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Need lighting for new shop
Just moved into a shop and it has those yellow sodium lights. I need something conducive to detailing. Thinking about the new LED lights, but not sure of the light temp (4K vs 5K)
Or just save my money and go with the tried and true fluorescent.
Opinions?
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Re: Need lighting for new shop
I remember when I opened my shop twenty five years ago. Had almost the same question. Go with white walls and ceiling fluorescent lamps. If you have a decent floor go with an epoxy light grey floor. You will get a lot of reflective light. Here is a picture of one side of my shop.
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Re: Need lighting for new shop
1000 bulbs.com has led fixtures and tubes. 5000k works great. Save me $100 a month over fluorescent tubes.
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Re: Need lighting for new shop
I've got these on every wall of my shop.
-cheap
-compact
-modular
-bright
http://amzn.to/1r2oLgn
Finishing Touch Auto (Stayton, OR)
Ryan Hendricks (Owner) 503-602-8483
FTA Website
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Re: Need lighting for new shop
Originally Posted by FinishingTouchA
Those look like an awesome deal. I'm ordering them up myself now. Can't wait to get more light on the walls.
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Re: Need lighting for new shop
Greenlight depot.com
Its been talked about before plenty of times. 5000k is the way to go.
"Dirt likes detergent so much better than the surface that it's attached to, it'll leave that surface to go hang out with the soap"... aim4squirrels
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Re: Need lighting for new shop
I've got a ton of these on the walls and ceiling of my shop:
4? Linkable LED Shop Light with Pull Chain 2-pack
Daisy chaining made for an easy installation. Love the LED over florescent I had.
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Go Home Depot and get the Philips LEDs that are plug and play to regular T8 fixtures. Theyre 10 a pop at 5000k temps. They got 2 versions, a 1700 and 2100 lumen one. Go for the 2100.
Since AG doesnt sell LED lights for shops, it should be okay to link.
Philips 4 ft. T8 17-Watt Daylight Linear LED Light Bulb 456608 at The Home Depot - Mobile
If you want to be super cheap, buy a bunch of gift cards at a discount from people, then buy the lifhts. Plus aince is Home Depot, tou can return it if it fails in like the first 30 days.
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Re: Need lighting for new shop
Originally Posted by FinishingTouchA
Any pictures of these in your shop?
Originally Posted by Fast Eddie
Sent from my SM-G930P using Autogeekonline mobile app
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