I`m currently at a point with a car restoration where there is a lot of sanding and priming going on and it has made my shop a mess and it`s no longer working as a detailing space anymore. Because of this I`ve started working on cars in my other garage but it had poor lighting with only two incandescent fixtures overhead. I do have two halogen stands but I still felt that I needed more overhead lighting.
So last night I went up and picked up two 8` T12 HO fixtures to replace the incandescent ones with but I was only able to find 4100k/CRI 60 bulbs!
Having made the mistake of not researching lighting when I finished off my shop, I wanted to be sure to install the proper bulbs for my intended use this time around (detailing).
I checked out all the local big chain stores but none of them had what I wanted. After spending most the morning today searching online I actually found a local distributor that carried some Sylvania F96T12/DSN50/HO. 5000K 90CRI bulbs! :dance
These bad boys are not cheap either at almost $20 per bulb!
Anyway, I snapped a quick pic over my extended lunch break....they made a huge improvement and hopefully the higher CRI bulbs will help with my color accuracy in my pics too.
Rasky
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04-01-2010, 01:05 PM #1Rasky's Auto Detailing
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04-01-2010, 01:38 PM #2loves rubbing paint
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WOW, those are some nice bulbs!!
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04-01-2010, 02:23 PM #4
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looks very good!
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04-01-2010, 03:11 PM #5Rasky's Auto Detailing
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LMAO!
Just so you know Greg I have my head tilted sideways trying to ready your post!
I think I may have researched about the CRI rating after seeing one of your post on another thread too. :xyxthumbs
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"Let there be light":cooleek:
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CRI lighting huh, i`ll have to check that out. but i have 8 sets of lights in my garage, so that would be about $160 in bulbs alone. plus 4 sets of 1000 watt holgens, my neighbors already think i`m weird
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