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    Having good lighting where you need it when you need it is important to me. A while back I did some repair on a little Peterbilt and needed lighting to paint the hood. I I bought a couple dozen 4 foot LED shop light fixtures on the cheap. Then I made a couple stands to mount 3 rows of 3 on them giving me 18 tubes per stand

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    Quote Originally Posted by Frank S View Post
    Having good lighting where you need it when you need it is important to me. A while back I did some repair on a little Peterbilt and needed lighting to paint the hood. I I bought a couple dozen 4 foot LED shop light fixtures on the cheap. Then I made a couple stands to mount 3 rows of 3 on them giving me 18 tubes per stand

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    After you have painting motion down lighting is the real handicap. Makes the difference between a great paint job and a ok paint job.

    I'm thinking of making up a foldable booth for my shop and this is pretty much how I'm lighting it when I do it.

    Mark



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