Lighting for interior details

[vdubbya]

Just curious what kind of lighting is best t use while doing interiors in a garage. The days are getting shorter and I need more light. My garage area right now has 8 60watt recessed lights (14x18). I thought maybe halogen to shine in but I'm concerned of the heat. What do I do?

 

[Djmigs]

Just curious what kind of lighting is best t use while doing interiors in a garage. The days are getting shorter and I need more light. My garage area right now has 8 60watt recessed lights (14x18). I thought maybe halogen to shine in but I'm concerned of the heat. What do I do?

I guess it depends on the size of your garage if you can purchase two dual halogen light with stands.... Put one stand on each side of vehicle....



this might helpdual halogens ?



then if you really need more light inside



Dual Function



or

Retro with remote



and if you really want 99.9 clean free

Black light



by the way i think halogen is just fine only, the other item i listed are an idea that they may or may not help thats up to you to try out or if you decide....

Hope this helps :2thumbs:

 

[MorBid]

The Halogen work lights you can pick up at any big box store (and some automotive supply stores) have been the standard for indoor detailing for quite some time. They are cheap and can but out alot of light (anywhere from 300W - 1500W).



They do have some downsides, the one you mentioned already (Heat) and the tripods can get in the way if you don't have enough room all around the car.



The first can be addressed by not having them too close to the panels when working materials. The heat will cause the product to dry faster than normal. The second (if space is an issue) is to get one's that can be removed from the tripods and set on the floor, or get the one's that have no tripods at all.



The last one is power. I have a set that can put out 1200W. Well that's 10A on a 15 amp circuit which don't leave room for me to run much else, without spending alot of time standing in the dark and/or walking to the breaker box.



All that being said, halogens work best for paint correction when they are the sole source of light. I have not tested them yet when worked in conjunction with florescent lighting. Least not for detailing, just painting.



Oh one last thing, if you do get some halogens better get a refrig and cot in the garage. They will show everything and you'll be working you little butt off



MorBiD

 

[602rwtq]

Just curious what kind of lighting is best t use while doing interiors in a garage. The days are getting shorter and I need more light. My garage area right now has 8 60watt recessed lights (14x18). I thought maybe halogen to shine in but I'm concerned of the heat. What do I do?

You will have shadows with any lighting source placed outside the car. There is no substitute for a handheld fluorescent lamp held closely to every map pocket, vent, cup holder, shifter gate, etc. that you clean.

 

[MorBid]

You will have shadows with any lighting source placed outside the car. There is no substitute for a handheld fluorescent lamp held closely to every map pocket, vent, cup holder, shifter gate, etc. that you clean.

I'm not so sure about that. I've been in a few professional paint booths were shadows are a big no no. They usually use flourescent light fixtures but they have a mess of em covering every angle imagineable.

 

[jimmybuffit]

Here's a picture of a photo that we post in the shop.

Works. Ofcourse, the camera flash helped, so substitute 500 watts of halogen.



Good Luck!



Jim

 

[vdubbya]

These are all great ideas! I'll have to make a trip to the local home supply store and checkout the selection. I never thought of hand held shop lights and halogen just seems to risky in my confined space. Thanks!