Swirl finder lights

[joleyred]

Hi Mike,

I have considered buying one of these lights and have a hard time justifying it due to their price. I don't detail for a living, just for a hobby that I really love. I have a white truck, which is really tough to find swirls- micro scratches. My shop has excellent overhead florescent lighting that I find is better turned off and using a handheld LED lamp. Would a light such as these swirl finder lights be any better?
Thanks, Tim

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[Mike Phillips]

The honest answer is any light that reveals swirls will work.

The word "work" meaning, reveal swirls and scratches, or any paint defect adequate enough that your human eye can see the defect.


Any of the SCANGRIP lights are "nice" to have but you can get the job done with a lot of other options.


SCANGRIP is to swirl finder lights like Rolex is to watches. It's the best. It's the real deal. But other lights will get the job done.

Besides using my SCANGRIPs for inspecting paint and other surfaces I also use them to "light a set" for photography and working on cars - like when I removed the engine and running gear out of my 1987 Chevy Silverado 4x4 to fix a crack in the frame. I was able to use the magnet base to attach to the frame to light up the bolts that secure the transmission to the back of the engine.

Handy as heck.




Cleaning the engine compartment after removing the engine, transmission, transfercase, drivelines, etc.


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Crack in the frame (note how clean the frame is? that didn't happen by itself, see the brush in my hand in the picture above)




This was the truck this happened too...




SCANGRIP Sunmatch light helped a LOT with the repair work.