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How to light inside of spray booth?
communityguy
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Posted: Friday, January 10, 2014 - 03:50 AM UTC
I have one of the portable/fold up spray booths. It works great and I love that it folds into a nice small box to get out of the way.

The sides and top are translucent plastic, so to light up the inside, I've been moving my swing arm lamp over the top and it creates a sort of soft box.

But I am finding that I'm still not getting the *right* light inside the spray booth that helps me see and tell what I'm really spraying.

Anyone have any tips for effectively lighting inside the booth?

Thanks!
hofpig
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Posted: Friday, January 10, 2014 - 03:53 AM UTC
Jake what type of bulbs are you using? Arethey the daylight simulation type?

Paul
communityguy
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Posted: Friday, January 10, 2014 - 01:53 PM UTC
Yes, they are daylight bulbs. But it's not really the light color/temp issue. It's more than it's simply not lighting brightly enough.
retiredyank
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Posted: Friday, January 10, 2014 - 02:47 PM UTC
Try led lamps. They run about $20 a piece. I switched to them after my OTT got fried and couldn't be happier.
pseudorealityx
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Posted: Friday, January 10, 2014 - 02:55 PM UTC
Use more swing arm lights.

I have 3 on my bench, plus overhead lighting. You will never say, "man, I just have too much light."
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