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Endor
Aug 15, 2001

Any suggestions for a good way to light up a dim garage? I've got one of those 1-car condo garages, which is barely wide enough to fit one car with some storage space against the back wall. Currently the only thing lighting it up is one sad 40 watt bulb, and the natural light that comes in when the door's open. I know I can get a much higher wattage main bulb, but since I only have the one light socket should I also look for some fluorescent lamps or something similar that I could hang from the rafters?

The reason I'm looking for more light is to make washing, drying, and waxing my car a more productive experience. When it's hot in the summer with direct sunlight beating down and my car is out in the driveway, it's really difficult to do a proper job of washing & drying and waxing without everything drying too fast, which results in water spots and/or wax that's difficult to buff off. If I put it in the garage after it's washed however, it's too dim to properly see what I'm doing, even with the garage door open.

I realize this falls more into the auto detailing spectrum, but any ideas for drying those hard-to-reach areas on my car? The RX-8 seems to ooze water from hidden sources even after I've done a really thorough job of drying it with microfiber towels, like around the door seals and from the trunk lid. Maybe I just need to bust out a hair dryer on an extension cord.

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