Flourescent lights and gelcoat?
Are flourescent lights bad for gelcoat? I was thinking of putting new fixtures in my garage with CFL's instead of incandescent bulbs, but I'm not sure if they produce harmful rays to my boat during winter storage. Any ideas?:(
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I can't imagine how they could hurt something as tough as gelcoat, millions of humans work under them all day with no ill effects.
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Originally Posted by whipcracker
(Post 2411018)
Are flourescent lights bad for gelcoat? I was thinking of putting new fixtures in my garage with CFL's instead of incandescent bulbs, but I'm not sure if they produce harmful rays to my boat during winter storage. Any ideas?:(
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Don't put to many Flourescent lights in there! Flourescent bulbs seem to highlight flaws in your boat you didn't even know you had. Be prepared to see every swirl mark on the bow.
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Originally Posted by ThruHull
(Post 2411296)
Don't put to many Flourescent lights in there! Flourescent bulbs seem to highlight flaws in your boat you didn't even know you had. Be prepared to see every swirl mark on the bow.
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I have found that black lights work much better :cool-smiley-027:
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Flourescent are better than the Metal Halide lights for this reason. There are really your only two options for this application. Go with the flourescent lights. The 8' HO Low Temp Ballast lights are available at Home Depot.
Long discussion on this thread: http://www.offshoreonly.com/forums/s...+Halide&page=3 |
Originally Posted by Sydwayz
(Post 2411424)
Flourescent are better than the Metal Halide lights for this reason. There are really your only two options for this application. Go with the flourescent lights. The 8' HO Low Temp Ballast lights are available at Home Depot.
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You do hve to watch out for metal halides. We had a customer park a piece of portable machinery under one with about 2' of clearance. Melted a very expensive phenolic cased sensor in about 10 minutes.
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Originally Posted by whipcracker
(Post 2411018)
Are flourescent lights bad for gelcoat? I was thinking of putting new fixtures in my garage with CFL's instead of incandescent bulbs, but I'm not sure if they produce harmful rays to my boat during winter storage. Any ideas?:(
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