BradB - Work Light Question

PAW · 10-10-03, 11:08

Hey Brad!
In a couple of pics, I seen your long florescent work lights. They have orange tops and bottoms with hooks. They look to be attached to a reel on your ceiling.

Do you use these for night time interior detailing?
If so. How well do they work?
Do you find them too large/long?

I recently seen smaller ones. They use a shorter double tube instead of the single long one.

Brad B. · 10-11-03, 05:56

Sorry for the late reply. Yes the shop lights are for interior use and for under car use. In fact, you will notice I have several of them hanging up. I tend to keep one perfectly clean and use it for the interior only. The other I use under the car when I do mechanical work. It tends to get dirt on it I never want to chance getting in the interior. They are very useful for close up looks at detailing. I love them. And with the reel, they are always at hand.

Honestly, I would imagine the double tube variety might be fine but I like the long even light distribution of the longer lights. It illuminates a broad area and doesn't give you strong "hot spots" or a flash light effect that some smaller lights do.

KenSilver · 10-24-03, 02:30

I bought a handheld fluorescent a month back, and took out the inner cardboard masking that extended down the tube because it had ads that showed on the outside. Now it seems that was a good thing for shielding my eyes against the glare.

Is it common for these tubes to have this protection? I will have to put some shielding back in if I can't find another way round it.

Ken Silver
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1993 Mercedes SL500, 1991 Daimler (Vanden Plas), 1992 Miata MX5 ... Finish detailing them, then start all over again...

PATHFNDR · 10-31-03, 11:58

Ken,

The shield is there so you're not blinded by the light. Twist the light so it illuminates the area your working on. When you go to grab a tool you won't be staring into the light, then have to wait for your eyes to adjust again. I thought the sheild was there for advertising as well, then I understood why it's there.

KenSilver · 11-01-03, 12:11

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Originally posted by PATHFNDR
The shield is there so you're not blinded by the light.

I thought that was the case. Very clever of them to put ads exactly where you're looking!

Ken Silver
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1993 Mercedes SL500, 1991 Daimler (Vanden Plas), 1992 Miata MX5. Finish detailing, then start all over again...