Paint thickness gauge group buy

[182_blue]

As title, if anyone is interested look here http://www.detailingworld.co.uk/showthread.php?t=7637

 

[Revels]

Whats the point in that?

 

[JR]

blue did you get my pm ?

 

[Brazo]

Whats the point in that?

Absolutly nothing at all

Nothing to see here, move along the Bus

 

[JR]

sorry to hi jack the thread but hows it going mark ? nice work on the recent porche i must say, would you say some poorboys nattys blue would be a good choice to replace the meg #26 sample you gave me ?

 

[Rich]

P21s on Blues everyday of the week.

As for paint thickness gauges I ain't to sure myself!

 

[Alan]

Aye it'd be scary...probs find out my 182 has 2.5 layers in total lol!! ^^

 

[182_blue]

Whats the point in that?

the secret is in the name :clown:

 

[182_blue]

blue did you get my pm ?

hmm, dont think so, can you pm me again ?

 

[Revels]

Yeh, obviously it measures the thickmess. but why?

Seems like a grass blade counter for your garden, completely pointless!! lol

 

[Turkish]

Yeh, obviously it measures the thickmess. but why?

If the paint is very thin and you are about to hit it with a very aggressive polish to remove scratches and swirls it might make you think again, unless of course seeing primer or bare metal is preferable to scratches.

 

[182_blue]

revels, as loony says, if you use a pc or rotary a PTG can be a life saver

 

[Rich]

A must for rotary users.

Still have issues with them and there use for clearcoat finishes though.

 

[Brazo]

There are general guidelines on the amount of clearcoat on a car - you saw its use on the M3 Rich? The sides were only 90 microns compared to the bonnets etc which were 150+

The clearcoat thickness can be worked out by measring an area of paint that hsan't been clearcoated such as engine bay inside bootlid etc.

Still only educated guessing but far more preferable to compounding in ingnorance with a rotary

 

[Rich]

Still only educated guessing but far more preferable to compounding in ingnorance with a rotary

Fully agree, the first part is why I have my issues, I want somthing even more sure fire after my wheel incident!

I would not even want to touch a rotary on a car without a PTG.

 

[Brazo]

Rich it may just be a wheel thing you saw dodgy wheel laquer on both he M3 and the 911 recently??

 

[Rich]

Could be, Still makes me want something that lets me know exactly how thick the laquer itself is though!