Reshaping Syn with heat guns?

I tried the heat gun idea with my original Classic Helix Syn. I have often used my heat gun to reshape other projects that involved PVC and other plastics for my modeling hobby. So I had a reasonable background of experience to expect success.  I didn't succeed.  

Problems were;  Need to control heat to small area.   After heating the arm is TOO hot to handle without good gloves.(awkward)(Can not use tools, that will crush the melted areas)   By the time you set down the gun so as not to burn yourself or workbench items, and position fingers to bend the part you want to reshape, It has cooled. Reheating try again...etc...then disaster, Over heated.

I cut that arm completly off, and it now works.  P tab only, but now a part of my regular Aneros rotation.

Fast forward  a year or so.  Classic Eupho, tried again.  Some technique changes.  I was making progress, but while bending, it cooled while I had pressure on it and snapped the handle off with about 1/2" left.  With some creative use of the pieces, I splinted, used epoxy and heat shrink tubing to fashioned a K tab  for this classic Eupho.  This was before the Trident line had come out.  The Progasm  tabs gave me the idea. This worked out really well, and is now one of my  favorites, along with my Helix Trident.  

Hope this is helpful.

@p38 I have a Bernzomatic combination soldering iron/heat gun, the soldering tip unscrews and theres a ceramic diffuser that blocks the flame but lets the hot air pass through. If it's "heat to smaller area" I need, this'll do it. I'm sure I have some gloves around that'll work as well. If I can't figure it out, I'll just make a new dime tab with some silicone putty or something. 

Nevermind. I dunno what I was thinking. Silicone rubber doesn't heat and reshape like harder plastics do.