In one of (or more) videos, Windy U. says you need fluorescent lighting, not incandescent, to see the model well when sanding and painting.  I'm sure some of you have tube LED lighting fixtures in the old fluorescent fixtures.   Do the LED tube lights make the same things visible that Windy said you need fluorescent lights to see?

All I have right now is fluorescent lighting and I'm about to put the silver and color paint on a project.

Thanks,
Joe Ed Pederson
Cuba, MO

Thanks, Brett!

Joe Ed

Yes, full spectrum.  Sometimes branded as "Cree" emitters, or labled high CRI which stand for color rendering index. 

Try to go see the lights in use.  Grab some reflective items and color chips, probably an aisle or two over...

Many "white" led lights are rather blue and monochromatic, if you wear glasses (I wear coke bottles) you may notice chromatic abberation as your lenses split the light spectrum smearing the light.

Interior lighting is generally much better than automotive lighting (headlights).

Phil

Yes, full spectrum.  Sometimes branded as "Cree" emitters, or labled high CRI which stand for color rendering index. 

To be entirely clear, Cree is a brand name.

    Brett

  There is some truth to Windy's statement but it goes much farther. When I worked at a large commercial printing plant, all the presses had a viewing booth. The table was at a certain angle and there was an 8 tube fluorescent fixture above that was tilted at an angle to match. I can't remember the type of tubes, but I think they were a CW-50 and CW-75? They were alternated in the fixture which had a multi-switch that could allow you to have all of them on, or just the 50's, or just the 75's. It had to do with how much red and blue light they put out, or something like that. I didn't get too much into the science of it, just kept the fixtures in good repair and the proper good tubes in them.
   I started a thread earlier this year about having all of the fluorescent tubes and fixtures start to die in my garage at the same time! About the same time, where I work now, I was given some LED tubes to update the 48" fixtures over one of our 18 head embroidery machines. I read the instructions that came with them, and saw that all they needed was 110VAC supplied to one end of the tube! Take out the ballasts and wire input power to each pin on one end. All the starters and ballasts needed are in the tube. makes the fixtures a ton lighter, easier to handle and hang. I forget the wattage, or lumins or what ever the rating were, I just knew that I liked them! I checked into various sources on the net and it turns out on of the largest internet lighting stores, "Super Brite LED's" is right near me. I got a on line coupon somehow, and then counted up how many fluorescent tubes were in my house, and ordered up that many. I changed out all the tubes in my garage and was even able to leave out one fixture because I just didn't need it now. I'll change the others as they start to die off. The big thing I like about the LED tubes is that the come on INSTANTLY!, are supposed to last 50.000 hours, and are not affected by cold temps like fluorescent lights  are Search that subject out and see what else I passed on, I've slept since then and can't remember.
  Type at you later,
   Dan McEntee

After buying one of these 4' LED lights I realized fluorescent lights are now obsolete. I will be buying more. It's like you're working outside on a sunny day! Highly recommended!  https://www.amazon.ca/gp/aw/d/B07M5SQSF7?p;ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image;sc=1&#immersive-view_1574283081784

Thanks Dan!

Shadows can be a problem. I’m afraid of mine.

We discussed this at https://stunthanger.com/smf/open-forum/shop-lighting/msg547336/#msg547336

The tubes I got were 5000K color and about 2700 lumens each.  These particular tubes are no longer available, but plenty of alternatives exist.  One shop bay could still use a bit more light, so I'm considering switching to these tubes: https://www.amazon.com/4FT-LED-Light-Tubes-Replacement/dp/B07Q4TJS56/ref=sr_1_19?crid=MPNPDA0FLYOK&keywords=4%2Bfoot%2Bled%2Btubes&qid=1575623767&refinements=p_n_intended_use_browse-bin%3A5264705011%2Cp_n_feature_nineteen_browse-bin%3A9692451011%2Cp_n_feature_seventeen_browse-bin%3A9692445011&rnid=9692441011&s=hi&sprefix=4-foot%2Bled%2Btub%2Caps%2C238&sr=1-19&th=1 They are crazy bright at 6500 lumens each, but the 6000K is kinda blue. 

    I worked in the Electrical Industry nearly 40 years & installed a few Fluorescents , when we wired a grocery store the Produce  had it's own color - number of tube , the main aisles had a different  number , the meat had still another number. If you put the main floor tubes directly over  the meat it would look purple or green . So if you use fluorescent tubes it might  distort the color on your airplane.
   When we wired areas at Boeing in their Secured areas we used high discharge Metal Halide & maybe Quartz overhead lighting. No Fluorescents or Sodium Vapor  nothing to distort colors or vision.