I have about decided on the lighting for my new garage -- plain ol' bare bulb incandescent. In the summer, I can unscrew them and use 20-something W spiral fluorescents, and in the winter I'll use 150W 'A' lamps.
I'd go with linear T8 fluorescents, but I'm not sure they'd start when the weather gets *really* cold.
The garage has open rafters, so I'd like to use some kind of reflector. I looked for some RLM reflectors, and was shocked by how expensive they are. I expected them to be about $5 or 10 in the electrical section at the local farm suply store, but they are about $35 each. Internet search turns up over $100 apiece for common RLM fixtures! I guess they are not so common anymore. I almost bought a pair on eBay:
How about if I paint a cheap 14" steel pizza pan flat white and center it directly behind each 4" octagonal box? Would that reflect most of the light that would otherwise go up in the rafters but not cut off any of the light to the sides? If properly done, would it still look stupid? :-)
Bob