Patent ID: 7023540

Claim:
Method for visually detecting paint gloss deviations, particularly a fogginess and mottling of the paint in a surface paint coat of a vehicle by means of an illuminating system illuminating the vehicle, comprising the steps: illuminating outer surfaces (F 1 ) of two sides of the vehicle as well as additional surfaces (F 3 , F 5 and F 2 , F 4 ) of a forward and rearward vehicle body portion by light beaming devices of an illuminating system in a partially areal manner; and, observing said outer surfaces and said additional surface along at least one marked path, said observing occurring at a distance (a) from the vehicle (F) at predefined viewing ranges and defined viewing positions (S 1 to S 6 ) wherein the at least one marked path consists of a semicircle around the lateral surfaces (F 1 ) of the vehicle and an adjoining segment of a circle to the forward and rearward vehicle body and, on said at least one path, the defined viewing positions (S 1 to S 6 ) are assigned to the light beaming devices, and wherein there are additional positions for looking at the outer and additional vehicle surfaces (F 1 to F 5 ) between said defined viewing positions (S 1 to S 6 ) on one of said at least one marked path.