I recently purchased the fenix tk11 and it's a very well built light that is very bright. This might sound kind of dumb, but today i tried it out to spot some swirls on my paint with the light and I noticed that it was very hard to look at the paint's finish without blinding myself from the reflection. Does anybody use the same light? If you can you recommend me some tips to use it more effectively? When using the light there are 2 points light on the paint. Which point do I use? The actual point from the beam of the light or the reflection from the light itself? Hope this makes sense...very hard to describe in words.
I can look at it from an angle but it does not catch much of the defects. I'll try backing up a few and see how that goes.
Sometimes, depending on the color of the paint, those lights dont work as well as the twin halogen shop lights you see a lot of people using in pictures here. And even with those lights, sometimes, depending on the paint color, you have to shut off all other lights in the garage, and just turn on the halogens, to be able to really see the last of the markings you are wanting to remove. And as been already said by Ken, dont stand so close to the light ! Good luck' Dan F
30.00 Sears Halogen is the best method.......... I use my TKs for certain angles I cannot access with my halogens
I feel that my halogens do a better job at spotting defects but the tk11 is so convenient. I think I might be just expecting too much from the tk11
Your halogens will not illuminate micro-marring from DA's or holograms from rotaries, that's the TK11's true strength. And also, don't shine the beam directly in your eyes from the reflection, make it close but not in your eyes. Kinda hard to explain but hopefully you get the idea. Also, try it from a few feet away for better defect spotting sometimes. Gotta work it from all angles.
I just tested it out again on my friends honda civic and it showed the marring and defects really well. very pleased with the tk11 as i can use it for other tasks besides detailing such as wondering around the house with the lights off lol
I have a metal halide light that I got from Home Depot that is my favorite, out of what is likely thousands of dollars of lights I've collected over the years. It came from the home depot industrial lighting section, and is meant to be wired to a junction box. I bought an extension cord, hacked off the end, and hot wired the light to use somewhat portably. Just an idea. Althogether, it cost me about $100.00.
