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Nearly lost a $1,800 insurance job over a fisheye I could not see
Was blocking out a rear quarter on a silver Camry at my bay in Mesa and the paint looked dead flat under my shop lights, but the adjuster's photo caught a fisheye cluster the size of a quarter. Turns out my air line had a tiny moisture pocket and my inline filter was shot, so I swapped it and ran a 12 inch test panel before touching the car again. Grabbed a $9 handheld LED from the hardware store and now I scan every panel with it at a low angle before I call a job done. Anybody else get burned by lighting instead of technique? I want to know what angle you check with.
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stella_lane1mo ago
Learned this lesson with my truck too. Washed it in the driveway at dusk and it looked showroom clean. Sun hit it next morning and I could see every swirl and water spot I missed. Same thing with my bathroom mirror, looks fine till sunlight comes through the window at a weird angle and suddenly there's toothpaste spray everywhere. We trust whatever light we happen to be standing in and call it good. Then a different angle shows us what was there the whole time. Good move on that nine dollar light, cheap way to catch stuff before it costs you.
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