, you will find you don’t need to add an extension lead so you’ll be able to work around large projects as well as the smaller jobs around the home or workshop.

If you are looking for heat guns that are budget-friendly and suited to the casual DIY enthusiast, the CARTMAN Heat Gun is a pretty good choice for small to medium projects around the house or workshop. Whether you are thawing pipes or removing adhesives from surfaces, as far as budget power tools go this is a great introduction to the beginner. It has a fan speed giving six varieties of heat intensity and with a selection of four nozzles included, it’s built with compact design in mind making it pretty lightweight for using over a few hours. The only thing to make sure you are aware of is that this isn’t a particularly well-known brand like DeWalt or Wagner and the same unit is sold under different names, so, with that in mind, you aren’t gaining the benefits of an experienced more well-established brand.

Budget-friendly and suitable for a casual user, the CARTMAN Heat Gun works at quite a powerful 1500 watts and is a great lightweight option if you only need to carry out occasional projects like removing bumper stickers, peeling wallpaper, or stripping paint.

As our best value choice, the Tacklife Precision Control Temperature Heat Gun is almost a professional-grade hot air gun and in our opinion is great for larger jobs as well as small occasional projects. There are two temperature control settings as well as five airflow settings and works from a pretty powerful 1700 watts with a German-designed heating element. We thought you might like that this particular model has a cooling mode which should be expected yet even the so-called best heat guns don’t have this feature! You will get scraper blades and extra nozzles for different applications, and you’ll benefit from the overload-protection feature.

The Wagner FURNO 300 Heat Gun comes from a very well known and experienced brand. With dual temperature settings of 750 degrees and 1100 degrees, it allows for carrying out gentle and small tasking projects around the home and workshop. This heat gun is a high-quality option yet it is surprisingly affordable. With unique features designed and provided by a very experienced and well-known brand, we doubt you will want to miss out on this one! You can thaw out frozen pipes carefully, remove adhesives and paint, melt plastics and even loosen rusty bolts and metal fittings easily. We like that, with most lightweight heat guns, it can be operated with one hand while using the other to concentrate on areas – and its standing feature allows you to set it down and hold (safely of course) the item you are focusing on above the heat.

Last in our 2020 line up is the Fujiwara Heat Gun Kit which has a minor flaw which just needs some getting used to – the dial numbers are actually shown the opposite way they should be, so before carrying out delicate work, make sure you test the heat first as there is no digital display or any way of knowing the temperature you are working on. Apart from this, it’s a pretty hard-working and durable heat shrink gun that can be used for a number of different household tasks including DIY and crafting. It looks professional although it’s very well suited to the beginner but, as we mentioned, get used to the dial and how much heat output you get at each point before you start work or you could find yourself melting something you don’t want to!