Paint meter

[stuvy]

has anyone used this sealey paint meter?

Or can suggest an good alternative

https://www.ebay.co.uk/p/Sealey-TA0...MIgP7h1uT95gIVVODtCh3qeQrVEAQYDSABEgLg-_D_BwE

 

[Welderpaul]

I bought an Elcometer after a recommendation from here. It is a very good bit of kit.
£500+ but a professional tool. From my experience the cheap meters give wildly varying results, i think more because the 'calibrated' foils are way out.

Depends on what sort of accuracy you require I suppose.

 

[stuvy]

I bought an Elcometer after a recommendation from here. It is a very good bit of kit.
£500+ but a professional tool. From my experience the cheap meters give wildly varying results, i think more because the 'calibrated' foils are way out.

Depends on what sort of accuracy you require I suppose.

Im not adverse to £150 but £500 is a bit more than what I wanted to pay

Will chance the cheap one and see what it’s like

 

[F.J.]

Im not adverse to £150 but £500 is a bit more than what I wanted to pay

Will chance the cheap one and see what it’s like

Stuvy, you repair and paint cars don’t you? Can you not ask your paint supplier to supply you one FOC or at least drastically reduced, you could tell them you are working on a job that is super specific to the correct amount of microns you have to apply.
Where I used to work we went straight to Akzo Nobel (Sikkens) and was given one for free. We did spend around £7-10k per month with them mind

 

[stuvy]

Stuvy, you repair and paint cars don’t you? Can you not ask your paint supplier to supply you one FOC or at least drastically reduced, you could tell them you are working on a job that is super specific to the correct amount of microns you have to apply.
Where I used to work we went straight to Akzo Nobel (Sikkens) and was given one for free. We did spend around £7-10k per month with them mind

I’m so busy with tin work we are out sourcing the painting for the moment

We’re having a rolling road installed and I’m desperate to play with that and get some experience under my belt

As much as I love cars the last one has really taken it out of me, I wish I’d have turned up at school let alone tried harder

 

[Yamhon]

Didn't know such a thing existed; did wonder how you are supposed to meet the recommended microns they stipulate on the back of packaging.

 

[stuvy]

Didn't know such a thing existed; did wonder how you are supposed to meet the recommended microns they stipulate on the back of packaging.

Where I worked years ago we had a spectrometer it was brilliant but worth thousands of pounds I’d like one just to be a nuisance to the paint shop we use more than anything else

 

[F.J.]

Didn't know such a thing existed; did wonder how you are supposed to meet the recommended microns they stipulate on the back of packaging.

The data sheets tell you exactly how to mix the products, what temperature the booth needs to be at, what temp the material needs to be at, the temp the paint needs to be stored at and how many coats to apply to get the correct thickness, the electometer proves that you have followed the guide lines

 

[eLuSiVeMiTe]

The data sheets tell you exactly how to mix the products, what temperature the booth needs to be at, what temp the material needs to be at, the temp the paint needs to be stored at and how many coats to apply to get the correct thickness, the electometer proves that you have followed the guide lines

And then I come along and slap it on thick with a brush.

Not a fan of painting. Did enjoy painting the lathes up though.

 

[F.J.]

And then I come along and slap it on thick with a brush.

Not a fan of painting. Did enjoy painting the lathes up though.

I like spraying but hate diy brush painting. I’d rather stick needles in my eyes than paint the house

 

[Wedg1e]

As Welderpaul says, Elcometer is the de facto brand for coating thckness meters. We supply and calibrate them at work (paperwork exercise really, the user calibrates before every use but QA procedures like to see independent verification).
The cheapest you might come across are the older 'pull-off' gauges (the Elco 211 'banana') rather than the funky electronic versions - they've satisified industry for years so as long as you get one with a range of foils you should be cooking. Should add that they won't work on non-ferrous substrates.

[Runs off to Ebay]

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Elcomete...689305?hash=item288bf39919:g:~~wAAOSwvAReEjri

Like that

Here's the manual...

https://www.elcometer.com/images/stories/PDFs/InstructionBooks/211.pdf

 

[mm289]

@stuvy I bought this one http://www.paintdetective.com/ based on recommendations from the Detailing World forum. Doesn't get used a lot but seems pretty decent, has the shims to self calibrate etc.

Was a nice middle ground between cheap and cheerful and the pro tools.

Cheers,
MM

 

[slim_boy_fat]

@stuvy I bought this one http://www.paintdetective.com/ based on recommendations from the Detailing World forum. Doesn't get used a lot but seems pretty decent, has the shims to self calibrate etc.

Was a nice middle ground between cheap and cheerful and the pro tools.

Cheers,
MM

I have a cheap one off the 'Bay - after advice from the same forum. It doesn't differentiate between layers on the paint, nor read off ali etc but does have the shims for adjusting it. Haven't used it much, usually on panel edges before machine polishing/wet sanding etc.