Wet Paint Mil Thickness Gauge

Generally you want to aim for a 2 mil to 3 mil wet film thickness which can be checked with a gauge photos above.

Wet paint mil thickness gauge.

For readings in mils one mil equals 0 001. This point on the scale indicates the thickness. Wet film thickness gages are used to monitor the thickness of the applied wet coating to achieve a specified dry film thickness. Measure the thickness of wet coatings such as paint.

They measure all types of wet organic coatings such as paint varnish and lacquer on flat or curved smooth surfaces. Measure the thickness of wet coatings such as paint. These gauges display readings in mils on one side and microns on the other side. The true wet film thickness lies between these two readings.

The wet film thickness wft of the coating lies between the values of the smallest un coated dry tooth or notch and the largest coated wet tooth or notch. By rolling the gauge through a wet coating the center disc eventually touches the film. Wet film thickness is measured according to astm d4414 standard practice for measurement of wet film thickness by notch gages. This one comes from sherwin williams and it is a thin metal card that is placed onto a freshly sprayed surface to measure the thickness of the wet coating that s just been sprayed.

As i said the tool is simple. Find mechanical and electronic coating thickness gauges with a variety of measuring ranges. Some models include a holster a carrying case or both. The gauge may now be read to determine the wet film thickness.

The ends of the teeth or notches are visually examined some will be coated or wet and some will not be coated or wet. The thickness of paint is expressed in mils one mil equals 1 1000 of inch. The rest of the world expresses coating thickness in microns 1 micron 1 millionth of a meter and 25 4 microns 001 inch or 1 mil. The units of measure for these gages is typically micrometers microns or mils.

For readings in mils one mil equals 0 001. Tcp global wet film thickness gauge comb 1 80 mil scale step and notched for paints resins pack of 3. Various measurement ranges from 0 to 25µm 0 to 3000µm 0 to 1mil 0 to 40mils are available.