I cant see my swirls :( **Plz help**

[Cosmom3]

Well my halogen and fluorescent lights are picking up my swirls in the garage :angry I dont get it the halogen used to pick up everything and now that there arnt as many deep swirls its like there not there...but they are! The sun shows a cob webbed black car but the garage shows nothing. :hairpull



Which light do I have to purchase to see everything. :think:





This is my halogen setup which seems to be sucking.. :banned: (craftsman) not this exact light but you get the idea...

http://w2.byuh.edu/calendar/university/htmcalendar/images/twin_light_stand.png



fluorescent ... :furious:

http://www.toolweb.com/pics/NAT60025.jpg



Plz help :confused:

[JimHare]

Which light do I have to purchase to see everything. :think:



I can get ya a good deal on a large mass of hydrogen and helium. It`s a bit far away, so delivery might be a while... lol





Seriously, though, if the fluoro and halo don`t show it, but the sunlight does, have you thought about those "daylight" tubes, either in fluorescent or incandescent? They purportedly reproduce the same light spectrum as `outdoor` light..

[Joshua312]

^ Do you have any links to daylight tubes sold in the US? All the ones I can find are overseas. Thanks! Sounds like a good tool I could use in the garage.

[JimHare]

http://www.fullspectrumsolutions.com/full_spectrum_fluorescent_bulbs_33_ctg.htm





http://www.realgoods.com/shop/shop3.cfm/dp/302/ts/1036082



http://www.bulbs.com/default.asp?page=products&keyword=googlefb



http://www.buylighting.com/?gclid=CMjd4ZyKkIYCFRUBNAodYiCFrw



That should be enough to get you started....

[Cosmom3]

Is it possible to just get a light locally? I mean I see people take pics of their swirls all the time using a simple light stand. Maybe theres a light some1 could reccomend :think:

[JimHare]

Is it possible to just get a light locally? I mean I see people take pics of their swirls all the time using a simple light stand. Maybe theres a light some1 could reccomend :think:





Check with any local photography shops - or your local Home Depot or Lowes - it`s not so much the LIGHT, but the bulbs you put into it.



Hell, ya can buy 2-tube, 48" fluoroscent work light fixtures for about 12 bucks most places...

[Cosmom3]

Im looking for more of a portable option...but I will deffinetly keep that in mind :xyxthumbs

[Greg2]

Have you experimented thoroughly with altering both the viewing angle, and the angle at which the light hits the surface?



Greg.

[mihilc]

I don`t think you should change your lighting setup before trying to detail at night.

You have to have great contrast between day light and you halogen lightning.

[Cosmom3]

Ive used different angles... :nervous2: not all that much better



Tried night detailing, I need somthing for the day as well :grrr

[Cosmom3]

Anybody else with helpful information>? :secret

[imported_Amused]

Try this spotlight. A lot of us use it. It can be had at Pep Boys for $25.

http://www.brinkmann.net/Shop/Detail.aspx?category=Flashlights+%26+Spotlights&subcategory=Flashlights&sku=800-2200-0&id=139



http://www.brinkmann.net/images/products/FlashlightsSpotlights/800-2200-0-L.jpg

[Cosmom3]

hmm, alright I`ll go pick one up today :woohoo:

[Accumulator]

Been out of town/offline or I would`ve chimed in earlier:



Get a high-wattage incandescent trouble light from Lowe`s. I like 300W bulbs but Bill D likes 200W.



Use it in an otherwise dark shop- you`ll see *everything*, even on silver, if you work a bit with the illumination/viewing angles. No more surpises under those parking lot lights at night :D

[01bluecls]

I agree with Accumulator...The surrounding conditions and lighting is as just as important as the spot lights used. If in a garage, close the grage door and other lighting. Just use the lighting from the spot lights. WIth other lighting you illuminate the paint too much to where swirls are harder to see with too much light reflecting off the paint.