caudleej
11-03-2016, 07:50 PM
53286I purchased this cheap $20 paint gauge just for the heck of it and I am not sure what to think. Given the price, I wasn't expecting much but one thing I can say is that the readings seem to be consistent. I tested this sucker on my truck which has been only lightly polished a few times since it was new and I was a bit stunned at first. According to my guage the side panels in my truck have only 2 mils of paint. The bottom of the truck below the body line is reading at 1 mil. The roof averaged a reading of 3-4 mils and the hood at like 6 or 7 mils. I am hesitant to believe that my truck has 3 mils of paint in places and less consistantly on the others. If anything I feel like this truck should have more paint given it is a tri-coat color but maybe it could be just the opposite. I played around with it on some other vehicles and was receiving lower than expected readings with the exception of one that I new had been repainted which I got a few readings close to 9 mils.
Anyway i not trusting this thing right now because I know for a fact my truck has never had any paint work done other than what was done at the factory. I tested in door jambs and stuck it beween where the bed and cab meets and got 2 mil readings.
If if anybody has any input as to the thicknesses of paint specifically the ford tri coat colors I would appreciate it.
Anyway i not trusting this thing right now because I know for a fact my truck has never had any paint work done other than what was done at the factory. I tested in door jambs and stuck it beween where the bed and cab meets and got 2 mil readings.
If if anybody has any input as to the thicknesses of paint specifically the ford tri coat colors I would appreciate it.