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I noticed that on a lot of the before and after shots there is specific flood lighting. What type of lights are these and what are they used for? Also I have an open garage, how will this affect detailing from lighting point of view etc? Sorry for such basic questions but I am loving this forum and keen to learn as much as possible!
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Re: Lighting setups
Hi, welcome to mOL!
The lights that you see in the pictures are called "halogen work light"
You should be able to get one of these at your local hardware store.
The lights can range from a small one that only has 1 bulb and no stand
( http://www.onlinelighting.com.au/ima...ton/QLP500.jpg )
or 2 bulbs and an adjustable stand
( http://ecx.images-amazon.com/images/...500_AA280_.jpg )
In stores they might carry 250W, or 500W per bulb, I picked the 500W per bulb ( 1000W total ) and it is REALLY bright.
It eats electricity fairly quick though, don't leave them on for long if you are planning to buy one!
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Great info thanks. So what are the lights used for exactly?Comment
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Quite a few uses actually!Originally posted by 76Celica View Post
- light up the garage when it's dark out ( it's REALLY bright )
- if it's raining outside and you want to work indoors
- most important of all, these lights show you the swirl marks on your car!! Therefore you can use the lights to see what you are working on and if it's removing the defects.
I just got myself one of these lights since winter is coming up and I won't be getting lots of good weather anymore, so I plan on working indoors.
great lights
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Home Depot (and I'm sure Lowes) has an inexpensive 500 watt x 2 lights and stand set up. It's $19. Its a good price if your not looking to spend much. But if you don't mind spending a little more I'd recommend a set that extends to about 5' high or a little higher. This way you can light up the hood (bonnet) and deck lid. The inexpensive ones just don't extend this high up.
Just don't rub up against them when they have been on for awhile.
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The lights are a invaluable tool to find the defects in the paint. I was lucky, went to Home Depot, to get the inexpensive lights. They were out. So they upgraded me to the good set, for the same price as the cheaper set.quality creates its own demandComment
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From memory, you can pick up a set of 2 work lights on a single stand from Bunnings for less than $100. They do have "cool" worklights which use the energy efficient globes but they're around $250 per set.Comment
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On sale this week from Home Depot. Only $19.88 for either 500W or 1000W
I don't know if the sale is national, but check their website
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