Looks to pretty to get dirty!
Looks to pretty to get dirty!
Looking good. Post a followup after it's fully done.
I noticed your comment about the T8 bulbs. I just installed a new T8 fixture a couple of weeks ago and noticed the same thing. They seem to get brighter in the middle the longer they are on. I don't know what bulbs you bought. This fixture had "alto" bulbs, whiter than standard bulbs. I put up another pair of T8 fixtures earlier, those had "natural light" bulbs, those did not seem to do that. Now I have 3 different colors of bulbs, which is kind of a distraction.
Floor looks great.
Tom
Rick, my bulbs are the T8 daylight white ones. They do come to full brightness eventually, but when it's cold it takes a long time. I like the daylight white T12 bulbs in my other shop so I put these in the new shop.
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
nice job, does look good.
ARMY NAM VET, very proud!
56 210 4dr
drive and enjoy them while you work on them, life is to short.
Actually, daylight white is what I have with the latest fixture. Had to go back and look at the packaging. The othe T8 fixture is "natural light" and it's a little whiter/bluer. I'm thinking I prefer the "daylight white" also.Rick, my bulbs are the T8 daylight white ones.
New shop floor looks great to me. I noticed the discussion of the different "color" for bulbs and I would caution against relying on the names such as "natural Light" or daylight", check on the side of the box there should be a color temperature listed in degrees Kelvin. You will see 3200K, 5000K, maybe even as high as 6000K. This is the real color of the bulb and I have seen "daylight bulbs from 3200 to 5500 and there is a big difference. The lower numbers tend to be more yellow and as you get higher to white and then toward blue/purple. Those ridiculous almost purple car head lights are 8500K as an example. I tend to prefer a light about 5000K for work lights but some people consider that too white. The key is finding the one you like and getting the same color temperature, I find different color temperature buld hard on the eyes.
That turned out very nice, good job
55 Belair 2dr Sedan 350/350 loving every minute of it.
56-210 2dr Sedan c4 front/rear suspension, and not sure when the ride will roll.
Marty
http://www.picturetrail.com/56-210sedan
http://saccc567.com/
Fladiver, you're right about the color temperature. I recently bought some LED lights for my travel trailer and they are a bit too white for me. Seems like in a shop the white light is great, but in a living space I like a "warmer" light. I will probably try some of the "warm white" LEDs and see if I like them better. I'll probably get brighter ones to slightly offset the difference in color so I still get a high light level (lumens).
The Philips "Alto" bulbs are 4100K and are considered "Cool White". I believe my bulbs are Philips "Daylight Deluxe" and are 6500K and 2750 lumens. I just noticed they have an 8-year warranty too.
I have eleven 4-bulb fixtures in my new shop. Each bulb is 32 watts so I have a total of 1408 watts. It seems plenty bright for me. Plus I have 6 recessed LED fixtures in my "man cave" corner.
BTW, how are you doing on your 57 4DHT project?
56 Nomad, Ramjet 502, Viper 6-speed T56, C4 Corvette front and rear suspension
Other vehicles:
56 Chevy 2-door BelAir sedan
56 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
57 Chevy 210 4-door sedan
1962 327/340HP Corvette
1961 Willys CJ3B Jeep
2001 Porsche Boxster S
2003 Chevy Silverado 2500 HD Duramax
2019 GMC Sierra Denali Duramax
Laszlo, kinda curious on the shop floor coating. If a person wanted to just do a certain area of there shop do you think this is achievable or would it create a chance to cause it to peel up at the edge? my thought is i have a area that is going to be used for entertainment at times could this be done for such and area without problems.
55 Belair 2dr Sedan 350/350 loving every minute of it.
56-210 2dr Sedan c4 front/rear suspension, and not sure when the ride will roll.
Marty
http://www.picturetrail.com/56-210sedan
http://saccc567.com/