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Midnite8

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Is there an ideal background/background color to be at when spotting for swirls with your light? I will be detailing under a canopy with enclosed sidewalls, the sidewalls are a blue color. I can put a different color sidewall on it if necessary.
 
I actually built that DIY light setup. My question maybe a bit confusing but for example, if I am in the garage, my background would most likely be cement/gray walls or even the white dry wall.
 
I have always found that having the room you are working in as dark as possible will help show up swirls, so I tend to turn all the lights off when inspecting the paint. Not sure how this factors into the actual wall colors?
 
lawrenceSA said:
I have always found that having the room you are working in as dark as possible will help show up swirls, so I tend to turn all the lights off when inspecting the paint. Not sure how this factors into the actual wall colors?
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I agree with Lawrence, When a customer comes in for a consultation, And I really want to show them how bad their car really is. I turn off the overhead lights in the shop and place my 2 Led Lights on the panel that I am going to be performing a test spot on.

This shows the customer the quality of your work. All while showing them how bad their car really is.

I typically only use this method when a person is educated and knows about swirl marks and scratches and actually wants them removed.
 
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