Best Garage Lights?

[yankees1]

I want to install ceiling lights in my new 36x24 garage so what would be the best choice for lights?

[TOGWT]

Would suggest you do a SEARCH on lighting, its been covered once or maybe even twice before

[jfelbab]

Originally posted by yankees1
I want to install ceiling lights in my new 36x24 garage so what would be the best choice for lights?

Florescent provides the bright shadow-free light and Halogen provides the best swirl and blemish detection. You'd probably want some of each.

TOGWT is right, there are a couple threads you should search out for good info. Besides searching on lights or lighting also search on garage.

[mikeo]

Florescent are great. Just make sure that your garage does not get too cold as some florescent lights do not work in cold weather.

[tom p.]

if you can spend the $$, I'd give serious consideratoin to metal halide...there's not much to compare it to.

It's been said before: You can NEVER have too much light in the garage!!

[thinksnow]

I just replaced all the standard flourescent tubes in the garage with new ones (12 years out of bulbs seemed decent enough). I picked up some Phillips 40w 4' bulbs at Home Depot that were labeled "Natural Light" or "Sunlight" or something along those lines. GREAT lights, and at 6-odd dollars per two pack, it may be the budget winner.

I'm not in the metal halide tax bracket yet.

*edit* While you are at HD, pick up a 1000W contractor light for the fine polishing