halogen lights for polishing.

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BRODEY1

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I want to buy some lights for detailing in the garage. I'm looking at one at AdvanceAuto that is a "250 watt worklight" for $9. A few of these will really help light my space, which is really all I need for ONR & Klasse SG.



This light is not a "halogen", and from what I understand, I will need some good halogen bulbs for polishing (like the ones at the gas station that makes my car look so bad).



So, am I correct? Do I need true halogens for polishing, or will any high wattage bulb work?



The ones I see in the "click and brag" section seem to have 2 sets of bulbs mounted on top of a metal free standing base about 3 feet of the ground.



Thanks for any help.:thx
 
Any halogen will do, I bought the rigid one at loews or home depot. This might sound a bit crazy, But I have also used a magnifying glass to really examine. I don't see the use anymore because I know what to look for, But halogens are a great idea when polishing paint. You what to have enough light on the area you are working on all the time, Even if you have to move the halogen around.
 
I got the Brinkmann Dual Xenon Maxfire because I've seen others mention it and because I don't have much room in my garage for tripod mounted halogens (and I'm likely to have them fall on the vehicles because of the tight space and cords!)



I like the very compact size and portability and they function very well for swirl detection.
 
I have two diff kinda of high pressure sodium plus the standard hologen lights...

Nothing is better then the HPS bulbs. Need to see, these are super bright.

I have a 70wt and a 400 wt.

With the 400wt it's almost too bright :P

I'd show you a link but I got them used a while back so I don't have any sort of model #.
 
bBasso- Interesting about the Sodium lights.



cheapshot- That maginfying glass doesn't sound weird to me...I have two lighted loupes and a magnifying visor. I find they all come in handy quite often.



MrAP- Seems like those Xenons work better for some people than for others. Try as I might, I just *can't* see micromarring on silver, that I *know* is there, with that light (the 3M-branded version). But then I can't see it under halogenseither :nixweiss



BRODEY1- While I do my polishing with halogens providing most of the light, I do my final inspection with old-fashioned incandescents (usually ~300W ones) after turning out all the other lights; it's the only way I can see the really fine imperfections.
 
I\'ve got 6 ceiling mounted double-tube flourescent lights that provide more than adequate

lighting for detailing but a 500w halogen on a floorstand is used for critical inspection.
 
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