3M Sun Gun
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Differing opinion here.
My (good) painter has one, and while it's wonderful for color and texture evaluation, I've played around with it and I simply cannot spot marring on my Jag that I *know* is there. This marring is obvious under my incandescents, but not under the sungun/halogens/etc. I will say that I haven't tried it on other vehicles/paints, and some might argue that such minor marring (on a silvery ss metallic lacquer) isn't worth seeing anyhow, but still....I was all excited to try that Sun Gun, expected to love it and want one for my own, but now... :nixweiss I might try it again in an otherwise (completely) dark shop, maybe that'd make all the difference :think:
My (good) painter has one, and while it's wonderful for color and texture evaluation, I've played around with it and I simply cannot spot marring on my Jag that I *know* is there. This marring is obvious under my incandescents, but not under the sungun/halogens/etc. I will say that I haven't tried it on other vehicles/paints, and some might argue that such minor marring (on a silvery ss metallic lacquer) isn't worth seeing anyhow, but still....I was all excited to try that Sun Gun, expected to love it and want one for my own, but now... :nixweiss I might try it again in an otherwise (completely) dark shop, maybe that'd make all the difference :think:
Dave KG did a pretty detailed eval back in June of last year:
> Brinkmann Dual Xenon: infamous in detailing, widely considered to be *the* light for swilrs!
> 3M Sun Gun: less well known in detailing, but used widely in bodushops for checking colour match.
> Toureag Torch: little cigarette lighter torch
Swirl Spotting Light Souces Test
With that said, Thomas (tdekany) has also weighed in with the CM-5300 which is corded.
I have personally seen the Brinkmann, 3m Sun Gun, and the CM-5300 at various times. From my observation I am more impressed with the CM-5300. It's down fall is that it is corded. But compared to the 3m Sun Gun gun the CM-5300 is a cheaper price and it provides better angled light IMO. The Sun Gun center is too bright. The CM-5300 uses two lights that are angled wich provides for better and softer light distibution. I ended up getting a 3M Sun Gun (and an extra battery)myself based on it being cordless.
Thomas and I need to get together for a side-by-side comparison to provide actual evidence for everyone here, so you can draw your own conclusions.
> Brinkmann Dual Xenon: infamous in detailing, widely considered to be *the* light for swilrs!
> 3M Sun Gun: less well known in detailing, but used widely in bodushops for checking colour match.
> Toureag Torch: little cigarette lighter torch
Swirl Spotting Light Souces Test
With that said, Thomas (tdekany) has also weighed in with the CM-5300 which is corded.
I have personally seen the Brinkmann, 3m Sun Gun, and the CM-5300 at various times. From my observation I am more impressed with the CM-5300. It's down fall is that it is corded. But compared to the 3m Sun Gun gun the CM-5300 is a cheaper price and it provides better angled light IMO. The Sun Gun center is too bright. The CM-5300 uses two lights that are angled wich provides for better and softer light distibution. I ended up getting a 3M Sun Gun (and an extra battery)myself based on it being cordless.
Thomas and I need to get together for a side-by-side comparison to provide actual evidence for everyone here, so you can draw your own conclusions.
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Invigor said:.. if you need the sun gun to see them, you're not gonna see em anywhere else
Heh heh, well, you'd see 'em in my shop under the incandescents
But yeah...I wouldn't mind giving the Sun Gun another test, *in my shop*, but I'm not ready to spend the $ on one just to test it out there :think:I *would* like a good hand-held light..my incandescent trouble light is, uhm...very *not* user-friendly :grinno: