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Mike lambert

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I have noticed that most of the Asian shops have the walls painted a dark color and some even the floors. Anyone know where I can get info on this?
 
I even notice that back in the 80`s when I was in Tokyo. Alot of shops of all types use darks colors on the wall with some using crazy graphite`s.
 
Speculation: black walls does not reflect light, therefore they have full control of the lighting direction.
 
Raymoche said:
Speculation: black walls does not reflect light, therefore they have full control of the lighting direction.
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Exactly, I had thought about this as well.

Also if you do PDR a dark background will show panel distortions much easier than lighter colors.
 
So i take it, flat black and not gloss then with responce above
Makes more sense
Gloss white shop just makes the car itself look more glossy/blingy
 
Interestingly enough I saw a post about this on instagram from Kamikaze yesterday who was visiting one of their authorized detailers who adopted that from them for the black walls and their spot lights and I thought it was a interesting concept but not much more information was given on the post. I`d never seen it before till that post.

Would be interesting to know more as I was planning on painting my garage next spring and put up new lighting.
 
Took a look at their Instagram. It`s for light control. When I do perfection level detailing I eliminate all outside/interfering light. I detail in pitch black darkness with a single (Non-flood, focused) light source. Usually either the scangrip or a led headlamp like a Fenix. Try it, it`s pretty awesome... just be sure not trip over cords.
 
I dunno. Sounds a lot like Voodoo. Certain lighting may help you spot defects - but I don`t think any lighting is half as good as the sun. But, I do not believe anything beyond bright lights helps didley squat while polishing. Lolz @ polishing in the dark.

I dunno about you all, but when I`m polishing something, I am looking at paint that is smeared with some type of residue from the buffing liquid. I don`t think it`s evident exactly what is going on, until that residue is wiped off.

IMHO, black walls will add nothing to your detailing space - except make it look really ugly.




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Dunno about the black but they do run polishers in an interesting manner. Frantic, almost.

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Swanicyouth said:
I dunno. Sounds a lot like Voodoo. Certain lighting may help you spot defects - but I don`t think any lighting is half as good as the sun. But, I do not believe anything beyond bright lights helps didley squat while polishing. Lolz @ polishing in the dark.
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CRI, brightness, and control of unwanted light are all factors that help achieve spotting of certain defects. Having the brightest light means nothing, sometimes it requires a dim light spot certain defects. The sun is great but again it won`t show everything, you need multiple brightnesses and types of light to see everything. For this reason is why I use multiple types of lights.

As far as polishing in the dark, don`t knock it till ya try it ;)

I dunno about you all, but when I`m polishing something, I am looking at paint that is smeared with some type of residue from the buffing liquid. I don`t think it`s evident exactly what is going on, until that residue is wiped off.
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Depends on the polish and method, The 205 method for cutting is messy but working with finer polishes like essence etc it`s very easy to see what is going on. Even when I use FG400 I have plenty of work time before it starts to get too viscous to see the paint. It rally depends on whether you are using water and how much as well.

IMHO, black walls will add nothing to your detailing space - except make it look really ugly.
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I agree on this.
 
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