Brinkmann Maxfire vs LED flashlights

[AeroCleanse]

The sun would be the best light.

Yes, but its not always available when you need it.

 

[Rsurfer]

The Brinkmann is ok, but the TK11r2 is much brighter.

 

[christian900se]

The Fenix that Rsurfer mentioned will definately reveal swirls on lighter colors, and work on everything else. Nothing will match the sun, so you might have to play with the angle at which you direct the Fenix or your viewing angle but it will work.

I just moved and lost my Fenix in the process but I have been using my Niterider Trinewt for paint correction and it works well! It is a bit expensive to buy if you are looking for a detailing light however.

 

[supercharged]

This is the one I wanna get - X21 | LED Lenser High Performance
Paul Dalton himself uses it, and likes it better then 3M Sun Gun...

 

[WRAPT C5Z06]

The Brinkmann is ok, but the TK11r2 is much brighter.

If the brinkmann doesn't work on my silver cars, it will work well on my brother and sisters black cars, plus other cars I might detail.

 

[Gary Sword]

I just picked up a 3M Sun Gun and really love it. I couldn't resist it at the price I got it for. Works much better than the Infatech CM5300 I was using.

 

[Rsurfer]

This is the one I wanna get - X21 | LED Lenser High Performance
Paul Dalton himself uses it, and likes it better then 3M Sun Gun...

Looks like an awesome light, but 300 bucks for a flashlight. For that price you should be able to see swrils on the moon.

 

[supercharged]

Looks like an awesome light, but 300 bucks for a flashlight. For that price you should be able to see swrils on the moon.

to see swirls on the moon you are gonna need to add a couple zeros...

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

I've had limited luck with LED's. The LED's that I've used so far do a so-so job of highlighting scratches but only in a very small area and only to a limited extent. I would suggest taking advantage of Home Depot's halogen light sale. They have a 1000w dual light set up with tripod for $24 including tax. It highlights the swirls extremely well and is great when working at night (when using someone else's power source of course). :xyxthumbs:

Thanks guys!

What I'm looking for is something that's affordable, finds imperfections indoors and most importantly outdoors for potential customers that I meet at car shows, meets. This also shows the "professionalism" and attitude I have towards my work and perhaps giving them a good look at their paint.

I try every light that comes my way, and so far the Brinkman is the most reliable light I've found for the money.


I'll keep trying the L.E.D. versions but so far they just don't expose swirls like the Xenon bulbs. Again, comparing performance and price, it's pretty hard to beat the Brinkman.

Maybe some of the people having better luck with other lights can post some pictures of how well they work?

 

[WRAPT C5Z06]

I try every light that comes my way, and so far the Brinkman is the most reliable light I've found for the money.


I'll keep trying the L.E.D. versions but so far they just don't expose swirls like the Xenon bulbs. Again, comparing performance and price, it's pretty hard to beat the Brinkman.

Maybe some of the people having better luck with other lights can post some pictures of how well they work?

Will the brinkman show swirls on silver metallic? I would assume it's better to use the Brinkmann in a garage rather than outdoors?

 

[Matt S.]

Will the brinkman show swirls on silver metallic? I would assume it's better to use the Brinkmann in a garage rather than outdoors?

I haven't personally tried the Brinkmann on silver, but I do know how hard it can be to see swirls on light metallics. The best thing, in my opinion for detecting swirls on a silver car is bright fluorescent lighting (think gas stations).

 

[WRAPT C5Z06]

I haven't personally tried the Brinkmann on silver, but I do know how hard it can be to see swirls on light metallics. The best thing, in my opinion for detecting swirls on a silver car is bright fluorescent lighting (think gas stations).

Thanks.

Do you think fluorescent lighting would be better than halogen lighting on silver? Lets say a "dual florescent" compared to a "dual halogen"

 

[Mike PhillipsMike Phillips is verified member.]

Will the Brinkman show swirls on silver metallic? I would assume it's better to use the Brinkman in a garage rather than outdoors?

Theoretically, if the Brinkman or any type of light shows swirls on a clear coated dark colored car like black then it also shows them on silver metallic but it's difficult for the human eye to see them.

This is why if a person doesn't want a paint color that shows swirls they should choose a silver metallic paint because it's hard for the human eye to see surface paint defects on the surface. This is especially true in bright sunlight as the sun will reflect its light off the silver metallic flakes and back into your eyes blinding you thus you don't look for swirls for very long unless you like eye discomfort.

 

[WRAPT C5Z06]

This is especially true in bright sunlight as the sun will reflect its light off the silver metallic flakes and back into your eyes blinding you thus you don't look for swirls for very long unless you like eye discomfort.

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