Topic: Measuring paint thickness gauge

[cookindaddy]

Wondering if a little meter like this would be useful:

http://www.paintgages.com/QuaNix-QNix-Handy-Paint-Thickness-Meter-Gauge-s/23.htm

Not cheap at $400 but made in Germany accuracy. They sell certified samples as well, to check it with, for more. Other models cost even more. Switchable steel/aluminum. Measures to 1/2 a thou/mil.

[trueblue]

Not really required for anything you will paint on these bikes.  My old man is an industrial spray painter and he regularly has a window of 8 microns (0.008mm) or less on the thickness of paint he applies.  In this instance it is a necesity, but for laying paint on a bike it's not required.

[Retro Rocket]

I'm an industrail painter as well and we use the electronic thickness gauge for certain industrial applications where necessary not needed for car or bike painting at all...

[trueblue]

But they are handy to take with you when going to inspect cars before you buy them to see if they have bog in the panels

[Terry in Australia]

Fridge magnets are cheaper...........

[trueblue]

It is cheap if it is free .  If I need it I just borrow it from the old boy .

[cookindaddy]

Nice if you can borrow one. Where I read about it the suggestion was to check for bodywork.

Nice that it does aluminum also.

I didn't know they existed but at that price, it is definitely down further on the list of things I "need".

[Retro Rocket]

Fridge magnets are cheaper...........

Yep, and work a treat, if you know what your doing, tapping the panels with your knuckle will tell you where the bog is....

[LesterPiglet]

Not much use on Land Rovers and some modern cars.  (magnets).