Prayer of St.Francis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69ni2...endscreen&NR=1
Im only adding to this because some new people may get the wrong impression its ok to go wild taking off clearcoat and end up with none left.
Im hoping people dont misunderstand what Todd is saying.
Wet sanding and compounding a car agressively should not be something you can do to factory painted cars over and over again . Even once will take a good portion of clear off.
Prayer of St.Francis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69ni2...endscreen&NR=1
Exactly! Wet Sanding or heavy compounding is aggressive and should only be done by experienced professionals or enthusiasts with a lot of experience who have a understanding that clear-coat/paint is finite. I am, for the most part, against heavy compounding or sanding factory finishes, particularly on daily drivers. Keep your clear coat and keep your paint happy.
Prayer of St.Francis
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=69ni2...endscreen&NR=1
Thank you for this.
Its not actually how many details will it take to buy one, its how many details can you screw up if you didn`t know the starting thickness.....answer one.
By having a paint thickness guage I`ve saved my A$$ many times in the walk around with one, found super thin paint that would have failed if I corrected it.
This is a must tool for working say on a F40, the paint is super thin (can see carbon weave) and if you remove too much..........that will be way more than 2700$
Cheers,
GREG
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I would love to have a meter but just cant justify the cost. But if I did it for a living I would most certainly have a good one.
HighLine Meter II is only $249.99 shipped. As Greg mentioned, that`s nothing compared to the price of a paint job. I worked on a 2003 Mitsubishi Evo VIII that had super thin paint and sat outside for 6 or 7 years in a police impound lot. The paint was a mess and couldn`t tell you how many times I was thankful to have had a ptg. A couple spots read 3 mils but overall the paint read in the 2.3 - 2.8 mil range with the door jambs reading 1.9 I believe.
Great article Todd, thanks for sharing! Now I have something to give a visual to my clients, your paint thickness ranges from a sandwich bag to a dollar bill.
So if you cant measure how thick the clear coat layer alone is how do you know when to stop polishing?
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