hitmanpty

I read a couple of articles on the net. about using heat gun (air blower) to restore interior plastic part.

any body had done this before. and what can you tell us about this metod.

navy_vette

There are 2 reasons for this.

1st, the slightly scary.
Using medium to high heat to soften the plastic and molding the plastic back to an origional position. This would be used if someone put a screw in too far on the other side and made a bubble or push-up area. This is easy to mess up and you can end up warping the plastic.
If you have a problem where this is actually an imperfection in the plastic piece like this, I would just get a new part. The for sale section is full of people parting out their Corvettes. Or, get new from one of the sponsored sites.

2nd is normal.
A part has been warped by heat (like the sun) and doesn't quite fit anymore. Using low to medium heat from a distance, you can make the entire part slightly mailable. Once it's heated, use splints to hold it in place, then run a cold sponge over the surface to cool it and lock it in place.
Happens all the time. No big deal if done correctly.

Zralou

Dunno about interior, but the bodyshop guys at the auction I work at use heat guns to mold plastic bumpers, etc. back to their original shape.

Sara Lou