Sure. A must-have when looking at used cars: http://www.ebay.com/itm/Pocket-Size-Digital-Paint-Coating-Thickness-Meter-0-1-Gauge-Sensor-Probe-80mil-/181429181260?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item2a3e059b4c
Or something like this. It's a fantastic thing to have, as there is simply no way to dispute paint thickness when trying to determine if a car has had bodywork done on it. Magnets can't always reveal the thickness of Bondo, but a repaint or touch-up will always yield a measurable difference in paint thickness. It also doesn't matter if the panels are steel or aluminum, either. Even production paint jobs will have variations, but what you're looking for is a significant change in the fill or paint thickness in a given area. Since shops will often blend or fill in, you can see the paint thickness get thinner as you move away from a repaired area. On a production paint job the thickness should be pretty consistent across a given area, if not the whole car. You also want to check paint thickness in areas like door jambs and around openings like the trunk as these areas will often have much less paint that outside areas around them if there have been repairs. Dan > On Apr 5, 2015, at 9:35 AM, Craig <diese...@pisquared.net> wrote: > > On Sat, 04 Apr 2015 15:55:41 -0400 Dan Penoff <d...@penoff.com> wrote: > >> Went to look at this car this morning: >> >> http://www.kbbreport.com/l6pnv?Ref=email > >> Paint gauge did not reveal any damage in the rear despite there being >> an accident report in the CarFax. > > Paint gauge? > > > Craig > > _______________________________________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
