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To see defects while detailing, is fluorescent lighting the best to install in my garage ?
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BTW: I have a black car so in the garage I can't see much until I take it out in the sun, then I see all the fine scratches and smears ... -
Actually, you want a combination of lights if you can swing it. Here's a thread that discusses this and if you do a search you can find a few other threads as well...
http://meguiarsonline.com/forums/sho...&threadid=8467Comment
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I'm sure I put in my $0.02 about lighting on the thread Mike linked to so I'll spare you the broken record.
I have dozens of 8' fluorescent tubes in my shop but they don't show any marring except the really awful scratch types of damage. I sometimes joke that if I can see it under fluorescents it must not be my car
Good for general illumination, but lousy for swirl-spotting.
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I find that fluorescent tubes are good for spotting surface defects such as pittings, pinholes, etches, blemishes, etc. While halogen spot lamps are good for spotting swirls, holograms, cob-webbings, and scratches.Comment
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