Brinkmann Swirl Finder Light

Just when you thought your car was clean, you see all the swirls with the light and then you cry lol. I'll buy one to show customers the swirls on their cars that they should pay me to remove lol.
 
Anthonys88 said:
Just when you thought your car was clean, you see all the swirls with the light and then you cry lol. I'll buy one to show customers the swirls on their cars that they should pay me to remove lol.
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As Mike Philips said in class this weekend, he sees lots of detailers pull it out to sell the detail .... not as many pull them out after the detail.

Seriously, it really is a nice, inexpensive light that does a great job. It works outside on an overcast day and great inside when you need to see things. Even on my Silver and White vehicles it will show the swirls and scratches.:buffing:
 
Looks like a great alternative to the Sun gun. Will definitely add to my car on next purchase.
 
gohandbz8 said:
Looks like a great alternative to the Sun gun. Will definitely add to my car on next purchase.
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For most people, the 3M Sun Gun does too good of a job. :D


Besides that, for the money, the Swirl Finder Light is more than enough to give you the feedback you need or showcase the swirls so you can capture them with a camera.

Acronym time...

Should it be,

BSFL - Brinkman Swirl Finder Light
or
TCM - The Cruel Master

or just,

CM - Cruel Master

In case you don't know, the reason some people will refer to it as The Cruel Master is because even if you're really good at polishing paint and creating a 100% swirl-free finish in any kind of lighting, the Brinkman Swirl Finder Light is still very hard to please, (like a Cruel Master), 100% of the time as it's so very good at revealing any and all remaining swirls and scratches left in the paint, thus the term... Cruel Master.

:laughing:


Maybe someone should start a poll?


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Awesome to see AG carry these. Will be ordering one for sure.
I think the acronym should be BSFL, because that is what it really is. Using a nickname for an acro is only going to provide confusion for newbs who don't read this thread.

Besides that, an acronym relates to the product [eg. WDGPS = Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant...TCM or CM = The Cruel Master - Newb = "What's a cruel master?"]

On top of that, it gives good way to a generic acronym in SFL, when the Brinkmann wasn't the one used.

All that to give my simple answer. Eh - I haven't posted in a couple of days. :D

DLB
 
I like CM.

I think it flows better....

"then I pulled out the CM and UHH OHH!"

compared with

"then I pulled out TCM and UHH OHH!"

As for a poll...I can't work out how to make one. Can we do this or is it only for moderators? (I did find this "How do I create polls") but I don't have time at the moment to create a new topic and check if us non-moderators have that option too, I have a lecture in 7 minutes so I'll try when I get home.
 
Dalton Blevins said:
Awesome to see AG carry these. Will be ordering one for sure.
I think the acronym should be BSFL, because that is what it really is. Using a nickname for an acro is only going to provide confusion for newbs who don't read this thread.

Besides that, an acronym relates to the product [eg. WDGPS = Wolfgang Deep Gloss Paint Sealant...TCM or CM = The Cruel Master - Newb = "What's a cruel master?"]

On top of that, it gives good way to a generic acronym in SFL, when the Brinkmann wasn't the one used.

All that to give my simple answer. Eh - I haven't posted in a couple of days. :D

DLB
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Mirror Detailing said:
I am curious as to what advantages this would have over say a 500w single hand held shop light?
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The xenon bulbs work better to show or reveal scratches.

Being rechargeable and thus cordless means it's a lot easier to use versus needing an electrical plug-in and having to drag a cord everywhere you want to use the light.

Portability, having the ability to take it with you in your car is a real bonus, I'm always alert to the potential to show someone that's into their car whether it has swirls or not and you just can't do that on the go with a light you have to plug into the wall.

Oh yeah, it's a great flashlight for general purpose use too.

:)
 
Does anyone know how exactly this light is so good for swirl finding? I have extremely bright LED lights that I use for work but this one still seems to be better so I know it's not just brightness. So what is it?
 
HealthyCivic said:
Does anyone know how exactly this light is so good for swirl finding? I have extremely bright LED lights that I use for work but this one still seems to be better so I know it's not just brightness. So what is it?
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I think it'll be something due to the nature of the light.

Just like you can't use Xenon HID's in a standard halogen reflector for your car headlight- the way the light waves are "shaped" (for a lack of a better non physics term) means that they reflect differently to halogen ones. The low beam cutoff will not be accurate and will blind oncoming drivers.

I think the light waves of LED's are quite straight so they will not reflect of so many of the swirls.
 
I received mine today. My buddy and I took it out and hit my sky with the beam. It did illuminate some tiny scratches I didn't know were there. Then we shined it on his car. Not his vette, but his silver daily driver that is never polished and rarely washed. Instead of showing scratches it actually hid them. I would find a scratch and then when I shined the light on it it would "dissapear". All I could come up with was his paint was so reflective that it caused this...

What gives, have you guys seen this or is their some clever angle you are supposed to shine it at to get the right affect?
 
CEE DOG said:
I received mine today. My buddy and I took it out and hit my sky with the beam. It did illuminate some tiny scratches I didn't know were there. Then we shined it on his car. Not his vette, but his silver daily driver that is never polished and rarely washed. Instead of showing scratches it actually hid them. I would find a scratch and then when I shined the light on it it would "dissapear". All I could come up with was his paint was so reflective that it caused this...

What gives, have you guys seen this or is their some clever angle you are supposed to shine it at to get the right affect?
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Don't have one myself, but when Mike was demonstrating in Detailing 101 class he shined it straight down.
 
CEE DOG said:
What gives, have you guys seen this or is their some clever angle you are supposed to shine it at to get the right affect?
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Don't hold the light too close to the surface. Hold it up in the air and aim it straight down. With your eyes, look at the reflection of the light beam in the paint.
 
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