How may of you own a Paint Thickness Gauge

**Theostoubos** · 02-15-2012, 07:03 PM

Hi All,

I would be interested to know how many of you either part time and/or Professionals actually own a Paint Thickness Gauge in order to know for sure what you are dealing with before you put your polisher down on a car ....

Thank you.

**mjlinane** · 02-15-2012, 08:59 PM

I do.

**Theostoubos** · 02-15-2012, 09:13 PM

Also please let me know which one...

Very much appreciated.

**DARK HORSE** · 02-15-2012, 09:14 PM

I own this one and I am very happy with it. It is very reliable and accurate. For the money it can't be beat! I wouldn't attempt serious correction work with out a PTG.

HighLine Meter II Paint Thickness Gauge

**mjlinane** · 02-15-2012, 09:38 PM

Same as Dark Horse. Only drawback was the requirement for Paypal (don't have and don't want account). Used a friend's.

**Danube** · 02-15-2012, 10:04 PM

OMG, it's $275.00

**toycar18** · 02-15-2012, 10:05 PM

So do you take before and after readings?

If so, how much does a compound and polish usually remove?

**toycar18** · 02-15-2012, 10:06 PM

Originally Posted by Danube

OMG, it's $275.00

That is about 50% off compared to one of the top meters out there.

**Hoytman** · 02-15-2012, 10:17 PM

Originally Posted by toycar18

That is about 50% off compared to one of the top meters out there.

Better do more research. Some $1000 and up...even $2000+

That said, pricing is all I know about them. I need to buy one yet as well. I think there's more to it than price, however. I've heard a meter measuring 3% or less is what you want. I'd say there are lots of variables that I need to take into consideration before buying.

I did watch a nice video on this model. Watched a fella take a reading, drop it on the concrete four times, and again got the same readings. Take a look here:Defelsko Paint Thickness Gauge, Paint thickness meter, coating thickness gauge, auto paint meter, car paint meter

One question I'd have is can a given model be recalibrated by the user should it need to be recalibrated?

**Theostoubos** · 02-15-2012, 11:34 PM

Thanks for the responses. I do agree that if you get to serious paint correction the only and safest way is to use a PTG.

I was looking at the Defelsko Gauges and the Positest DFT which retails for $695 Here in AG. It can measure only on metal panels and only the total thickness from the clear coat to the bare metal. Should you want to get really serious, being able to measure primer, paint and clear coat seperately, as well as measuring on plastic panels then you need one of those.

PosiTector 200 - Ultrasonic coating thickness gage measures coating over concrete, wood, composite and more. Conforms to ASTM D6132 and ISO 2808 and SSPC PA9

But for a retail price between $1795.00 to $2895.00 depending on the model I feel that most of us will pass and settle with measuring just total coating thickness and just on metals.

Thank you Dark Horse for the alternative suggestion of the HighLine Meter II Paint Thickness Gauge.

I'll have a closer look.