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Have you ever needed to bend a length of PVC pipe for a project? PVC is such a great, light-weight building component for structures and costumes, but the sharp angles and straight lines leave a lot to be desired.

Today, Tom is going to show us how to do with with the help of our HomeRight Dual Temperature Heat Gun (affiliate). We use this heat gun for all sorts of projects around here, but using it to bend PVC was a new one for me. I’m sure there are plenty of other ways to bend PVC pipe, but this is how he does it.

Tom is building Zack’s Halloween costume (he goes ridiculously all out for Halloween!), and he needed some nice curves in the PVC pipe. Using heat resistant gloves, he turned the heat gun on the highest setting and warmed up the pipe, trying to bend it as it heated. Once the pipe was heated enough to become pliable, he curved it to the angle he wanted it to be.

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I am in no way a fashion, beauty, make-up or hair blogger. In fact, I really know next to nothing about any of those things, so the fact that I’m writing this little post is pretty hilarious if you know me. I was going to post this last week, but I was afraid everyone would think it was an April Fools Day joke!

But, I have a new hair product that I just can’t live without, so I wanted to let you know about it, too. I’m a helper, y’all.

When I was pregnant with Zack (who is now 9), I started getting gray hair. My gray hair isn’t the type where you have a few strands here and there. Oh, no! I have patches of gray on my temples and around my ears.

Sure, everyone (or almost everyone) has some grays, but mine are incredibly stubborn! It takes about 10 days of me having my hair professionally colored for them to start showing again. I have learned that if I keep my hair blonde instead of brunette, the grays aren’t quite as obvious, but they still show.

Here’s a shot of me about 2 weeks after a visit to the salon.

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How to Bend PVC Pipe

Spray Paint to Cover Your Grays – No, Really!