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puertoricanfont · 01-03-2013, 07:17 AM

What is better? I work at Home Depot and we currently have a discount for 1200 watt halogen work light on the other hand we just got some led worklights that put out 1500 lumens. Which one of these will show the imperfections better for paint correction.

Twonz360 · 01-03-2013, 07:22 AM

led is better because halogen sometimes gives off a yellowish light where led is more white.

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ihaveacamaro · 01-03-2013, 07:28 AM

Both, sometimes one type of light will show defects another won't show.

The sun is the great equalizer though, as it shows defects better than any other type of light source.

Frid · 01-03-2013, 08:46 AM

I have a set of the 1200w halogens and TBH they don't help too well unless im standing at a certain angle and right up on the car. Not sure with the LEDs as I haven't used them. The sun would definitely be best but you can't always rely on it lol.

ihaveacamaro · 01-03-2013, 08:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Frid

I have a set of the 1200w halogens and TBH they don't help too well unless im standing at a certain angle and right up on the car. Not sure with the LEDs as I haven't used them. The sun would definitely be best but you can't always rely on it lol.

Try the Brinkman swirlfinder, it works great as an another source of light to find defects and it's LED and not too crazy expensive.

puertoricanfont · 01-03-2013, 08:59 AM

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Originally Posted by Frid

I have a set of the 1200w halogens and TBH they don't help too well unless im standing at a certain angle and right up on the car. Not sure with the LEDs as I haven't used them. The sun would definitely be best but you can't always rely on it lol.

That's what I want to avoid. Last time I did paint correction I could barely see the imperfections and had to wait till the morning to see if I missed anything using the sun. I want something I can set down and see te imperfections and not have to be inches away from the car to see anything.

I was thinking of using a 1200 watt work light and then buying the brink swirl finder . Any good results from you guys using the brinks swirl finder ?

ihaveacamaro · 01-03-2013, 09:08 AM

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Originally Posted by puertoricanfont

That's what I want to avoid. Last time I did paint correction I could barely see the imperfections and had to wait till the morning to see if I missed anything using the sun. I want something I can set down and see te imperfections and not have to be inches away from the car to see anything.

I was thinking of using a 1200 watt work light and then buying the brink swirl finder . Any good results from you guys using the brinks swirl finder ?

It is indispensable to me. Like all light sources that are not the sun, there are times when it won't be able to show some defects. But it does do a good job in showing a lot of defects.

I had a white buick that I detailed where was impossible to find any defects in without the sun, but on darker cars, the brinkman shows the majority of defects.

01-03-2013, 07:17 AM	#1
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01-03-2013, 07:28 AM	#3
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01-03-2013, 08:46 AM	#4
Frid Drives: '11 Camaro 2SS/RS LS3 Join Date: Jan 2012 Location: Lexington, SC Posts: 3,483	I have a set of the 1200w halogens and TBH they don't help too well unless im standing at a certain angle and right up on the car. Not sure with the LEDs as I haven't used them. The sun would definitely be best but you can't always rely on it lol. __________________