I agree with the others, I wouldn't put a heat gun near Lexan or Acrylic.
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Originally Posted by Kanani  Understanding, of course, that Lexan is much stronger, when new. |
Actually a very common misunderstanding - Acrylic and Lexan (polycarbonate) have approximately the same ultimate tensile strength when new, around 65-70 MPa.
But Lexan has an elongation before failure in tension of around 100% compared to acrylic of around 5%.
I certainly agree that Lexan is the inferior material for windows and hatches for the above reason, its softness so prone to scratching (which can presipitate failure) and uncertain performance in UV (in fact I don't know of any quality hatch/window manufacturer that uses it).