Paint Thickness
I've been reading around that OEM paint thickness is about 4.5 - 5 mils.
Does anyone know if this is true for all cars for every year of every colour? Anybody with a silver '04 A4 ever gotten the thickness measured by a PTG? |
Re: Paint Thickness
You sure you have that right? 4.5-5mils, as in millimeters?
That seems like a pretty thick coat of paint. I dont think the body panels are even that thick!? Did I miss something here? |
Re: Paint Thickness
Originally Posted by JAudi
(Post 171126)
You sure you have that right? 4.5-5mils, as in millimeters?
That seems like a pretty thick coat of paint. I dont think the body panels are even that thick!? Did I miss something here? nope, didn't miss a thing! 4.5 -5 mils my car was measured at 8.5 mils |
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1 mil = 1/1000 inch :)
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Originally Posted by cheeba
(Post 171128)
1 mil = 1/1000 inch :)
Whats an inch?? :-p Now I get it, I thought we were talking millimeters, now that would be some heavy paint protection! |
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Just a bit of a correction......1 millimeter is 0.0393700787 inches or 1000/meter. I think you were thinking meters Cheeba, but your fingers were thinking inches!!
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Originally Posted by G-rae
(Post 171135)
Just a bit of a correction......1 millimeter is 0.0393700787 inches or 1000/meter. I think you were thinking meters Cheeba, but your fingers were thinking inches!!
Also, take note that the Imperial system sucks! :D Conversions in Metric can all be done simply in your head. |
Re: Paint Thickness
Originally Posted by cheeba
(Post 171335)
Nope, a mil is not the same as a millimetre; a mil is another term for a thousandth. Paint is indeed measured in thousands of an inch.
Also, take note that the Imperial system sucks! :D Conversions in Metric can all be done simply in your head. |
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The day you stop learning is the day you start dying :)
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Yup.....not ready yet.....have a few more things to learn and owning an 7/8 year old Audi, I may live forever!!!!
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