The poor man's Sun Gun

[lambchop]

Sup Guys

So any detailer worth his/her salt will know how important lighting is in the arsenal of polishes,machines and Microfibre mayhem

Building light's are great for spotting imperfections like Swirls RIDS, but sometimes you need a solution to check the correction progress in those hard to reach places or on the fly while correcting.

For those who don't know, 3m sell a Sun Gun which costs about $400
Now living in SA not only cant I find one of these devices they very expensive.

This is not a Sun Gun for those who are totally lost

So here is a pic of the original 3m Sun Gun

One night I came across a guide on how to turn a 12v Screwdriver into a Sun Gun, so I decided to give it a go.
I got a Skil screwdriver kit from builders and a few odds and ends this weekend

Parts List :

• Skil 12v Screwdriver - R275
• Halogen light fitting - R50
• Heat Shrink - R25
• Halogen bulb - R13

Total price - R363

So here we go

Brand new screwdriver ready for surgery.



Remove the 8 screw and open up her up.


Remove the chuck and motor.


Halogen fitting.



Fitting soldered to the existing wiring.


Final product




The only issue is that I need a 4700k bulb as the one I used is way to bright.

 

[boost3d]

Very interesting and thank you for sharing

 

[Fraser]

Are you kidding me.
This mans a genius.... :thumbs:

 

[Nastaliq]

just be careful with the heat generated by the 50w downlighter. That heat shrink may survive, but the plastic on the housing itself may not.

Maybe look at wiring a fan at the back, I would imagine a hair dryer fan set to cool function would do it.

 

[Thunder]

Awesome just awesome.

Love your initiative. :thumbs:

 

[lambchop]

just be careful with the heat generated by the 50w downlighter. That heat shrink may survive, but the plastic on the housing itself may not.

Maybe look at wiring a fan at the back, I would imagine a hair dryer fan set to cool function would do it.

Thanks.

However the idea is to do spot checks. So its literally on for 15 seconds max

 

[Speedy]

brilliant! thanks for sharing!

 

[msm]

Clever idea :thumbs: Thanks for sharing :thumbs:

 

[Gilbert]

That's just GENIUS!

HAIL Lambchop raise:

 

[Devzo]

Brilliant bru!:bravo:

 

[Executer]

This is why this forum is great!

Thanks for sharing and the pics with the DIY

 

[Sareshan]

raise:raise: well done, and thanks for sharing... :thumbs:

 

[sash]

awesome job .

 

[Sabretooth tiger]

that's genius :thumbs:

 

[Zack]

Brilliant. Well done man! :thumbs:

 

[CliftonH]

Well done.

Even though I have no cooking clue what is that and what's its for.

Lol.

 

[Cole]

what about using a high wattage LED light to keep heat down but still give enough light?

 

[sunnyj]

That's ingenious :bravo: