Hi everyone, wanted to know if anyone had any experience using a sun gun vs halogen work light in detecting swirls and scratches. Please list the pro`s and con`s of both and which one you would use as your professional choice. Thanks
Hi everyone, wanted to know if anyone had any experience using a sun gun vs halogen work light in detecting swirls and scratches. Please list the pro`s and con`s of both and which one you would use as your professional choice. Thanks
I see some using the sun gun, but they are quite expensive, I use halogens, and I`m able to see everything fine. I may have to pick it up every now and then, just be careful because they get super hot. I guess a sun gun would be nice to have, but just to much for my budget.
thanks for you input cheapshot.
How would the 10,000 candle power rechargable flashlights do vs the sun gun? I see them at Pep Boys for like 9.99?
EMIN007
You might try the Brinkmann Dual Xeon light available at Pep Boys for $29.99 or directly from Brinkmann.com. For the price it`s darn good.
Paul S
I`ve used halo for some time now and love the them. One thing that I have really looked at is your surrounding that you detail in. My garage is sheet rocked and painted white on all but one side. The painted sides get much better clarity in the paint than the non-sheet rocked side. Even with the halos that I can move around the car.
Old Enough To Know Better, Too Stupid To Care....
Dave`s Detailing
Sonoma County, CA
I bought a Binkman but after using it once I have not used it again.
I Installed a combination of Fluorescent Incandescent and halogen lights that are mounted on the wall suspended from the ceiling plus 2 dual head 1000 watt halogens on potable stands.
They total up to 7000 watts.
All lights can be aimed but when you get them adjusted all you need to do is park in the right spot.
I can look at I car in the sun and it looks good but pull it into my shop and you can see scratches and swirls.
Halogen lights are brutal and if I can make it look good in the shop I know that when I back it out into the sun light it will look awesome.
i use a 10 dollar 1000000 candle power light at home depot rechargeable for 10 bucks works good enough for me
What is a candle power light? any links? do they work well?
Something along the lines of this.....mines a little bit different and 5 bucks cheaper i cant find it on thier website tho but heres the link
Ryobi 18v One+ Halogen Spotlight - P715 at The Home Depot
thanks guys...
Thanks for the link pockets, they seem like they would do the trick. At that price you can`t go wrong. You could also use it for a black out. It says nothing about candle power though, it`s a halogen light.
CS, candlepower is a unit of measurement of the light output.
JohnHenry
I`m interested in this as well. I wanna find something under 20bucks or around there that I can just use to see swirls in the paint.
just a thought... How able is a 55watt halogen Ryobi spot light in detecting swirls when people are using 500-1500 watt halogens? I have a 250 watt single plug in halogen and I hardly use it becuase it just doesn`t seem to have enough power to truly uncover most of the swirls IMO.
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