Hello guys maybe you can help me neww here .I am a paint inspector and I am looking for a aprox. 5' light must light up large areas in only 2' to 6' area without throwing to many shadows and showing true colors the more I read in this forum the more confused I get. can anyone bulid me what I need or can I but it already made at a affordable price please help lead my in the right direction thanks for your time ,Chad
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Re: paint inspecter needs help
+1 on the zebralight
If you want a hand held light your probably gonna be better off with a warm tint.
+1 on the zebralight
If you want a hand held light your probably gonna be better off with a warm tint.
DM51
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Re: paint inspecter needs help
I'm glad to see you've found your way here from the MarketPlace, chadz46. There are many members here who will be happy to advise you.
I'm glad to see you've found your way here from the MarketPlace, chadz46. There are many members here who will be happy to advise you.
Chrontius
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Re: paint inspecter needs help
I'm having some trouble figuring out what you're looking for. A 5-foot light that can light up large areas but only a 2-by-6 foot square seems a little odd, as requests go. Do you mean a pocket flashlight (five inches long?) that can light up large patches of a 2-by-6 foot test sample very evenly?
The warm-tint Zebralight headlamps sound like a great suggestion. My idea was a Surefire E2E with a diffuser and low-powered lamp that runs a while.
I'm having some trouble figuring out what you're looking for. A 5-foot light that can light up large areas but only a 2-by-6 foot square seems a little odd, as requests go. Do you mean a pocket flashlight (five inches long?) that can light up large patches of a 2-by-6 foot test sample very evenly?
The warm-tint Zebralight headlamps sound like a great suggestion. My idea was a Surefire E2E with a diffuser and low-powered lamp that runs a while.
Re: paint inspecter needs help
+1 on the H501W, its warm tint will make differentiating colours much easier. If they had that warm tint for their 18650 powered headlamp, i would be interested in getting one for myself.
+1 on the H501W, its warm tint will make differentiating colours much easier. If they had that warm tint for their 18650 powered headlamp, i would be interested in getting one for myself.
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Re: paint inspecter needs help
do what any half desent body shop does, they use full spectrum flurecent light, in paint booth. when i worked at the shop we used verilux 6250k bulbs. as for shadows, that has nothing to do with light, but at what angle you point it. and surfice itself.
there are tonns of fluresent light fixtures on the market, that use 5' bulbs. from 1 to 5 lights per fuxture.
did you really mean 5 FEET, or you meant 5 inches??????
do what any half desent body shop does, they use full spectrum flurecent light, in paint booth. when i worked at the shop we used verilux 6250k bulbs. as for shadows, that has nothing to do with light, but at what angle you point it. and surfice itself.
there are tonns of fluresent light fixtures on the market, that use 5' bulbs. from 1 to 5 lights per fuxture.
did you really mean 5 FEET, or you meant 5 inches??????
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Re: paint inspecter needs help
Well, they have indeed ... the H60w:
"The ZebraLight H60w is a high performance all aluminum headlamp with a warm white tint LED. Powered with one 18650 battery...."
MiniLux
Well, they have indeed ... the H60w:
"The ZebraLight H60w is a high performance all aluminum headlamp with a warm white tint LED. Powered with one 18650 battery...."
MiniLux
choaticwhisper
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Re: paint inspecter needs help
According to which site he was looking at,They may not have it yet. Like you posted zebralight.com Does have them.
Re: paint inspecter needs help
thanks guys, I am looking for small flashlight that does light up a large area but preferably not a headlamp.Would like it to be rechargeable bat.any suggestions would greately be appreciated thanks for your time also.Chad
thanks guys, I am looking for small flashlight that does light up a large area but preferably not a headlamp.Would like it to be rechargeable bat.any suggestions would greately be appreciated thanks for your time also.Chad
choaticwhisper
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Re: paint inspecter needs help
are you looking at carc tan? because I would suggest a xexon light that what our inspectors use. I have used a cool white led to check but the color rendering is not enough to disingish between the tan and the primer underneath. I will try a warm(5a Q3) tomorrow.
are you looking at carc tan? because I would suggest a xexon light that what our inspectors use. I have used a cool white led to check but the color rendering is not enough to disingish between the tan and the primer underneath. I will try a warm(5a Q3) tomorrow.
Chrontius
Flashlight Enthusiast
Re: paint inspecter needs help
A Surefire A2 Aviator is the most consistently good light for color-rendering on the market IMHO, but it only runs for 45 minutes on one set of batteries.
A P90 host with a pair of 17500 batteries or 18500 batteries would be very cheap to run, but buy-in would be a bit expensive.
A Surefire A2 Aviator is the most consistently good light for color-rendering on the market IMHO, but it only runs for 45 minutes on one set of batteries.
A P90 host with a pair of 17500 batteries or 18500 batteries would be very cheap to run, but buy-in would be a bit expensive.
choaticwhisper
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Tekno_Cowboy
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Re: paint inspecter needs help
Sounds like you could use a multi-level floody light with a high-cri SSC P4. There are several lights that can be modded with one.
Sounds like you could use a multi-level floody light with a high-cri SSC P4. There are several lights that can be modded with one.
coloradogps
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Or this....
3M™ PPS™ SUN GUN™ Color Matching Light Kit, 16400, 1 per case
Kit includes: 1- SUN GUN™ Color Matching Light, 1- SUN GUN™ Color Corrective Bulb 16399, 1- SUN GUN™ NiCad Battery Pack 16398, 1- SUN GUN™ Battery Charger with Power Supply and chord 16396. Conveniently packaged in a durable protective carrying case.
The 3M™ PPS™ SUN GUN™ Color Matching Light can be used throughout the refinish process to: * Choose alternate colors from various chip decks. * Verify color match using paint spray outs.* Check for complete coverage or full hiding * Identify post-paint defects such as sand-scratches, swirl marks etc...
3M™ PPS™ SUN GUN™ Color Matching Light Kit, 16400, 1 per case
Kit includes: 1- SUN GUN™ Color Matching Light, 1- SUN GUN™ Color Corrective Bulb 16399, 1- SUN GUN™ NiCad Battery Pack 16398, 1- SUN GUN™ Battery Charger with Power Supply and chord 16396. Conveniently packaged in a durable protective carrying case.
The 3M™ PPS™ SUN GUN™ Color Matching Light can be used throughout the refinish process to: * Choose alternate colors from various chip decks. * Verify color match using paint spray outs.* Check for complete coverage or full hiding * Identify post-paint defects such as sand-scratches, swirl marks etc...
RobertM
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Or this....
3M™ PPS™ SUN GUN™ Color Matching Light Kit, 16400, 1 per case
Kit includes: 1- SUN GUN™ Color Matching Light, 1- SUN GUN™ Color Corrective Bulb 16399, 1- SUN GUN™ NiCad Battery Pack 16398, 1- SUN GUN™ Battery Charger with Power Supply and chord 16396. Conveniently packaged in a durable protective carrying case.
The 3M™ PPS™ SUN GUN™ Color Matching Light can be used throughout the refinish process to: * Choose alternate colors from various chip decks. * Verify color match using paint spray outs.* Check for complete coverage or full hiding * Identify post-paint defects such as sand-scratches, swirl marks etc...
That looks pretty good for what the OP is requesting!
As a cheaper alternative, I'd suggest the following combination:
SureFire G3 with included P90 lamp
2x AW 17500 Li-Ion rechargeable cells
Li-Ion charger (such as WF-139 charger)
That combo will give you about 1 hour per charge of bright, white, incandescent light. Warm LEDs might work for what you are wanting, but it sounds more like a job for an incandescent IMO.
-Robert
choaticwhisper
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Well sorry the Q3 5A tint is not very good at this task. I would see if someone could try the high CRI led or stick to the Xenon lights.
