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Identify Imperfections with the Inspection Light

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Inspection Light basics. Paint Kitchen Cabinets.

What happens here

Once a surface, like a cabinet door, appears visually smooth and flawless under regular lighting, position the inspection light at a low angle to cast light directly across the surface. This technique will reveal various imperfections, including seams, surface tension issues (unevenness), and previous areas of damage like knot holes or marks left by wet hinges. The bright LED light highlights any indentations or raised areas by creating dark shadows, making them clearly visible for correction. For instance, the video demonstrates how a cabinet door, which previously looked perfect, immediately showed seams and other flaws under the inspection light.

Goal: Visually detect all surface imperfections on cabinet doors using an inspection light.

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we'll just cast a light from an inspection light right across this door right here now i can see all kinds of imperfections i can see a seam here we've got things we've already filled i can see surface tension on here that's the finish isn't very flat i can flip my door over i can see knot holes i can see all kinds of things that this light cache now what happens is an inspection light this bright led casts light across this door and it's going right across this flat surface but anything that it doesn't any type of holes or indentations it's going over the top of that and it's leaving a dark shadow where all those imperfections are and those are the imperfections you want to begin filling we start filling we use bondo glazing putty or spackle i'll use spackle for anything large i'll use bondo glazing putty for anything small and i do have a video you know explaining when what i use and win on uh both of these products here that you can check that out another time so i'm just cruising right along you can use put your bondo glazing putty on a piece of cardboard if you're doing a lot of filling if you're doing a little bit you can just put it right on your knife you can see i'm going to be filling these seams

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