Paint Thickness Gauges

[CosminTX]

i use it when i deal with scratches, wetsand or when i suspect that the car was aggressive compound before.

i would say it helps me few times.

i not necessary but is a good tool to have.

get one that is ferrous and nonferrous materials.

to have an idea of how much clear coat u have , u measure inside the door , and after u measure on the panels u guess around how much clear u have.

also on one panel u may find thin spots too , take at least 6 reading /panel.

Cosmin

 

[Mindflux]

We are in agreement there the problem is your not walking the talk. You say this but than jump on me when I have a different view than you. That doesn't add up.

Show me where I said my methodology was the only way to go, please. I never said that a "good" PTG wasn't a great tool to have either, I merely said that the typical PTG you see people here using doesn't hurt to have and can help you make an EDUCATED guess on whether the panel should be compounded/wet sanded.



Bottom line, if you want to have the most precise tool to measure your cars clearcoat thickness have at it. Not everyone thinks that's totally necessary. You clearly do think it is, so go get yourself one (if you don't already have it).

 

[Tony1]

Show me where I said my methodology was the only way to go, please. I never said that a "good" PTG wasn't a great tool to have either, I merely said that the typical PTG you see people here using doesn't hurt to have and can help you make an EDUCATED guess on whether the panel should be compounded/wet sanded.

I never said you said that. I said you jumped on me and you did. You accused me of implying that anybody that used a cheap PTG was a hack and called me a troll and got your nose out of joint. All this because I pointed out the obvious flaws in the cheap gauges and warning people not to take the gauges readings as a guarantee it's safe to cut aggressively.

 

[Mindflux]

I never said you said that. I said you jumped on me and you did. You accused me of implying that anybody that used a cheap PTG was a hack and called me a troll and got your nose out of joint. All this because I pointed out the obvious flaws in the cheap gauges and warning people not to take the gauges readings as a guarantee it's safe to cut aggressively.

I don't think there is a detailer here that would go hog wild on a panel even with a real thick reading unless they had some level of confidence on it's present condition.



Lack of orange peel can be a decent indicator on cars with a water based paint. (basically anything the last 15 years or so). Lots of factors to consider and surely too many for me to type out on my phone.

 

[imported_Ivan Rajic]

You two need to exchange numbers and continue this romance off-line. Let's discuss different paint gauges here and how they work, not whether or not they should be used.