Tips from the ‘top

There is no better partner for heat shrink tubing than a trusty heat gun. They give superior control letting you apply heat shrink tubing quickly, evenly and accurately.   

One of the recent trends in the world of heat shrink tubing is the use of heat shrink processing machines instead of the traditional heat gun. But which is the best method and which tools and accessories should be on your shopping list?

We recently published a list of 9 ways to quickly and easily shrink heat shrink tubing from Hilltop. Now we can add another solution that’s faster and simpler than all of them: cold shrink tubing.

Instead of constantly pushing your glasses back onto your face like a stereotypical 90s movie nerd, we recommend wrapping the ends in a bit of heat shrink to keep them from slipping.