Wet Paint Mil Thickness Gauge

They measure all types of wet organic coatings such as paint varnish and lacquer on flat or curved smooth surfaces.

Wet paint mil thickness gauge.

Measure the thickness of wet coatings such as paint. These gauges display readings in mils on one side and microns on the other side. Tcp global wet film thickness gauge comb 1 80 mil scale step and notched for paints resins pack of 3. By rolling the gauge through a wet coating the center disc eventually touches the film.

This point on the scale indicates the thickness. Some models include a holster a carrying case or both. As i said the tool is simple. For readings in mils one mil equals 0 001.

The ends of the teeth or notches are visually examined some will be coated or wet and some will not be coated or wet. For readings in mils one mil equals 0 001. 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. 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.

Wet film thickness is measured according to astm d4414 standard practice for measurement of wet film thickness by notch gages. The thickness of paint is expressed in mils one mil equals 1 1000 of inch. The true wet film thickness lies between these two readings. Measure the thickness of wet coatings such as paint.

The units of measure for these gages is typically micrometers microns or mils. Fs502 coating thickness mil micron meter gauge perfect for paint thickness cars trucks dry film wet film powder coating 3 year exchange warranty 90 day 495 00 495. Find mechanical and electronic coating thickness gauges with a variety of measuring ranges. The gauge may now be read to determine the wet film thickness.

These gauges display readings in mils on one side and microns on the other side. Wet film thickness gages are used to monitor the thickness of the applied wet coating to achieve a specified dry film thickness. Get a precision coating thickness gauge from grainger to help measure the thickness of paint plating coatings and galvanizing on ferrous and non ferrous metals.