How do I bend plastic?

BEWARE RISK OF BURNS

With most plastic, hot water is usually enough to bend it.

If you are straightening weapon barrels that have gone a bit wayward then place them under the hot tap and let it run until the water is too hot to touch. This should be enough to do the job.

If the plastic is not bending as you would like and prolonged exposure under the hot tap has not worked then call in the kettle: try boiling water.

The same method can be applied for bending sheets of plastic.

If you intend to create a right angle, it would be advisable to have a former that the plastic card can be held over until the desired shape has been reached.

For thicker plastic sheet, a hot air gun usually does the trick. Do not hold the gun too close to the plastic as it will melt. You will definitely need some sort of former, even a block of wood in a vice will do.

Please remember be careful! The water gets very hot as does the plastic.