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Sometimes you may be forced to use a daylight bulb mixed with a warm bulb or vice versa. Or, you may want to change the color of your bulbs altogether. You can buy colored bulbs and you can buy LED bulbs that change colors with Amazon Alexa voice commands or a phone app. As an alternative to buying new bulbs, you can also change the color of your existing bulbs or lighting by using color correcting gels.

Gels are sheets of thin colored translucent plastic used in the theater and movie industry to change the color of lights. They are available from B&H Photo or Amazon.

Throwing a party is a classic example of when using color correcting gels to change the color of your existing bulbs helps. For example, the Museum I work at recently had a fundraiser in someone’s yard. We needed to light a large dark area. I borrowed a few battery-powered work lights. Among them were the DeWalt DCL079 Tripod light, the Flex Tower light, and the Milwaukee M18 2136 Rocket light. Each one has something very close to a daylight-balanced bulb (5000K).

I put a CTO (Color Temperature Orange) on two of them which changes 5000K to 3000K. I then put a pink gel on another. The gels were attached with black tape since it was temporary

You can also make color correcting gels removable when using them for applications where you may need to switch back and forth. For my personal Dewalt light, I keep a CTO gel on it. Small Velcro strips let me remove it as needed. The results look great and I have a nice dual-purpose lighting solution.

I keep at CTO gel on my personal work light. When I’m working in areas with warm lighting, such as a client’s home, the light looks better if I change the color to match. I also prefer warm lights over cool white as it is more pleasing to work under. If I need to remove the gel to match cool white lights, it only takes a few seconds.

Using color correcting gels in lighting is a great way to extend the life of your lights. It also lets you use them in a wider variety of applications. It lets you act as if you have a whole selection of lights—even if you only have a set in one particular color temperature.

When he's not remodeling part of his house or playing with the latest power tool, Clint enjoys life as a husband, father, and avid reader. He has a degree in recording engineering and has been involved in multimedia and/or online publishing in one form or another since 1992.

Clint’s career has covered nearly the entire realm of audio and video production. After graduating at the top of his class with an Associates Degree in Recording Engineering, he began working for the famed Soundelux studios in 1994, one of the largest post-production companies specializing in audio for feature films & television. Working on a myriad of feature films, Clint honed his skills as a dialogue editor, foley editor, and sound designer. Years later, he moved into the expanding area of video editing, where he served as the company’s senior AVID video editor for three years.

Working for such clients as Universal Pictures, Hollywood Pictures, Paramount Home Entertainment, NASA, Universal Studios, Planet Hollywood, SEGA, NASCAR, and others, Clint dealt extensively with client management as well as film & video editing, color correction, and digital video & MPEG compression. He also carries several THX certifications (Technician I and II, THX Video), and is ISF Level II Certified.

After founding the CD Media, Inc. publishing company in 1996, he went on to help start or grow several successful online publications, including Audioholics (as Editor-in-Chief for 12 years), Audiogurus, and AV Gadgets. In 2008, Clint founded Pro Tool Reviews followed by the landscape and outdoor power equipment-focused OPE Reviews in 2017. He also heads up the Pro Tool Innovation Awards, an annual awards program honoring innovative tools and accessories across the trades.

Crediting his excellent staff for the success of what is now the largest power tool review publication in the industry, Clint DeBoer hopes to see continued growth for the company as it rapidly expands its reach. Pro Tool Reviews critically reviews hundreds of hand tools, power tools, and accessories each year to help inform users about the best and newest products in the industry. Reaching everyone from the construction industry professional and tradesman to the serious DIYer, Pro Tool Reviews helps tool consumers shop better, work smarter, and stay aware of what tools and products can help put them at the top of their game.

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