Up Close & Personal: FLEX Swirl Finder Light

ayankeeman1968 said:
What is a:


a crenelated strike bezel.
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In a nutshell, a strike bezel is the jagged end of a flashlight which is designed to be a striking point for self defense purposes. If someone is attacking you it gives you a tool to inflict maximum damage to the attacker to stop the attack.
 
The strike bezel is for when your inspecting others work and if theres still swirls then they better watch out. lol. But on a serious note it seems to be a nice little light, the old ones are big balky. If your serious about your work and people are bringing you 2 3 $400,000 cars, you would hope they don't see you with a Costco 3 pack. Proper tools make your life much easier.
 
SHINEMUP said:
The strike bezel is for when your inspecting others work and if theres still swirls then they better watch out. lol. But on a serious note it seems to be a nice little light, the old ones are big balky. If your serious about your work and people are bringing you 2 3 $400,000 cars, you would hope they don't see you with a Costco 3 pack. Proper tools make your life much easier.
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Very we'll said.
 
SHINEMUP said:
The strike bezel is for when your inspecting others work and if theres still swirls then they better watch out. lol. But on a serious note it seems to be a nice little light, the old ones are big balky. If your serious about your work and people are bringing you 2 3 $400,000 cars, you would hope they don't see you with a Costco 3 pack. Proper tools make your life much easier.
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I have found this to be true. People always compliment me on having "all the new high tech tools" and when I start explaining proper procedures and techniques they do compliment me on the fact that I know a lot. So I completely agree with you SHINEMUP

I just see them as all my cool new toys that I love to go play with and keep learning with :D
 
hernandez.art13 said:
I have found this to be true. People always compliment me on having "all the new high tech tools" and when I start explaining proper procedures and techniques they do compliment me on the fact that I know a lot. So I completely agree with you SHINEMUP

I just see them as all my cool new toys that I love to go play with and keep learning with :D
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You have a good attitude. Keep an open mind about everything. I can't stand getting called to a job and theres some old timer that knows everything but is using methods from the 70s, and i know nothing. All i say is "You called me, not the other way around."
 
Just02896 said:
Agreed! I use a fenix PD32 for defect exposure. it's adjustable from 330 lumens down to 50, I believe. I find myself using the 2nd lowest setting the majority of the time. You should look into rechargeable batteries! I've got about 20 or so tac lights and almost all of them run on the same battery which I have 25 of! Lol! Nitecore intellicharger is the best charger I've found yet. I even made a solor panel so I can fight swirls AND zombies during the apocalypse! Lol!
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Got the PD32UE as well, very nice little light. Bright as heck for its size, and fits in your pocket.
 
Nice looking light - but $40 for an LED flashlight?

I can understand a professional detailer working on 100k plus cars - the image is everything & the Flex light would provide the customer with better assurance that you are serious & know what your doing.

But I am a hobbyist & only work on my car. while the Flex light is nice, a $1 LED light from harbor freight shows me all the swirls everywhere.

The other poster is right about to much light - I have some 200 lum LEDs & the reflection is distracting.

Anyway, I absolutely love my Flex DA - so maybe the $40 Flex Paint light would be a nice companion tool regardless!

Now, if someone would make a $40 paint thickness gauge - I would be all over that!
 
"Now, if someone would make a $40 paint thickness gauge - I would be all over that!"

They do make $40 PTG's, but I bey they work about as well as a $2 LED Light.
 
FWIW, to be a little bit "paint safe," what about plastic dipping the strike bezel? I am sure plenty of AGO members have PD'd a few things! ;)

Just a thought!
 
how well does it show defects in white paint? The impressive photos are on colored cars and I've tried a couple lights, but continue to struggle. Maybe I'm just getting old and blind.
 
I read allot of good reviews on the coast hx5
.either here or autopia
So I purchased 2 with discount code and free shipping..ended up being 16 a pop..
Can use alkaline or lithium battery
 
I love my Flex light but recently I've noticed the switch going on it. Hard to turn on/off or goes into a weird strobe mode. It's had a hard life and has taken several falls off of the tool box.
Anybody else ran into this? I may have to open her up and attempt to rebuild / replace the switch.
 
It looks like a cheap flashlight with a price markup because it is being marketed for a specific purpose.

It has a strobe mode, which is great for confusing attackers, but 100% useless for looking at swirl marks. The strike bezel is good for hurting people, and it would probably hurt the paint pretty well too. This makes me believe even more that they just took a cheap "tactical light" and put their name on it.
 
I just purchased one of these to aid in my paint correction on my agate grey Macan Turbo, and I'm not impressed. Maybe it's the dark metallic paint but this flashlight barely illuminates the obvious swirls, let alone the ones I'm trying to find. I get better results from my overhead LED light bulb which is 8ft away.

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