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Originally Posted by gleam
How do you deal with heat from the halogens? I find the flourescents a lot cooler.
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I keep the halogens back far enough that the heat isn't much of an issue...but then I'm working in a climate-controlled shop so I can just turn the thermostat down. In the previous shop, which would get well over 100f in the summer, I simply suffered through it.
Heat or not, being able to see the paint's condition is simply a required part of the job, and IME (which is pretty extensive when it comes to this topic) fluorescents won't show marring well enough for a proper detail.
Note that an incandescent light will usually generate a lot less heat than a halogen, and IMO it works better for
final inspections anyhow.
You could use fluorescents for general illumination and then turn 'em off and use an incandescent or halogens to evaluate your progress. That way you could get by without having the hot lights on all the time.