Reccommend me a good Paint Gauge

[SR99]

I wonder if you could make up some of the cost by advertising/selling a paint measurement service as a sideline money maker?

People that frequent detailing forums and maintain their own cars might be willing to pony up maybe $50 for measurement of their whole car so they have a baseline for their own detailing (but don't want to buy a thousand dollar device). It would take what, about 10 minutes to do it? Not a bad ROI.

If you advertise the service and have no takers, you don't lose anything since you were going to buy the gauge anyway.

Just a thought.

PS how do you get these recalibrated? I imagine the accuracy is only guaranteed to hold for 1-2 years and needs to be recalibrated like pretty much any precision measurement instrument on a regular basis.

[swanicyouth]

I'm pretty happy with my EBay gauge for $105.00. It does ferrous and non ferrous metals (no plastic). For the hobbyist, I can't imagine a better gauge for the money. I only has one issue though. The nipple that touches the paint is metal, and can mar paint if not careful.

[rock012345]

Originally Posted by swanicyouth

I'm pretty happy with my EBay gauge for $105.00. It does ferrous and non ferrous metals (no plastic). For the hobbyist, I can't imagine a better gauge for the money. I only has one issue though. The nipple that touches the paint is metal, and can mar paint if not careful.

can you post a picture of your nipple? for educational purposes as to how it will mar paint

[richy]

Originally Posted by rock012345

can you post a picture of your nipple? for educational purposes as to how it will mar paint

And I'm wondering if its performance changes in cold weather?

[rock012345]

Originally Posted by richy

And I'm wondering if its performance changes in cold weather?

LOL good one

[truckbutt]

Originally Posted by swanicyouth

I'm pretty happy with my EBay gauge for $105.00. It does ferrous and non ferrous metals (no plastic). For the hobbyist, I can't imagine a better gauge for the money. I only has one issue though. The nipple that touches the paint is metal, and can mar paint if not careful.

I did a Google search and found this:
Review: Tecpel TG 902 PTG

[swanicyouth]

Here is my nipple

[ShineTimeDetail]

Reminds me of a pepperoni.

[rock012345]

ok thanks for update/links etc, just found it odd a device used to measure paint would mar paint, meaning after measuring, you would have to buff again...then measure and repeat lol

[buddhadog]

Originally Posted by richy

And I'm wondering if its performance changes in cold weather?

Looks like a male connector Richy so I would imagine some shrinkage and poor performance in cold weather.