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<blockquote data-quote="Browncoat" data-source="post: 33746" data-attributes="member: 1061">Well, I can help you out a bit with that one, Rick...Most tungsten light bulbs have a color temperature of around 2600K.&nbsp; According to my research, those GE Reveal bulbs are coming back with results in the 2800-2850 range.&nbsp; That's a bit cooler, but still nowhere near enough to producing the results you're looking for.&quot;Pure&quot; white lighting is 5500-5600K.&nbsp; The good news is, you can pick up Daylight CFL (those little curly Q bulbs) at just about any <a href="http://www.lowes.com/SearchCatalogDisplay?Ntt=daylight+cfl&amp;storeId=10151&amp;N=0&amp;langId=-1&amp;catalogId=10051" target="_blank">Lowes</a>, Home Depot, or even Wal Mart.&nbsp; Just look for the Daylight label, and some brands even put the color temperature on the package.&nbsp; These bulbs come in 50/60/75/100/150 watt equivalents depending on the max rating for your lights.&nbsp; I used the El Cheapo shop light housings because they can go up to 150w, and are still very inexpensive.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="Browncoat, post: 33746, member: 1061"] Well, I can help you out a bit with that one, Rick... Most tungsten light bulbs have a color temperature of around 2600K. According to my research, those GE Reveal bulbs are coming back with results in the 2800-2850 range. That's a bit cooler, but still nowhere near enough to producing the results you're looking for. "Pure" white lighting is 5500-5600K. The good news is, you can pick up Daylight CFL (those little curly Q bulbs) at just about any [URL="http://www.lowes.com/SearchCatalogDisplay?Ntt=daylight+cfl&storeId=10151&N=0&langId=-1&catalogId=10051"]Lowes[/URL], Home Depot, or even Wal Mart. Just look for the Daylight label, and some brands even put the color temperature on the package. These bulbs come in 50/60/75/100/150 watt equivalents depending on the max rating for your lights. I used the El Cheapo shop light housings because they can go up to 150w, and are still very inexpensive. [/QUOTE]

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