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    Measuring paint thickness on fiberglass cars?!?

    What is the best method for measuring paint on fiberglass cars?!? I've ran into this issue a few times in my detailing career and have been able to find metal doors or the fuel door to be metal and achieve measurements... but then again it's an educated risk. One vehicle in particular I have coming up is a 1978 Chevrolet Corvette with 29 miles on it. All original paint, but it's full a scratches and swirls from uneducated people wiping it down in a museum. This is a fiberglass car which doesn't allow for paint measurements.

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    Re: Measuring paint thickness on fiberglass cars?!?

    Quote Originally Posted by EWtheDETAILER View Post
    What is the best method for measuring
    paint on fiberglass cars?!?

    This is a fiberglass car which doesn't
    allow for paint measurements.
    Ultrasonic Coating Thickness Gauges
    does allow for paints'/coatings' thickness
    measurements over a variety of sub-
    strates, such as: composites, Fiberglas,
    plastics, metals, and many more.


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    Re: Measuring paint thickness on fiberglass cars?!?

    Bob - do you have experience using such gauge? Do you have one you recommend?


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    Re: Measuring paint thickness on fiberglass cars?!?

    Quote Originally Posted by EWtheDETAILER View Post
    Bob - do you have experience using such gauge?
    Do you have one you recommend?
    •Mainly, the ones from Elcometer.
    (Defelsko---upon Customer's request.)

    •I'll recommend the ones from
    either Elcometer; and/or Defelsko:

    http://www.autogeek.net/defelsko-pai...ess-gauge.html


    Or: you can always rent one.


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