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weekendwarrior · 02-15-08, 05:44

I use flourescents on some cars. Since the tubes are so long, I can look at the reflection of the light on the panel for consistency along the whole length of the reflection from the flourescent (does that make any sense?). In addition, with some metallics, I find that halogens make the metallics pop so much, that it is hard for me to see the true quality of the paint - the metallic reflections distort it a little...in which case I pull out the flourescents as they are a little warmer, and don't make the metallics pop as much.

Here are a couple of examples of what I was saying about being able to evaluate the panel all along the length of the reflection from the flourescent....

The first shot is a black BMW hood, and the second is a metallic blue Honda hood.

02-15-08, 05:44	#2 (permalink)
weekendwarrior David Strum weekendwarrior is offline Join Date: May 2007 Location: Charlotte, NC (actually Iron Station, NC) Posts: 1,406	Re: correction under flourescent lighting I use flourescents on some cars. Since the tubes are so long, I can look at the reflection of the light on the panel for consistency along the whole length of the reflection from the flourescent (does that make any sense?). In addition, with some metallics, I find that halogens make the metallics pop so much, that it is hard for me to see the true quality of the paint - the metallic reflections distort it a little...in which case I pull out the flourescents as they are a little warmer, and don't make the metallics pop as much. Here are a couple of examples of what I was saying about being able to evaluate the panel all along the length of the reflection from the flourescent.... The first shot is a black BMW hood, and the second is a metallic blue Honda hood.