Swirl finder light

[Dan_335i]

At my local hardware store I purchased a led flash light. Does any led flashlight find swirls?

[jamesboyy]

Most likely you can find some swirls with your new light try it once you have stripped the car of it's waxes(lsp) in a shaded area

[zmcgovern45]

What are the specs? I have an LED flashlight that I use for inspecting (as I find LED to be the best source of revealing marring)... I use the Coast HP7. It is zoomable, so you can adjust for a focused beam of light or a wider flood light, 251 lumens, and a good battery life. It is a good light for inspection, but I still rely on my higher powered LED and Halogen work lights for the majority of my work.

[The Enforcer]

My LED flashlight shows a TON more than my halogen work lights...

[Dan_335i]

These are the specs

5 Watt LED Spotlight features a super bright cree LED light
Heavy-duty rubber handle is ergonimical and provides extra protection
Water resistant design allows you to use it in the rain and snow
Includes AC (home) and DC (car) chargers

[gregoryelder]

Well I have huge good quality flashlights but unfortunately I don't know about using them for spotting swirl or detailing work.I prefer to use regular tripod-mounted halogens for detailing purpose.

[Grifffx4]

I've been wondering this too.

Is any LED as good as the "swirl finders" you can buy @AG? Is there something special about these so call swirl finders or are the just simply LED lights?


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[Desertnate]

What are the specs? I have an LED flashlight that I use for inspecting (as I find LED to be the best source of revealing marring)... I use the Coast HP7. It is zoomable, so you can adjust for a focused beam of light or a wider flood light, 251 lumens, and a good battery life. It is a good light for inspection, but I still rely on my higher powered LED and Halogen work lights for the majority of my work.

I recieved a similar flashlight a year or two ago as a gift; not to use while detailing, but simply as a flashlight.

I used it as a swirl spotter this past weekend for the first time and it worked great. I don't see it being a substitute for good lighting while doing work, but I found it to be excellent in spotting swirls. Since the lighting in my garage is really poor, I also used it as a means to check my work as I was going along.

[GenesisCoupe]

One day i'll get the Flex swirl finder light, but for now i use 3 different LED lights. one of them has 6 LED's going horizonatally and the other two are just one LED but it picks up stuff well, even in the sun.

[DaveT435]

I think you have to find one with very high lumens. I almost bought one the other day it had 800 lumens I believe. It's my understanding that the higher the lumens the more it will show. I could be totally wrong, want to find out what the experts say.