Apply more heat or less heat by moving the heat gun closer to or farther away from the fiberglass.
How to bend fiberglass sheet.
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Slowly move the gun across the area of the panel that you want to bend taking care not to burn the panel.
Hold the heat gun about 3 inches from the fiberglass.
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Use the heat gun to apply heat to the surface of the fiberglass for around half a minute holding the gun around 3 inches from the panel.
Move the heat gun slowly up and down the area you want to bend.
Apply heat to the surface of the fiberglass for about 30 seconds.