porscherex

I have a 2013 C2S that is white. The paint code says "pure" white and it is. The paint is in excellent condition and I do all the right things to keep it that way. I can see some swirl marks in bright sun. But I can't detect them inside the garage. I have several lights for swirl mark detection - a Rupes pen light and a light from Adam's Polishes. I also changed the garage lights to mimic daylight. But seeing the swirls so I can polish them away is virtually nonexistent. I am just an amateur that keeps his cars clean. Suggestions will be appreciated.

vg247

This cost effective light set up here works and helped me a lot:

https://www.autogeekonline.net/forum...n-halogen.html

porscherex

Thank you.

ChristopherBrown

The main problem with seeing and identifying defects in light colored vehicle -- mainly white and silver-- is that of overexposure of 'blowing out' the surface.

The best technique for defect identification in light colors is to turn off all ambient lighting. Then use a primary light source, in this case the Rupes pen light, to look at the panel. For light colored paints a dimmer light source.. say between 100-200 lumens should adequately light the panel in order to see the overall condition.

This methodology utilizes the principals of competing light source theory in photography. If a subject is lit by two competing light sources, of differing intensities, then the brighter (more luminous) source will win. This is why all ambient light is done away with, so the single light source for inspection dominates.

Hope this helps

porscherex

Thank you. I will try this.