Looks like a good deal to me...

Mary B

Mary B

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110$ For both ! Any opinions ??

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I just recevied them a few days ago. Build quality seems top notch.
I used the larger sunmatch light in the engine bay as it has a magent on the bottom when I was doing some work on my car and it worked reall well and lit it up nicely. Right now my garage has very poor ambient lighting.

From a paint inspection perspective they seem to do a good job as well when I tested on my wifes car which is metalic and sometimes difficult to spot defects but these lights seemed to do a good job at showing the defects. I have quite a lot of different flash lights, the rupes pen light, and these seemed to do a better job of showing the defects. Much brighter than the Rupes pen light as well.

I have a customer detail this weekend and I am going to do some comparison shots with all the different hand held ligthting I own.
 
dschribs said:
I have that Nightstick penlight. Works great for spotting defects. It`s bright as heck for a penlight and it`s become my "go to" when I need a flashlight for anything.

If I were to get something else it would be this one

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B010ESCLH...TF8&colid=1BL7L38JJB7AI&coliid=I3D7FUHDSU9RIV

It been recommended quite a bit on here for finding defects. To be honest, Rasky`s stamp of approval is all I needed.
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Having used the Penlight I linked - do you suggest your link over the one I posted?
 
I have never used the one you posted but as i said if i were to invest in another.. It would be the one Rasky recommended on the forums here...

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dschribs said:
I have that Nightstick penlight. Works great for spotting defects. It`s bright as heck for a penlight and it`s become my "go to" when I need a flashlight for anything.

If I were to get something else it would be this one
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dschribs said:
I have never used the one you posted but as i said if i were to invest in another.. It would be the one Rasky recommended on the forums here...

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I`m confused......
 
RaydiantDetail said:
I just recevied them a few days ago. Build quality seems top notch.
I used the larger sunmatch light in the engine bay as it has a magent on the bottom when I was doing some work on my car and it worked reall well and lit it up nicely. Right now my garage has very poor ambient lighting.

From a paint inspection perspective they seem to do a good job as well when I tested on my wifes car which is metalic and sometimes difficult to spot defects but these lights seemed to do a good job at showing the defects. I have quite a lot of different flash lights, the rupes pen light, and these seemed to do a better job of showing the defects. Much brighter than the Rupes pen light as well.

I have a customer detail this weekend and I am going to do some comparison shots with all the different hand held ligthting I own.
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Thanks for the post, especially since you have experience with these very products.
Will be watching for your comparison shots of hand held lighting. B)
( I have only a flex flashlight )
 
RaydiantDetail said:
I have quite a lot of different flash lights, the rupes pen light, and these seemed to do a better job of showing the defects. Much brighter than the Rupes pen light as well.
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Interesting because I also own the scangrip pen light and the Rupes pen light and the Rupes is a tad brighter. Not by much. The color and intensity of the light could be playing a factor as to why you notice more with the scangrip light versus the rupes light.

The lumen specs are close. The higher lumen output gives the Rupes a brighter appearance.

Rupes: 140

Scangrip: 100

Both lights do a very good job of seeing defects.

I`ve only had a little bit of time to play around with them. These are just teasers for now until I get a full review up comparing both. Don`t know when that will be.

Side by side comparison of each light. The Rupes appears to have more white colored light compared to the scangrip. The kelvin rating for the scangrip is 4000k. The Rupes looks to be somewhere in between 4000K-4500K.

Shining both lights on my bedroom wall which is white.

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In the garage with no lights on other than the lighting coming in from the garage door windows. This was around 6pm here in Southern California when I took these.

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Scangrip

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Rupes

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If I didn`t say which light was which, one could not tell the difference. Angles are a bit off but it gives an idea that both show defects very well.

Scangrip

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Rupes

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I love mine and would gladly pay list. I`ve used both lights on each and every correction since purchase.

Scangrip all the way!
 
Get them, that`s a good price. I`ve got the big rechargeable one and paid more than $110 just for it. The pen flashlight would be great to just keep in your pocket. How much is it just for the penlight?
 
rlmccarty2000 said:
Get them, that`s a good price. I`ve got the big rechargeable one and paid more than $110 just for it. The pen flashlight would be great just to keep in your pocket. How much is it just for the penlight?
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I didn`t even know they sold just the pen. The pen itself is ideal for mobile inspection; the medium size has an insane battery life.
 
I purchased the flex light and could not see the defects on my graphite grey metallic paint. I then purchased the scan grip and can see the smallest defect with it. I also use it for lighting in recessed areas the shop lights will not illuminate easily. Great for mechanic work also. The flex is a different color light to my eyes and metallic paint is not the easiest paint to see minute defects in.
 
The Guz said:
Interesting because I also own the scangrip pen light and the Rupes pen light and the Rupes is a tad brighter. Not by much. The color and intensity of the light could be playing a factor as to why you notice more with the scangrip light versus the rupes light.

The lumen specs are close. The higher lumen output gives the Rupes a brighter appearance.

Rupes: 140

Scangrip: 100

Both lights do a very good job of seeing defects.

I`ve only had a little bit of time to play around with them. These are just teasers for now until I get a full review up comparing both. Don`t know when that will be.

Side by side comparison of each light. The Rupes appears to have more white colored light compared to the scangrip. The kelvin rating for the scangrip is 4000k. The Rupes looks to be somewhere in between 4000K-4500K.

Shining both lights on my bedroom wall which is white.

IMG_6631a.jpg


In the garage with no lights on other than the lighting coming in from the garage door windows. This was around 6pm here in Southern California when I took these.

IMG_6675a.jpg


Scangrip

IMG_6676_scangrip.jpg


Rupes

IMG_6677_Rupes.jpg


If I didn`t say which light was which, one could not tell the difference. Angles are a bit off but it gives an idea that both show defects very well.

Scangrip

IMG_6672_scangrip.jpg



Rupes

IMG_6673_Rupes.jpg
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Hmmmm well I may be wrong with my assessment then lol or my eyes may just see the brightness differently lol.
When I get home today Ill do some comparison shots as well. I literally have no lighting in my garage right now except for the windows.

your review is very in depth!
 
I just did a quick test tonight around 10:00pm. Only my garage door opener light currently works.

Both lights are definitely bright. I find the Rupes seems to provide a crisper image of the defects where as the scangrip somewhat drowns them out but that is only with the pictures. I think you couldn`t go wrong with either one.



 
The Guz said:
Interesting because I also own the scangrip pen light and the Rupes pen light and the Rupes is a tad brighter. Not by much. The color and intensity of the light could be playing a factor as to why you notice more with the scangrip light versus the rupes light.

The lumen specs are close. The higher lumen output gives the Rupes a brighter appearance.

Rupes: 140

Scangrip: 100
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The Scangrip maybe a lower lumen, however, it`s a color matching light. The CRI is most likely higher which won`t help much with correction but color matching will be more accurate. It depends on what you do with this system. The one thing I noticed is, HIGH CRI lights make spotting light defects in metallic paints a ton easier.

I use these lights for many things.


Correction
Defect Spotting
Color matching
Panel matching for clients who want a PPI
Work light
 
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