Has anyone down a rectangle of fluorescent lights?

[OSULemon]

There's a picture in a book back home that I can't find on the internet, but a NASCAR shop used a series of fluorescent lights arranged in a rectangular shape, then hung from their high ceiling directly above the car. I thought it looked like a great idea, but haven't seen it duplicated anywhere else.

I acquired a bunch of 4 foot, 4-bulb recessed fluorescent fixtures (like you would see in any office building), but in my low basement, the sides block a lot of the light. If I was to gut a few of these fixtures and make a rectangle that would surround my motorcycle lift, would that give me a good amount of light? Or is it a better idea to just space them out normally?

It may not be practical, but it looked damned cool...

 

[Chilliwack Murray]

I used hanging fixtures so I could try a few different placement ideas. I have them running in two directions and definitely notice an absence of shadows. Apart from adding a few more lights, I think I will keep this configuration.

I will say, it does look kind of odd at first.

http://garagejournal.com/forum/showthread.php?t=187939

 

[OSULemon]

I think exactly the opposite.
I think it incredibly practical,
and wouldn't look right.

Hmm. I will try to get a picture when I get home, but I thought it looked fairly clean and well-done. Maybe a better option would be track lighting on either side...

Problem is, because of the unfinished ceiling and concrete walls, the light doesn't have many surfaces to bounce off.

 

[LS6 Tommy]

That's more or less what exactly I have. I have (3) 8' T12 fixtures above my car, one along each side of it & one in front and (2) 4" fixtures behind it, with the rail for the garage door opener splitting them.

Tommy

 

[OSULemon]

Found it!

 

[Falcon67]

There's a lot more light in that shop than those fancy flo-squares. Looks decorative to me, IMHO.